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{{Short description|Rapid transit station in San Francisco Bay Area}}
{{Short description|Rapid transit station in Oakland, California, US}}
{{Infobox station
{{Infobox station
| name = 12th St Oakland
| name = 12th St/Oakland
| style = BART
| style = BART
| image = Red Line train at 12th Street Oakland City Center, May 2024.jpg
| symbol = yes
| image_caption = A Richmond-bound Red Line train at the station in 2024
| symbol_location = BART
| address = 1245 Broadway
| image = Lower platform at 12th Street - Oakland City Center, July 2017.JPG
| borough = [[Oakland, California]]
| image_caption = Southbound platform at 12th Street Oakland City Center station
| coordinates = {{coord|37.803608|-122.272006|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
| address = 1245 Broadway, [[Oakland, California]]
| line = [[BART K-Line]]
| coordinates = {{coord|37.803608|-122.272006|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
| structure = Underground
| owned = [[Bay Area Rapid Transit]]
| platform = 1 [[side platform]], 1 [[island platform]]
| line = [[BART#K-Line|BART K-Line]]
| tracks = 3
| platform = 1 [[side platform]], 1 [[island platform]]
| connections = {{bus icon}} [[AC Transit]]: 6, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20, 29, 33, 40, 51A, [[AC Transit Route 72|72]], [[AC Transit Route 72|72M]], [[AC Transit Route 72|72R]], 88, 96, 611, [[All Nighter (night bus service)#Routes|800]], [[All Nighter (night bus service)#Routes|801]], [[All Nighter (night bus service)#Routes|802]], [[All Nighter (night bus service)#Routes|805]], [[All Nighter (night bus service)#Routes|840]], [[All Nighter (night bus service)#Routes|851]]
| tracks = 3
| bicycle = [[Bicycle locker|Lockers]] and racks available
| other = {{bus icon}} [[AC Transit]]: Broadway Shuttle, 1, 6, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20, 29, 33, 40, 51A, 72, 72M, 72R, 88, 96, 314, 611, [[All Nighter (night bus service)#Routes|800]], [[All Nighter (night bus service)#Routes|801]], [[All Nighter (night bus service)#Routes|802]], [[All Nighter (night bus service)#Routes|805]], [[All Nighter (night bus service)#Routes|840]], [[All Nighter (night bus service)#Routes|851]]
| accessible = Yes
| bicycle = none provided by BART<br>8 [[Bicycle locker|lockers]] managed by [[Oakland, California|City of Oakland]]
| architect = Gerald McCue & Associates<ref name="Cerny 2007">{{Cite book |last=Cerny |first=Susan Dinkelspiel |title=An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area |publisher=Gibbs Smith |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-58685-432-4 |edition=1st |location=Layton, UT |pages=501–502 |language=en-US |oclc=85623396}}</ref>
| ADA = Yes
| code = {{BART code|12TH}}
| code =
| opened = {{start date|1972|09|11|mf=y}}<ref name=history>{{BART History}}</ref>
| zone =
| rebuilt = 1980–1986
| opened = September 11, 1972<ref name=history>{{BART History}}</ref>
| former = Oakland City Center/12th Street (until {{circa|2008}})
| rebuilt =
| passengers = {{BART ridership|12th Street Oakland City Center}}
| former = Oakland City Center/12th Street (until {{circa|2005}})
| passengers = {{BART ridership|12th Street Oakland City Center}}
| pass_year = {{BART ridership|date}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations
| pass_year = {{BART ridership|date}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=BART
|system1=BART
|line1=Red|left1=West Oakland|right1=19th Street Oakland
|line1=Orange|left1=Lake Merritt|right1=19th Street Oakland
|line2=Orange|left2=Lake Merritt|right2=19th Street Oakland
|line2=Red|left2=West Oakland|right2=19th Street Oakland
|line3=Yellow|left3=West Oakland|right3=19th Street Oakland
|line3=Yellow|left3=West Oakland|right3=19th Street Oakland
|system4=AC Transit
|line4=Bluesunday|left4=Lake Merritt|right4=19th Street Oakland|to-left4=Dublin/Pleasanton|to-right4=MacArthur|note-mid4=Sundays
|line4=Tempo|left4=Uptown Transit Center|to-left4=Uptown Transit Center|right4=Harrison|to-right4=San Leandro BART
}}
}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 14
}}
}}


