12th Street Oakland City Center station

Rapid transit station in Oakland, California, US February 2025 February 2025 12th St/Oakland BART Red Line train at 12th Street Oakland City Center, May 2024.jpg A Richmond-bound Red Line train at the station in 2024 1245 Broadway Oakland, California 37.803608 -122.272006 region:US-CA inline,title BART K-Line Underground 1 side platform, 1 island platform 3 AC Transit: Tempo, 6, 12, 14, 18, 19, 22, 30, 40, 51A, 72, 72L, 72M, 88, 96, 611, 800, 801, 802, 805, 840, 851 Lockers and racks available Yes Gerald McCue & AssociatesCerny Susan Dinkelspiel An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area Gibbs Smith 2007 978-1-58685-432-4 1st Layton, UT 501–502 en-US 85623396 12TH 1972 09 11 1980–1986 Oakland City Center/12th Street (until 2008) 12th Street Oakland City Center date BART Orange Lake Merritt 19th Street Oakland Red West Oakland 19th Street Oakland Yellow West Oakland 19th Street Oakland AC Transit Tempo Uptown Transit Center Uptown Transit Center Harrison San Leandro BART yes 14 12th Street/Oakland City Center station (signed as 12th St/Oakland) is an underground Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station located under Broadway between 12th Street and 14th Street in Downtown Oakland, adjacent to the Oakland City Center. The station has three underground levels, with tracks on the second and third levels. It is served by the BART Red, BART Orange, and BART Yellow, as well as by AC Transit buses on the surface. Oakland City Center/12th Street station opened in 1972 as part of the first section of BART. In 1980–1986, the KE Track project added the third track to the station. From 1992 to 2002, and 2004 to 2010, it was the timed transfer point between northbound trains. Tempo bus rapid transit service began in 2020. Station layout thumb|left|The Oakland City Center entrance to the station The station has three underground levels. The first level is a concourse with ticket machines and faregates. An island platform and two main tracks (C1 and CX) for northbound trains (bound for Richmond and Antioch) are on the second level. A side platform with one track (C2) for southbound trains (bound for Berryessa or San Francisco) is on the third level. The station has red brickwork, contrasting with the blue of nearby 19th Street Oakland station.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63970062/the-san-francisco-examiner/ 1st Day Smash Hit With Happy BART Riders San Francisco Examiner September 12, 1972 5 John Burks Newspapers.com The station has eight public entrances: two at 12th Street, three at 13th Street, and two at 14th Street (including one from Frank H. Ogawa Plaza), plus one from the belowground plaza of Oakland City Center near 13th Street. Surface elevators are located at the Ogawa Plaza entrance and at the southwest 12th Street entrance, while the platform elevator is at the south end of the station.https://511.org/media/587/show Station Layout: 12th Street/Oakland City Center Station Metropolitan Transportation Commission October 25, 2018 A currently unused passage leads directly to the Central Building at the north end of the station.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64488068/oakland-tribune/ Solution Hinted On Ashby Subway Oakland Tribune 21 February 9, 1968 Newspapers.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160222015112/http://www.loopnet.com/Attachments/2/9/4/294B30EB-FE10-4D00-A379-AEB26640E2B1.PDF February 22, 2016 http://www.loopnet.com/Attachments/2/9/4/294B30EB-FE10-4D00-A379-AEB26640E2B1.PDF Historic Central Building Grubb & Ellis Bus connections Downtown Oakland is a major transfer point for AC Transit buses, which stop at various locations on Broadway and cross streets near the station: Local: 6, 12, 14, 18, 19, 22, 30, 40, 51A, 72, 72L, 72M, 88, 96 All-Nighter: 800, 802, 805, 840, 851 Route 1T stops at dedicated platforms at two locations: 14th Street on Broadway at the north end of the station, and City Center just east of Broadway on 12th Street (northbound) and 11th Street (southbound) at the south end of the station.https://511.org/media/56/show Transit Stops: 12th Street/Oakland City Center Station Metropolitan Transportation Commission March 23, 2023 History thumb|left|The disused Central Building entrance/exit thumb|left|Map of the KE Track project The station, along with 19th Street Oakland and Daly City stations, was designed by Gerard McCue and Associates.Cerny Susan An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area 2007 Gibbs Smith 978-1-58685-432-4 501–502 https://books.google.com/books?id=FkVQx6MWa8MC&pg=PA501 By 1967, owners of three Oakland buildings were considering paying for private entrances from the station mezzanine.