Rockridge station

Rockridge station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station located in the Rockridge district of Oakland, California. Located in the center median of the elevated State Route 24 west of the Caldecott Tunnel, the station has a single island platform serving two tracks.

Rockridge
An eastbound train leaving Rockridge station in September 2019
General information
Location5660 College Avenue
Oakland, California
Coordinates37.844452°N 122.252083°W / 37.844452; -122.252083
Owned bySan Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Line(s)BART C-Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Parking903 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesRacks, 72 lockers
AccessibleYes
ArchitectMaher & Martens[1]
History
OpenedMay 21, 1973 (1973-05-21)
Passengers
20231,679 (weekday average)[2]
Services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station
MacArthur Yellow Line Orinda
Location

Service at Rockridge began on May 21, 1973, following the completion of the Berkeley Hills Tunnel.[3]

The elevator to the platform is outside of the paid area. BART added a dedicated faregate for the elevator in 2022.[4]

References

  1. 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. January 2023.
  3. "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.
  4. "New Embarcadero platform fare gate speeds up transfer to Muni, improves accessibility, reduces fare evasion" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. February 9, 2022.

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