'''12th Street/Oakland City Center''' is an underground [[Bay Area Rapid Transit]] (BART) [[metro station|station]] located under Broadway between 11th Street and 14th Street in [[Downtown Oakland]], adjacent to the [[Oakland City Center]]. It is the busiest BART station in both Oakland and the [[East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)|East Bay]], and the 5th busiest BART station overall, with a daily ridership of approximately 14,000 in September 2019.<ref name="BARTridership" />
'''12th Street/Oakland City Center station''' (signed as '''12th St/Oakland''') is an underground [[Bay Area Rapid Transit]] (BART) [[metro station|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 {{lnl|BART|Red}}, {{lnl|BART|Orange}}, and {{lnl|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 [[cross platform interchange|timed transfer]] point between northbound trains. [[Tempo (bus rapid transit)|Tempo]] [[bus rapid transit]] service began in 2020.
Sunday-only service to the station on the [[Dublin/Pleasanton–Daly City line|Dublin/Pleasanton line]] began as part of service changes effective February 11, 2019; on Sundays, the station serves as a [[Interchange station|transfer point]] between the Dublin/Pleasanton line and Transbay service.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2019/news20190115 |title=February 11 schedule change impacts weekdays and Sundays |date=January 15, 2019 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref> Sunday Dublin/Pleasanton service will be rerouted back to San Francisco on February 16, 2020.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2019/news20191121-0 |title=New Sunday service plan to begin in February |date=November 25, 2019 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref>


== Station layout ==
== Station layout ==
[[File:Oakland City Center entrance to 12th Street station, November 2017.jpg|thumb|left|The Oakland City Center entrance to the station]]
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
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 {{bart|Richmond}} and {{bart|Antioch}}) are on the second level. A [[side platform]] with one track (C2) for southbound trains (bound for {{bart|Berryessa}} or San Francisco) is on the third level.<ref name=layout /><ref name=ketrack /> The station has red brickwork, contrasting with the blue of nearby [[19th Street Oakland station]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63970062/the-san-francisco-examiner/ |title=1st Day Smash Hit With Happy BART Riders |newspaper=San Francisco Examiner |date=September 12, 1972 |page=5 |first=John |last=Burks |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Street Level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=600 valign=top|Exit/Entrance
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Mezzanine
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=600 valign=top colspan=2|One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent, [[Oakland City Center]] entrance/exit
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 0px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Northbound'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 0px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=600|<span style="color:white;">→</span> {{rcb|BART|Yellow|inline=yes}} toward [[Pittsburg / Bay Point (BART station)|Pittsburg / Bay Point]] <small>([[19th Street Oakland (BART station)|19th Street Oakland]])</small> →
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Island platform]], doors will open on the left, right </small>
|-
|'''Northbound'''
|<span style="color:white;">→</span> {{rcb|BART|Red|inline=yes}} toward [[Richmond (BART station)|Richmond]] <small>([[19th Street Oakland (BART station)|19th Street Oakland]])</small> →<br><span style="color:white;">→</span> {{rcb|BART|Orange|inline=yes}} toward Richmond <small>([[19th Street Oakland (BART station)|19th Street Oakland]])</small> →
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right </small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Southbound'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|← {{rcb|BART|Yellow|inline=yes}} toward [[San Francisco International Airport (BART station)|SFO]] weekdays, [[Millbrae Intermodal Terminal|Millbrae]] weekends <small>([[West Oakland (BART station)|West Oakland]])</small><br>← {{rcb|BART|Red|inline=yes}} toward Millbrae weekdays, [[Daly City (BART station)|Daly City]] Saturdays <small>([[West Oakland station|West Oakland]])</small><br>← {{rcb|BART|Orange|inline=yes}} toward [[Warm Springs (BART station)|Warm Springs]] <small>([[Lake Merritt (BART station)|Lake Merritt]])</small>
|}


