Berryessa station (BART)

Berryessa
Station under construction, 14 September 2012
Location	San Jose, California United States of America
Coordinates	37°22′06″N 121°52′29″W / 37.3683606°N 121.8746546°WCoordinates: 37°22′06″N 121°52′29″W / 37.3683606°N 121.8746546°W
Owned by	Bay Area Rapid Transit
Line(s)	Silicon Valley BART extension   Richmond–​Fremont   Fremont–​Daly City
Platforms	1 island
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opening	late 2017–2018
Services
Preceding station   Bay Area Rapid Transit   Following station   Future service   Terminus Fremont–​Daly City Milpitas toward Daly City Richmond–​Fremont Milpitas toward Richmond
Route map

Berryessa is an elevated Bay Area Rapid Transit station under construction and scheduled to open in late 2017^[1] or 2018.^[2][3][4] The station will have direct service to Richmond and San Francisco/Daly City.^[5] It will be preceded by the Milpitas BART station.

History

The station will be situated after Milpitas, and will function as a terminal station until Alum Rock station opens to the south during Phase II of the Santa Clara County extension project.^[3] It will be located at the current site adjacent to the San Jose Flea Market. The station will have an eight story parking structure, a ten bay bus transit center, and be situated on 52 acres (21 ha).^[3] It will feature an elevated island platform. The station will be the first BART station in San Jose, but will be one of a total of four stations after Phase II is complete. Until the extension to Downtown San Jose is complete, the station will feature express shuttles connecting it with downtown. The station will be served by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), Santa Cruz Metro (Highway 17 Express), Monterey-Salinas Transit, SMART, and San Benito County Transit buses in addition to employer shuttles.

VTA received a $900 million grant commitment for federal funding for the Silicon Valley Extension in March 2012.^[6] Demolition work for the Berryessa station site began in July 2012.^[7]

References

1. Mohammed, Aliyah (29 April 2016). "Milpitas council receives BART extension update". Digital First Media. The Mercury News. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
2. Richards, Gary (July 27, 2016). "Roadshow: BART may start running to San Jose in late 2017". San Jose Mercury News. Can we really expect BART to San Jose by next year? … A That's what the Valley Transportation Authority insists, even though its website lists 2018.
3. Record of Decision, Federal Transportation Commission. 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
4. "Berryessa Extension Berryessa Station Fact Sheet" (pdf). VTA BART Silicon Valley. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. 2012. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
5. "BART Silicon Valley Fact Sheet" (pdf). VTA BART Silicon Valley. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. 2012. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
6. "VTA and FTA Seal the Deal for BART Silicon Valley" (pdf) (Press release). Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. March 12, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
7. "Berryessa BART Station Construction". VTA BART Silicon Valley. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2012-09-14.

External links

• "Berryessa BART Station". BART Silicon Valley. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2014-06-28.