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Bay Fair (BART station)
Encyclopedia
Bay Fair is a Bay Area Rapid Transit
station
located near the Bayfair Center
in San Leandro, California
. The station is in BART District 3 and is represented by Bob Franklin
.
became a transfer station because the railroad junction
was built immediately south of the station.
Service at this station began on September 11, 1972.
Bay Area Rapid Transit
Bay Area Rapid Transit is a rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area. The heavy-rail public transit and subway system connects San Francisco with cities in the East Bay and suburbs in northern San Mateo County. BART operates five lines on of track with 44 stations in four counties...
station
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
located near the Bayfair Center
Bayfair Center
The Bayfair Center is a regional shopping mall located in San Leandro, California. It was formerly known as the Bay Fair Mall until 2004. It is currently anchored by Macy's, Target, Kohl's, Bed Bath and Beyond, Old Navy and Staples, along with an external Century Theatres multiplex...
in San Leandro, California
San Leandro, California
San Leandro is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is considered a suburb of Oakland and San Francisco. The population was 84,950 as of 2010 census. The climate of the city is mild throughout the year.-Geography and water resources:...
. The station is in BART District 3 and is represented by Bob Franklin
Bob Franklin (politician)
Bob Franklin is an elected member of the Bay Area Rapid Transit District Board of Directors. He represents District 3 which covers the communities of Kensington, Piedmont, San Leandro, San Lorenzo and portions of Berkeley, Oakland, Hayward and Castro Valley. He was elected on November 2, 2004...
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Service
After the BART system was extended to Dublin/Pleasanton, the elevated island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
became a transfer station because the railroad junction
Junction (rail)
A junction, in the context of rail transport, is a place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge.This implies a physical connection between the tracks of the two routes , 'points' and signalling.one or two tracks each meet at a junction, a fairly simple layout of tracks suffices to...
was built immediately south of the station.
Service at this station began on September 11, 1972.