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.<ref name=layout>{{cite web |url=https://511.org/media/587/show |title=Station Layout: 12th Street/Oakland City Center Station |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Commission |date=October 25, 2018}}</ref> A currently unused passage leads directly to the Central Building at the north end of the station.<ref name=feb1968>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64488068/oakland-tribune/ |title=Solution Hinted On Ashby Subway |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |page=21 |date=February 9, 1968 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222015112/http://www.loopnet.com/Attachments/2/9/4/294B30EB-FE10-4D00-A379-AEB26640E2B1.PDF |archive-date=February 22, 2016 |url=http://www.loopnet.com/Attachments/2/9/4/294B30EB-FE10-4D00-A379-AEB26640E2B1.PDF |title=Historic Central Building |publisher=Grubb & Ellis}}</ref>
The concourse [[mezzanine]] is on the first level downstairs, an [[island platform]] and two main tracks for Northbound trains (bound for [[Richmond station (California)|Richmond]] and [[Antioch station (BART)|Antioch]]) are on the second level downstairs, and a [[side platform]] with one track for Southbound trains (bound for [[Warm Springs/South Fremont station|Warm Springs/South Fremont]], [[Millbrae station|Millbrae]], and [[San Francisco International Airport station|San Francisco International Airport]]) are on the third level downstairs. The station has red brickwork, contrasting with the blue of nearby [[19th Street Oakland station|19th Street/Oakland station]].


=== Bus connections ===
The station has eight public entrances: two at 11th Street, three at 13th Street, and two at 14th Street, plus one from the belowground plaza of Oakland City Center near 13th Street.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108093211/http://www.bart.gov/stations/12th/map|url=http://www.bart.gov/stations/12th/map |archivedate=November 8, 2014 |title=Station Map - 12th St. Oakland City Center |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref>
Downtown Oakland is a major transfer point for [[AC Transit]] buses, which stop at various locations on Broadway and cross streets near the station:<ref name=stops />
*[[List of AC Transit routes#Rapid service|Rapid]]: [[Tempo (bus rapid transit)|1T]], [[AC Transit Route 72|72R]]
*[[List of AC Transit routes#Local service|Local]]: 6, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20, 29, 33, 40, 51A, [[AC Transit Route 72|72]], [[AC Transit Route 72|72M]], 88, 96
*[[List of AC Transit routes#All Nighter service|All-Nighter]]: 1T, 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.<ref name=stops>{{cite web |url=https://511.org/media/56/show |title=Transit Stops: 12th Street/Oakland City Center Station |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Commission |date=March 23, 2023}}</ref>
==References==

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== History ==
[[File:Former entrance to Central Building at 12th Street station, March 2018.JPG|thumb|left|The disused Central Building entrance/exit]]
[[File:KE Track project map, 1982.jpg|thumb|left|Map of the KE Track project]]
The station, along with {{bart|19th Street Oakland}} and {{bart|Daly City}} stations, was designed by Gerard McCue and Associates.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cerny |first1=Susan |title=An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area |date=2007 |publisher=Gibbs Smith |isbn=978-1-58685-432-4 |pages=501–502 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FkVQx6MWa8MC&pg=PA501}}</ref> By 1967, owners of three Oakland buildings<!--Fosters 1220, Smiths 1330, Central 1400 Broadway--> were considering paying for private entrances from the station mezzanine.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64487911/oakland-tribune/ |title=Subway Entry for 4 Firms? |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |date=June 8, 1967 |page=68 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref> Only one was actually constructed: an entrance from the Central Building (1400 Broadway) was approved in February 1968.<ref name=feb1968 />

By August 1965, the city wanted to called the station "Oakland Downtown South", while BART preferred "Oakland-12".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/144328927/ |title=Differences On Transit Stop Names |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |date=August 24, 1965 |page=50 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> In October 1965, a BART committee recommended "12th Street".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/144328585/ |title=A Name For BART Station? |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |date=October 20, 1965 |page=16 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The BART Board approved '''12th Street Oakland''' as the name that December.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/144328970/ |title=Names Approved for 38 Rapid Transit Stations Around Bay |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |date=December 10, 1965 |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> 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'''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/143705747/ |title=BART Will Share Cost of the Ramp |first=Harre W. |last=Demoro |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |date=September 24, 1971 |page=52 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/143705781/ |title=City Center Name for BART Stop |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |date=October 15, 1971 |page=18 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The station opened on September 11, 1972, as part of the first section of BART to open; service was extended [[Orange Line (BART)|to Richmond]] the next year. [[Yellow Line (BART)#History|Service to Concord]] was added on May 21, 1973, and extended to San Francisco through the [[Transbay Tube]] on September 16, 1974. [[Red Line (BART)#History|Richmond–San Francisco]] service was added on April 19, 1976.<ref name=history />