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64487911/oakland-tribune/ Subway Entry for 4 Firms? Oakland Tribune June 8, 1967 68 Newspapers.com Only one was actually constructed: an entrance from the Central Building (1400 Broadway) was approved in February 1968. By August 1965, the city wanted to called the station "Oakland Downtown South", while BART preferred "Oakland-12".https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/144328927/ Differences On Transit Stop Names Oakland Tribune August 24, 1965 50 Newspapers.com In October 1965, a BART committee recommended "12th Street".https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/144328585/ A Name For BART Station? Oakland Tribune October 20, 1965 16 Newspapers.com The BART Board approved 12th Street Oakland as the name that December.https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/144328970/ Names Approved for 38 Rapid Transit Stations Around Bay Oakland Tribune December 10, 1965 10 Newspapers.com In October 1971, after pressure from Oakland officials to include mention of the new Oakland City Center development, the name was changed to Oakland City Center/12th Street.https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/143705747/ BART Will Share Cost of the Ramp Harre W. Demoro Oakland Tribune September 24, 1971 52 Newspapers.com Harre W. Demoro https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/143705781/ City Center Name for BART Stop Oakland Tribune October 15, 1971 18 Newspapers.com The station opened on September 11, 1972, as part of the first section of BART to open; service was extended to Richmond the next year. Service to Concord was added on May 21, 1973, and extended to San Francisco through the Transbay Tube on September 16, 1974. Richmond–San Francisco service was added on April 19, 1976. The station was initially built without an elevator between the mezzanine and street level because the city of Oakland refused to allow elevator kiosks on the sidewalks.https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/143721612/ BART Board Gives Nod To Oakland Station Job Harre W. Demoro Oakland Tribune November 7, 1973 6 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/143718399/ Strike Delays Elevator Service at Some Stations Oakland Tribune September 10, 1972 36 Newspapers.com By late 1973, it was the only BART station without an elevator completed or under construction. A surface elevator near 11th Street, set back from the sidewalk on a parcel being redevelopment, was ultimately built as part of a $1.47 million modification to the station. Constructed as part of the City Center development, it also included additional escalators and a new entrance from the City Center plaza. The United States Department of Transportation awarded $1.17 million for the project in April 1974, and a construction contract was issued that December.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner/143723060/ 1 million U.S. gift to BART for station The San Francisco Examiner April 3, 1974 38 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/143723073/ BART Lets City Center Station Job Oakland Tribune December 15, 1974 15 Newspapers.com The elevator and new entrance opened along with the plaza and the Clorox Building on October 15, 1976.https://archive.org/details/bartannualreport1976sanf/page/6 7 1976/1977 Annual Report 1977 San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit Districthttps://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/143846756/ City Center Oakland Tribune October 14, 1976 8 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/143846866/ Dedication Gala Slated Oakland Tribune August 26, 1976 3CL Newspapers.com A second elevator was added in Ogawa Plaza in 2002.https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/143720617/ Oakland in party mood, lines up 150th celebration Annalee Allen Oakland Tribune March 10, 2002 21 Newspapers.com The station initially had one side platform on each level, with one track on the east side of each platform. The KE Track project, begun in 1980 and completed on March 17, 1986, converted the upper platform to an island platform with a new west track (Track CX).https://archive.org/details/bayarearapidtran1985sanf/page/2/mode/2up Annual Report 1985–86 San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Internet Archivehttp://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trr/1985/1006/1006-007.pdf Track Rehabilitation and New Construction in An Operating Environment at BART Vincent P. Mahon Transportation Research Record 1006 45–54 The new track was originally used for peak hour service (southbound towards San Francisco in the morning, and northbound in the evening).http://original.trainlife.com/magazines/pages/566/40046/july-1986-page-40 BART Pacific RailNews July 1986 Frank Marino 40 https://web.archive.org/web/20220118232433/https://original.trainlife.com/magazines/pages/566/40046/july-1986-page-40 January 18, 2022 Schedule changes on June 22, 1992, introduced timed transfers between Richmond–Fremont line and Concord–Daly City line trains. Oakland City Center/12th Street was the transfer point between northbound (Richmond-bound and Concord-bound) trains, while MacArthur station was the transfer point between southbound trains. The CX Track became northbound-only at this time.