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San Francisco International Airport (BART station)
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San Francisco International Airport (SFO) BART station also known as SFIA is a Bay Area Rapid Transit
(BART) station on the Pittsburg/Bay Point–SFO/Millbrae line located inside San Francisco International Airport
.
The station is located on level 3 of the International Terminal, next to Parking Garage G. There are two entrances and exits – one on level 3, adjacent to the grand foyer off the north side of the International Terminal; and the other is a level up at the Garage G/BART AirTrain
station.
from the west side of Highway 101. There are three tracks and corresponding bay platform
s. BART traffic to and from SFO has not been as high as originally anticipated, so only two of the three tracks are currently used.
On January 1, 2008 BART eliminated direct service between the SFO station and Millbrae (except for a few trips scheduled during the first and last hour of service each day). Passengers traveling between SFO and Millbrae had to make a timed transfer at San Bruno
. On September 14, 2009, BART again changed its schedule so that direct service between the SFO station and Millbrae is active after 7pm on weekdays, and all day on weekends and holidays. Passengers traveling between SFO and Millbrae still need to make a timed transfer at San Bruno
during all other operating hours.
There used to be a purple line connecting SFO and Millbrae, but service ended in 2004. The trains usually had 5 cars and ran frequently.
Service at this station began on June 22, 2003.
Recently, in 2008 and 2009 ridership has increased significantly from when the station opened in 2003. The station has experienced a reported 65% increase in ridership by 2009 over the 2003 levels.
Bay Area Rapid Transit
Bay Area Rapid Transit is a rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area. The heavy-rail public transit and subway system connects San Francisco with cities in the East Bay and suburbs in northern San Mateo County. BART operates five lines on of track with 44 stations in four counties...
(BART) station on the Pittsburg/Bay Point–SFO/Millbrae line located inside San Francisco International Airport
San Francisco International Airport
San Francisco International Airport is a major international airport located south of downtown San Francisco, California, United States, near the cities of Millbrae and San Bruno in unincorporated San Mateo County. It is often referred to as SFO...
.
The station is located on level 3 of the International Terminal, next to Parking Garage G. There are two entrances and exits – one on level 3, adjacent to the grand foyer off the north side of the International Terminal; and the other is a level up at the Garage G/BART AirTrain
AirTrain (SFO)
AirTrain is a fully automated people mover at San Francisco International Airport . The system was built by Bombardier at a cost of US $430 million, and opened on February 24, 2003. The trains operate 24 hours a day on two separate lines, covering a total of six miles .The entire AirTrain fleet is...
station.
Service
The station is a terminus station. Trains enter from an elevated wyeWye (railroad)
A wye or triangular junction, in rail terminology, is a triangular shaped arrangement of rail tracks with a switch or set of points at each corner. In mainline railroads, this can be used at a rail junction, where three rail lines join, in order to allow trains to pass from any line to any other...
from the west side of Highway 101. There are three tracks and corresponding bay platform
Bay platform
Bay platform is a railway-related term commonly used in the UK and Australia to describe a dead-end platform at a railway station that has through lines...
s. BART traffic to and from SFO has not been as high as originally anticipated, so only two of the three tracks are currently used.
On January 1, 2008 BART eliminated direct service between the SFO station and Millbrae (except for a few trips scheduled during the first and last hour of service each day). Passengers traveling between SFO and Millbrae had to make a timed transfer at San Bruno
San Bruno (BART station)
San Bruno Station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station located adjacent to the Tanforan shopping center in suburban San Bruno, California, in northern San Mateo County...
. On September 14, 2009, BART again changed its schedule so that direct service between the SFO station and Millbrae is active after 7pm on weekdays, and all day on weekends and holidays. Passengers traveling between SFO and Millbrae still need to make a timed transfer at San Bruno
San Bruno (BART station)
San Bruno Station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station located adjacent to the Tanforan shopping center in suburban San Bruno, California, in northern San Mateo County...
during all other operating hours.
There used to be a purple line connecting SFO and Millbrae, but service ended in 2004. The trains usually had 5 cars and ran frequently.
Service at this station began on June 22, 2003.
Recently, in 2008 and 2009 ridership has increased significantly from when the station opened in 2003. The station has experienced a reported 65% increase in ridership by 2009 over the 2003 levels.