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.<ref name=nov1973>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/143721612/ |title=BART Board Gives Nod To Oakland Station Job |first=Harre W. |last=Demoro |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |date=November 7, 1973 |page=6 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/143718399/ |title=Strike Delays Elevator Service at Some Stations |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |date=September 10, 1972 |page=36 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> By late 1973, it was the only BART station without an elevator completed or under construction.<ref name=nov1973 /> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner/143723060/ |title=1 million U.S. gift to BART for station |newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner |date=April 3, 1974 |page=38 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/143723073/ |title=BART Lets City Center Station Job |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |date=December 15, 1974 |page=15 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The elevator and new entrance opened along with the plaza and the [[Clorox Building]] on October 15, 1976.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/bartannualreport1976sanf/page/6 |page=7 |title=1976/1977 Annual Report |year=1977 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/143846756/ |title=City Center |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |date=October 14, 1976 |page=8 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/143846866/ |title=Dedication Gala Slated |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |date=August 26, 1976 |page=3{{hyphen}}CL |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> A second elevator was added in Ogawa Plaza in 2002.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/143720617/ |title=Oakland in party mood, lines up 150th celebration |first=Annalee |last=Allen |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |date=March 10, 2002 |page=21 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

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).<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/bayarearapidtran1985sanf/page/2/mode/2up |title=Annual Report 1985–86 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District |via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref name=ketrack>{{cite journal |url=http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trr/1985/1006/1006-007.pdf |title=Track Rehabilitation and New Construction in An Operating Environment at BART |first=Vincent P. |last=Mahon |journal=Transportation Research Record |volume=1006 |pages=45–54}}</ref> The new track was originally used for peak hour service (southbound towards San Francisco in the morning, and northbound in the evening).<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://original.trainlife.com/magazines/pages/566/40046/july-1986-page-40 |title=BART |magazine=Pacific RailNews |date=July 1986 |first=Frank |last=Marino |page=40}}</ref> Schedule changes on June 22, 1992, introduced [[cross-platform interchange|timed transfers]] between [[Orange Line (BART)|Richmond–Fremont line]] and [[Yellow Line (BART)#History|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 (BART)|MacArthur station]] was the transfer point between southbound trains. The CX Track was became northbound-only at this time.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64209805/the-san-francisco-examiner/ |title=More, faster service slated by BART |newspaper=San Francisco Examiner |date=June 12, 1992 |first=Steven A. |last=Chin |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref><ref name=history />{{rp|35}} Timed transfers were discontinued in 2002, but resumed on February 9, 2004.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sfgate.com/default/article/BART-changing-schedule-so-more-go-to-SFO-2800214.php |title=BART changing schedule so more go to SFO / Peninsula ridership below expectations, needs a boost |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=February 9, 2004 |first=Michael |last=Cabanatuan}}</ref>