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64209805/the-san-francisco-examiner/ More, faster service slated by BART San Francisco Examiner June 12, 1992 Steven A. Chin Newspapers.com 35 Timed transfers were discontinued in 2002, but resumed on February 9, 2004.https://www.sfgate.com/default/article/BART-changing-schedule-so-more-go-to-SFO-2800214.php BART changing schedule so more go to SFO / Peninsula ridership below expectations, needs a boost San Francisco Chronicle February 9, 2004 Michael Cabanatuan The station was renamed to 12th Street Oakland City Center around 2008.https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/BART010108.pdf BART Fares and Schedules January 1, 2008 San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit Districthttps://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/BART_FS_091409.pdf BART Fares and Schedules September 14, 2009 San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit Districthttps://web.archive.org/web/20080701231617/http://www.bart.gov/stations/12th/index.aspx July 1, 2008 http://www.bart.gov/stations/12th/index.aspx 12th St. Oakland City Center Station San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District On September 13, 2010, the northbound transfer location was changed to 19th Street Oakland station.http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2010/news20100825 Minor BART schedule changes on Monday, September 13 San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District August 25, 2010 Sunday-only service to the station on the Dublin/Pleasanton line was operated from February 11, 2019, to February 10, 2020, due to construction work in the Transbay Tube.https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2019/news20190115 February 11 schedule change impacts weekdays and Sundays January 15, 2019 San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit Districthttps://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2019/news20191121-0 New Sunday service plan to begin in February November 25, 2019 San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Four of the six entrances were closed from April 13, 2020, to June 12, 2021, due to low ridership during the COVID-19 pandemic.https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2020/news20200410 BART opens all entrances/exits that were previously closed due to pandemic June 12, 2021 San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Construction of the Oakland–San Leandro East Bay Bus Rapid Transit line (later branded Tempo) began in August 2016.http://www.actransit.org/2016/08/26/ac-transit-announces-the-groundbreaking-ceremony-for-the-east-bay-bus-rapid-transit-2/ AC TRANSIT ANNOUNCES THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR THE EAST BAY BUS RAPID TRANSIT August 26, 2016 Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District November 29, 2020 February 4, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200204113900/http://www.actransit.org/2016/08/26/ac-transit-announces-the-groundbreaking-ceremony-for-the-east-bay-bus-rapid-transit-2/ dead Tempo route 1T service began on August 9, 2020, with surface stations at 14th Street and City Center.http://www.actransit.org/2020/08/07/ac-transit-tempo-opens-to-riders-sunday-august-9/ AC TRANSIT TEMPO OPENS TO RIDERS SUNDAY, AUGUST 9 August 7, 2020 Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District November 29, 2020 December 6, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201206094140/http://www.actransit.org/2020/08/07/ac-transit-tempo-opens-to-riders-sunday-august-9/ dead Installation of second-generation faregates at the BART station took place in December 2024.https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20241121 Installation work to begin week of December 1 for Next Generation Fare Gates at 12th Street/Oakland City Center Station November 21, 2024 San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District References External links BART – 12th St. Oakland City Center Category:Bay Area Rapid Transit stations in Alameda County, California Category:Stations on the Orange Line (BART) Category:Stations on the Yellow Line (BART) Category:Stations on the Red Line (BART) Category:Railway stations in Oakland, California Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1972 Category:Railway stations located underground in California