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AIRPORT CONNECTIONS SFO Airport BART Station Busiest Stations in san francisco outside San Francisco least Busy embarcadero montgomery Downtown Berkeley Oakland city center/12th st NOrth concord/martinez 42,222 40,945 13,800 13,800 13,263 2,764 ridership The BART system works to accommodate bicycles as much as possible. Due to crowding, bike access on BART is limited to selected times and locations shown on BART schedules (see the “Fares and Schedules” brochure or visit www.bart.gov for details). Avoid the high costs of driving, sitting in traffic, and parking. Get where you’re going on time. Help improve air quality and minimize energy consumption. Relax while we get you to your destination. WHY TAKE BART ? L-line: Dublin/Pleasanton to Bay Fair, 10 miles. R-line: Richmond to MacArthur, 10.6 miles C-line Pittsburg/Bay Point to Rockridge, 29.3 Y-line: Oakland West to Millbrae 27 miles. STANDARD DISABLED SENIORS STUDENTS Students age 13-18 50% Discount Disabled Persons and children aged 4 to 12 62.5% discount The initial purchased fare is printed parallel to the magnetic strip, and the card's remaining balance is printed on the left, updated upon each exit. Age 65 or over. 62.5% Discount BART FARES BART tickets are plastic, credit-card sized, with magnetically encoded value. Fare gates automatically deduct trip fares from the stored fare value on ticket. Just like a regular credit card, the magnetic BART ticket should always be kept dry and away from magnetic sources and should not be folded or bent. There are approximately 37 miles of track through subways and tunnels, 23 miles of aerial track and 44 of surface track (four additional miles of double track in subways and four underground stations for the S.F. Municipal Railway were constructed by BART as specified by the original 1962 plan). TRANSBAY TUBE The tube was constructed on land, transported to the site then submerged and fastened to the bottom (mostly by packing the sides with sand and gravel). This immersed tube technique is in contrast to bored tunneling, where rock is removed to leave a passage. It has a maximum depth of 135 feet (41 m) below the surface. The idea of an underwater tube traversing San Francisco Bay was suggested by Emperor Norton, the eccentric "Emperor of these United States and Protector of Mexico" from San Francisco, in the mid-to-late 19th century. Serious consideration to the idea was first given in October 1920 by Major General George Washington Goethals, the builder of the Panama Canal. The alignment of Goethals's proposed tube is almost exactly the same as BART's Transbay Tube. A brief history of the tube... A-line: Fremont to Lake Merritt, 23.8 miles Millbrae South San Francisco colma daly city Balboa park (transfer station) macarthur (transfer station) 19th st/oakland 12th st / oakland city center (transfer station) Lake merritt fruitvale oakland international airport ashby downtown berkeley north berkeley el cerrito plaza el cerrito del norte richmond orinda lafayette rockridge walnut creek pleasant hill concord north concord/martinez pittsburg/ bay point coliseum / oakland airport san leandro bay fair (transfer station) DUBLIN/PLEASANTON SOUTH HAYWARD HAYWARD UNION CITY FREMONT CASTRO VALLEY sAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SFO) GLEN PARK 24TH ST MISSION 16TH ST MISSION CIVIC CENTER POWELL ST MONTGOMERY ST EMBARCADERO WEST OAKLAND San Bruno (Transfer Station) BART SYSTEM MAP riding bart follow these simple steps Find Your Route Calculate Your Fare Buy a Ticket Enter the Fare Gate 4 3 2 1 Find the Train Platform 5 6 7 Exit at Your Station Board the Correct Train Oakland International Airport AirBART shuttles leave the Coliseum BART Station approximately every 10 minutes. AirBART fare is payable in cash (exact change only) or by using a BART ticket (exact fare only) from a regular BART ticket machine. For more information, call (510) 569-8310. oak BART provides San Francisco and East Bay residents with convenient and direct access to San Francisco International Airport. The SFO BART Station is located on Level 3 of the International Terminal, a short walk or AirTrain ride from domestic flights. For BART information at SFO, pick up a white courtesy telephone at any terminal and dial *1196. GATES 20-36 GATES 40-48 GATES 60-67 GATES 68-90 TERMINAL 1 TERMINAL 3 TERMINAL 2 DOMESTIC PARKING GARAGE INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL G GATES G91-G102 INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL A GATES A1-A12 AIRTRAN STATION sfo Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) 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 is the fifth-busiest heavy rail rapid transit system in the United States. Serving the bay area since septetember 11, 1972 80 mph 33 mph 20 sec max speed Average speed STation stops bart operates 5 lines across 104 miles A RIDER’S GUIDE TO Total Cost of ORIGINAL Bart System $1,619,000,000 LINES BIKES the future of bart The Convenient Airbart Shuttle Travels Between Oak And The Coliseum/oakland Airport Bart Station Every 10 Minutes During The Day. 50% more doors to make getting on and off faster and easier BART’s new trains will be sleek, attractive, and efficient to operate. Planned features include: ENERGY EFFICIENT LED lighting and state -of-the-art propulsion BIKE RACKS accommodate bicyclists during hours when bikes are permitted SENIORS/DISABLED More priority seating for SECURITY CAMERAS Improved on-board DIGITAL DISPLAYS showing the next stop and other passenger information INSIDE CARS. IMPROVED PA SYSTEM including automated announcements FIRST PILOT CARS COMING 2015