The station was renamed to '''12th Street Oakland City Center''' around 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/BART010108.pdf |title=BART Fares and Schedules |date=January 1, 2008 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/BART_FS_091409.pdf |title=BART Fares and Schedules |date=September 14, 2009 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080701231617/http://www.bart.gov/stations/12th/index.aspx |archive-date=July 1, 2008 |url=http://www.bart.gov/stations/12th/index.aspx |title=12th St. Oakland City Center Station |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref> On September 13, 2010, the northbound transfer location was changed to [[19th Street Oakland station]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2010/news20100825 |title=Minor BART schedule changes on Monday, September 13 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District |date=August 25, 2010}}</ref> Sunday-only service to the station on the [[Blue Line (BART)|Dublin/Pleasanton line]] was operated from February 11, 2019, to February 10, 2020, due to construction work in the Transbay Tube.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2019/news20190115 |title=February 11 schedule change impacts weekdays and Sundays |date=January 15, 2019 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2019/news20191121-0 |title=New Sunday service plan to begin in February |date=November 25, 2019 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref> Four of the six entrances were closed from April 13, 2020, to June 12, 2021, due to low ridership during the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2020/news20200410 |title=BART opens all entrances/exits that were previously closed due to pandemic |date=June 12, 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref> Construction of the Oakland–San Leandro [[East Bay Bus Rapid Transit]] line (later branded ''Tempo'') began in August 2016.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.actransit.org/2016/08/26/ac-transit-announces-the-groundbreaking-ceremony-for-the-east-bay-bus-rapid-transit-2/ |title=AC TRANSIT ANNOUNCES THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR THE EAST BAY BUS RAPID TRANSIT |date=August 26, 2016 |publisher=Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District}}</ref> Tempo route 1T service began on August 9, 2020, with surface stations at 14th Street and City Center.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.actransit.org/2020/08/07/ac-transit-tempo-opens-to-riders-sunday-august-9/ |title=AC TRANSIT TEMPO OPENS TO RIDERS SUNDAY, AUGUST 9 |date=August 7, 2020 |publisher=Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District}}</ref> Installation of second-generation faregates at the BART station took place in December 2024.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20241121 |title=Installation work to begin week of December 1 for Next Generation Fare Gates at 12th Street/Oakland City Center Station |date=November 21, 2024 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref>
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== References ==
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Latest revision as of 00:37, 11 December 2024

12th St/Oakland
A Richmond-bound Red Line train at the station in 2024
General information
Location1245 Broadway
Oakland, California
Coordinates37°48′13″N 122°16′19″W / 37.803608°N 122.272006°W / 37.803608; -122.272006
Line(s)BART K-Line
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus transport AC Transit: 6, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20, 29, 33, 40, 51A, 72, 72M, 72R, 88, 96, 611, 800, 801, 802, 805, 840, 851
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesLockers and racks available
AccessibleYes
ArchitectGerald McCue & Associates[1]
Other information
Station codeBART: 12TH
History
OpenedSeptember 11, 1972 (1972-09-11)[2]
Rebuilt1980–1986
Previous namesOakland City Center/12th Street (until c. 2008)
Passengers
20245,062 (weekday average)[3]
Services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station
Lake Merritt
toward Berryessa
 Orange Line 19th Street Oakland
toward Richmond
West Oakland
toward Millbrae
 Red Line
West Oakland
toward SFO or Millbrae
 Yellow Line 19th Street Oakland
toward Antioch via Pittsburg/​Bay Point
Preceding station AC Transit Following station
Uptown Transit Center
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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 Red Line, Orange Line, and Yellow Line, 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

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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.[4][5] The station has red brickwork, contrasting with the blue of nearby 19th Street Oakland station.[6]

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.[4] A currently unused passage leads directly to the Central Building at the north end of the station.[7][8]

Bus connections

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Downtown Oakland is a major transfer point for AC Transit buses, which stop at various locations on Broadway and cross streets near the station:[9]

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.[9]

History

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The disused Central Building entrance/exit
Map of the KE Track project

The station, along with 19th Street Oakland and Daly City stations, was designed by Gerard McCue and Associates.[10] By 1967, owners of three Oakland buildings were considering paying for private entrances from the station mezzanine.[11] Only one was actually constructed: an entrance from the Central Building (1400 Broadway) was approved in February 1968.[7]

By August 1965, the city wanted to called the station "Oakland Downtown South", while BART preferred "Oakland-12".[12] In October 1965, a BART committee recommended "12th Street".[13] The BART Board approved 12th Street Oakland as the name that December.[14] 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.[15][16] 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.[2]

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.[17][18] By late 1973, it was the only BART station without an elevator completed or under construction.[17] 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.[19][20] The elevator and new entrance opened along with the plaza and the Clorox Building on October 15, 1976.[21][22][23] A second elevator was added in Ogawa Plaza in 2002.[24]

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).[25][5] The new track was originally used for peak hour service (southbound towards San Francisco in the morning, and northbound in the evening).[26] 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 was became northbound-only at this time.[27][2]: 35  Timed transfers were discontinued in 2002, but resumed on February 9, 2004.[28]

