North Concord/Martinez station

North Concord/Martinez is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station located in the Sun Terrace neighborhood of Concord, California. The station serves the northern area of Concord and nearby Martinez. It is located near State Route 4.

N Concord / Martinez
A southbound train at North Concord/Martinez station in 2018
Location3700 Port Chicago Highway
Concord, California
Coordinates38.003273°N 122.024599°W / 38.003273; -122.024599
Line(s)BART C-Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections County Connection: 17, 28, 99X, 627
Construction
Parking1977 spaces
Bicycle facilities30 lockers
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedDecember 16, 1995[1]
Passengers
20202,001 (weekday average)[2]
Services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station
Concord
toward San Francisco International Airport
 Antioch–​SFO/​Millbrae Pittsburg/​Bay Point
toward Antioch via Pittsburg/​Bay Point
Location

History

The North Concord/Martinez station opened on December 16, 1995. It served as the terminal station of the line until December 7, 1996 when the extension over Willow Pass to Pittsburg/Bay Point station opened.[1]

The station briefly served as the terminus again from March 16–21, 2016 (and at off-peak times until April 2) after electrical issues north of the station damaged a number of trains.[3][4]

Sandwiched between low-density residential areas to the west and the Concord Naval Weapons Station to the east, the station has low ridership despite the 2003 addition of rush-hour short turn trains.[5] As of September 2019, North Concord/Martinez had the third-lowest ridership in the system; only the 2014-opened Oakland International Airport station and 2018-opened Pittsburg Center station were less used.[2] A 2018 study recommended a footbridge over the BART tracks south of the station to improve access from the adjacent neighborhood.[6]

Bus connections

The station is served by County Connection bus routes 17, 28, and 99X plus school route 627, all of which stop on the east side of the station.[7]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. February 2020.
  3. Gafni, Matthias (March 29, 2016). "BART nearing full restoration of service". East Bay Times.
  4. "BART RESUMES SERVICE AT N. CONCORD AND PITTSBURG/BAY POINT AFTER WEEKS OF REPAIRS". ABC7 News. April 2, 2016.
  5. "North Concord / Martinez: Planning" (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2013.
  6. CDM Smith (February 2018). North Concord to Antioch BART Access Study (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. pp. 24, B-3. (Appendices)
  7. "Transit Stops: North Concord/Martinez Station" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Commission. November 23, 2018.

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