Dublin/Pleasanton station

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Dublin/Pleasanton
Dublin Pleasanton station from garage, May 2018.JPG
Dublin/Pleasanton station viewed from the parking garage in 2018
General information
Location5801 Owens Drive
Pleasanton, California
Coordinates 37°42′06″N121°53′57″W / 37.701663°N 121.899232°W / 37.701663; -121.899232
Owned by San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Line(s) BART L-Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking2,927 spaces [1]
Bicycle facilities24 lockers
AccessibleYes
ArchitectStone, Marraccini & Patterson [2]
History
OpenedMay 10, 1997 (1997-05-10)
Passengers
20242,734 (weekday average) [3]
Services
Preceding station Bart compact logo.svg Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station
West Dublin/​Pleasanton
toward Daly City
Blue Line Terminus
Planned services
Preceding station Logo Valley Link.svg Valley Link Following station
TerminusInitial Operating Phase Isabel
toward Mountain House Community
Location
Dublin/Pleasanton station

Dublin/Pleasanton station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station on the border of Dublin and Pleasanton in California. It is the eastern terminus of the Blue Line. It is also a major bus terminal served by six providers.

Contents

The station consists of an island platform located in the center median of the elevated Interstate 580. A fare lobby is located under the platform; a pedestrian and vehicle underpass connects the station to bus bays, parking lots, a parking garage, and surrounding development. The Iron Horse Regional Trail connects to both the north and south sides of the station.

History

The 2008-opened parking garage Parking garage at Dublin Pleasanton station, May 2018.JPG
The 2008-opened parking garage

Service at the station began on May 10, 1997. Original plans in the late 1980s called for a station in West Dublin, with an East Dublin station near the Hacienda Business Park to be added later; however, by the early 1990s the order was reversed. [4] The station was initially planned as East Dublin/Pleasanton during planning to differentiate it from the then-planned West Dublin/Pleasanton station (which ultimately opened in 2011). BART has referred to the station simply as Dublin/Pleasanton since opening, though WHEELS bus service refers to the station as East Dublin/Pleasanton. [5]

The station design features a "wave" design motif, most notably in the titanium canopy roof over the passenger platform, which has a silhouette of five curves intended to both echo the shape of the nearby hills in Dublin and "represent the sound waves generated by BART's electric propulsion." [6]

An adjacent transit-oriented development (TOD) on the Dublin side of the station with 240 residential units finished initial construction in 2006. [7] [8] : 7  The development included a 1,513-space BART parking garage, which opened on May 23, 2008. [4] According to its architects, the "external design treatments ... draw the eye away from the height and size", but the San Francisco Chronicle's urban design critic John King dismissed the result as "cartoonishly clumsy." [9] As of 2024, BART anticipates soliciting a developer between 2029 and 2033 for a second phase of TOD on the Pleasanton (south) side of the station, while additional TOD on the Dublin side would not begin until at least the mid-2030s. [8] : 16, 17 

The construction of a second 665-space garage, promised by BART in 2002, proved controversial. A $37.1 million design was brought forward in February 2017; local officials were in favor of the garage – noting that existing parking was full by 7:45am on weekdays – but the BART Board rejected it because of cost concerns and a 2016 BART policy to prioritize non-auto access to stations. The Board instead approved a $17.2 million "hybrid" model that included restriping existing parking, improving bus service and Iron Horse Regional Trail connections, and installation of an automated parking system. [10] In May 2018, local officials announced plans for a $30 million garage entirely on city-owned land and not subject to BART approval. The project will use $20 million in state funds awarded to the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority plus $10 million in local funds. [1] A groundbreaking was held in October 2018. [11] However, construction was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and bidding did not take place until late 2021. [12] Construction began in November 2022. [13]

The Tri-Valley-San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority plans to construct a rail line, Valley Link, running east from the station to serve Livermore and San Joaquin County. [14]

Bus connections

WHEELS buses at the station in 2018 WHEELS buses at Dublin Pleasanton station, May 2018.JPG
WHEELS buses at the station in 2018

As the terminus of a BART line, Dublin/Pleasanton station serves as a local and intercity bus hub. A 10-bay bus plaza is located on the north side of the station; several more bus bays are located on the south side of the station. Two local bus providers use these bays for a number of routes that run in the Tri-Valley: [15] [16] [17]

Because I-580 is the primary highway from the Bay Area to the Central Valley, the station is the western terminus for several lengthy commuter-based routes from Central Valley cities. [16] Those three routes, plus several daily Amtrak Thruway bus trips connecting with the San Joaquins train route, stop next to the parking garage north of the station. [15]

Tri-Delta Transit ran a Delta Express route from Antioch to West Dublin/Pleasanton station via Brentwood and Dublin/Pleasanton station from August 18, 2003, to February 24, 2012. [18] [19]

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References

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  2. ↑ Cerny, Susan Dinkelspiel (2007). An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area (1st ed.). Layton, UT: Gibbs Smith. pp. 501–502. ISBN   978-1-58685-432-4. OCLC   85623396.
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  4. 1 2 "BART Chronology January 1947 – March 2009" (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Services to East Dublin/Pleasanton BART Station". Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  6. ↑ Howe, Denise (April 16, 2002). "Dublin/Pleasanton BART: Changing the Tri-Valley Commute in Just Five Years". Hacienda Network. Vol. 10, no. 4. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Dublin/Pleasanton station plan" (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 14, 2011.
  8. 1 2 BART Transit-Oriented Development Program Work Plan: 2024 Update (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. March 2024.
  9. ↑ King, John (December 14, 2018). "The architecture of parking garages, from ghastly to glorious". San Francisco Chronicle.
  10. ↑ Baldassari, Erin (August 15, 2017). "BART: $20 million for expanded parking at Dublin station hinges on Assemblywoman Catharine Baker". East Bay Times.
  11. ↑ Ruggiero, Angela (October 10, 2018). "Construction begins for new BART parking garage in East Bay". East Bay Times.
  12. ↑ Teague, Courtney; Porterfield, Bob (November 2, 2021). "Construction Of 2nd Dublin BART Parking Garage Could Begin Soon". Patch. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Construction Set to Start on Dublin Transit Center Garage" (Press release). Alameda County General Services Agency. November 2, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Valley Link Rail Project Phase 1 Project Profile". Federal Transit Administration. March 9, 2023.
  15. 1 2 "Transit Stops: Dublin/Pleasanton Station" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Commission. September 22, 2020.
  16. 1 2 "Schedules & Fares: Dublin/Pleasanton Station" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Commission. September 22, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Routes & Schedules". Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Tri-Delta Transit Begins Express Bus". Hacienda Business Park Owners Association. August 5, 2003.
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