The station was renamed to 12th Street Oakland City Center around 2008.[29][30][31] On September 13, 2010, the northbound transfer location was changed to 19th Street Oakland station.[32] 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.[33][34] Four of the six entrances were closed from April 13, 2020, to June 12, 2021, due to low ridership during the COVID-19 pandemic.[35] Construction of the Oakland–San Leandro East Bay Bus Rapid Transit line (later branded Tempo) began in August 2016.[36] Tempo route 1T service began on August 9, 2020, with surface stations at 14th Street and City Center.[37] Installation of second-generation faregates at the BART station took place in December 2024.[38]

References

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  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.
  2. ^ a b c "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.
  3. ^ "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. June 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Station Layout: 12th Street/Oakland City Center Station". Metropolitan Transportation Commission. October 25, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Mahon, Vincent P. "Track Rehabilitation and New Construction in An Operating Environment at BART" (PDF). Transportation Research Record. 1006: 45–54.
  6. ^ Burks, John (September 12, 1972). "1st Day Smash Hit With Happy BART Riders". San Francisco Examiner. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ a b "Solution Hinted On Ashby Subway". Oakland Tribune. February 9, 1968. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "Historic Central Building" (PDF). Grubb & Ellis. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Transit Stops: 12th Street/Oakland City Center Station". Metropolitan Transportation Commission. March 23, 2023.
  10. ^ Cerny, Susan (2007). An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area. Gibbs Smith. pp. 501–502. ISBN 978-1-58685-432-4.
  11. ^ "Subway Entry for 4 Firms?". Oakland Tribune. June 8, 1967. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  12. ^ "Differences On Transit Stop Names". Oakland Tribune. August 24, 1965. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "A Name For BART Station?". Oakland Tribune. October 20, 1965. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Names Approved for 38 Rapid Transit Stations Around Bay". Oakland Tribune. December 10, 1965. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Demoro, Harre W. (September 24, 1971). "BART Will Share Cost of the Ramp". Oakland Tribune. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "City Center Name for BART Stop". Oakland Tribune. October 15, 1971. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ a b Demoro, Harre W. (November 7, 1973). "BART Board Gives Nod To Oakland Station Job". Oakland Tribune. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Strike Delays Elevator Service at Some Stations". Oakland Tribune. September 10, 1972. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "1 million U.S. gift to BART for station". The San Francisco Examiner. April 3, 1974. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "BART Lets City Center Station Job". Oakland Tribune. December 15, 1974. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ 1976/1977 Annual Report. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. 1977. p. 7.
  22. ^ "City Center". Oakland Tribune. October 14, 1976. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "Dedication Gala Slated". Oakland Tribune. August 26, 1976. p. 3-CL – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ Allen, Annalee (March 10, 2002). "Oakland in party mood, lines up 150th celebration". Oakland Tribune. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ Annual Report 1985–86. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District – via Internet Archive.
  26. ^ Marino, Frank (July 1986). "BART". Pacific RailNews. p. 40.
  27. ^ Chin, Steven A. (June 12, 1992). "More, faster service slated by BART". San Francisco Examiner – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  28. ^ Cabanatuan, Michael (February 9, 2004). "BART changing schedule so more go to SFO / Peninsula ridership below expectations, needs a boost". San Francisco Chronicle.
  29. ^ "BART Fares and Schedules" (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. January 1, 2008.
  30. ^ "BART Fares and Schedules" (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. September 14, 2009.
  31. ^ "12th St. Oakland City Center Station". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. Archived from the original on July 1, 2008.
  32. ^ "Minor BART schedule changes on Monday, September 13" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. August 25, 2010.
  33. ^ "February 11 schedule change impacts weekdays and Sundays" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. January 15, 2019.
  34. ^ "New Sunday service plan to begin in February" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. November 25, 2019.
  35. ^ "BART opens all entrances/exits that were previously closed due to pandemic" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. June 12, 2021.
  36. ^ "AC TRANSIT ANNOUNCES THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR THE EAST BAY BUS RAPID TRANSIT" (Press release). Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District. August 26, 2016.
  37. ^ "AC TRANSIT TEMPO OPENS TO RIDERS SUNDAY, AUGUST 9" (Press release). Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District. August 7, 2020.
  38. ^ "Installation work to begin week of December 1 for Next Generation Fare Gates at 12th Street/Oakland City Center Station" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. November 21, 2024.
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