Walnut Creek station
Walnut Creek station is an elevated Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station in Walnut Creek, California, served by the Antioch–SFO/Millbrae line. The station is located north of downtown Walnut Creek, adjacent to Interstate 680 and near the Ygnacio Valley Road and California Boulevard arterial roads.
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Location | 200 Ygnacio Valley Road Walnut Creek, California | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37.905724°N 122.067332°W | ||||||||||
Line(s) | BART C-Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Parking | 2,089 spaces | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 64 lockers | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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Opened | May 21, 1973 | ||||||||||
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2020 | 6,246 (weekday average)[1] | ||||||||||
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History

Walnut Creek station opened on May 21, 1973 as part of an extension from MacArthur to Concord.[2]
Due to Walnut Creek's high ridership and large catchment area, BART proposed in 2004 that the station be the center of a transit-oriented development scheme which includes 440 residential units, 8,700 sq ft (810 m2) of office space, 33,000 sq ft (3,100 m2) of retail space, and 1,373 parking spaces.[3] A parking lot on the west side of the station closed on February 3, 2018. A 900-space parking garage was constructed in its place, which allowed other parking lots to be closed for the new development.[4] The new garage, which includes a three-lane bus plaza, opened on March 29, 2019.[5]
Station layout
Walnut Creek station has two side platforms with two tracks. Access to the tracks is provided by a staircase, escalator, and elevator from the mezzanine, which houses nine faregates.[3] Sustained patronage at the station has caused it to become overcrowded; BART is planning on building a second entrance, including new faregates and platform access to relieve possible emergency hazards.[3]
Bus connections

Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre is a transfer point for a number of County Connection local and express routes:
- Weekday: 1, 4, 5, 9, 14, 21, 93X, 95X, 96X, 98X
- Weekend: 311, 321
The station is also served by the SolTrans Solano Express Yellow Line.
All buses stop in the busway inside the south garage.[6]
References
- "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. February 2020.
- "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.
- "Walnut Creek Comprehensive Station Plan" (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. June 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 20, 2010.
- "New parking garage construction on the south lot at Walnut Creek Station begins" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. January 30, 2018.
- "New South Garage at Walnut Creek Station opens 3/29" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. March 18, 2019.
- "Transit Stops: Walnut Creek Station" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Commission. June 19, 2019.