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Lake Merritt (BART station)
Encyclopedia
The Lake Merritt Bay Area Rapid Transit
station
is located in Downtown Oakland
on Oak Street near Lake Merritt
, Chinatown, Laney College
and the Oakland Museum
. This station consists of an underground island platform
.
Service at this station began on September 11, 1972.
BART's operations control center is located on the station's west side. The BART headquarters was located in a building on top of the station; due to potential risk of earthquake, the headquarters was moved out of the building to leased space on the first floor of the Kaiser Center
, 3/4 of a mile away (1,200 m). Demolition of the former headquarters building was completed in 2010.
On July 21, 2010 a suspect escaping police ran onto the tracks and disappeared into the tunnels causing major delays regionwide.
This is also the first transfer opportunity for passengers bounded to Dublin/pleasanton trains coming from Richmond area.
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....
is located in Downtown Oakland
Downtown Oakland
Downtown Oakland is the central business district of Oakland, California; roughly bounded by 6th Street or the Oakland Estuary on the southwest, Interstate 980 on the northwest, Grand Avenue on the northeast, and Lake Merritt on the east....
on Oak Street near Lake Merritt
Lake Merritt
Lake Merritt is a large tidal lagoon that lies just east of downtown Oakland, California. It is surrounded by parkland and city neighborhoods. A popular 3.1 mile walking and jogging path runs along its perimeter...
, Chinatown, Laney College
Laney College
Laney College is a community college located in Oakland, California, next to the Lake Merritt BART station and the Kaiser Convention Center. Laney is the largest of the four colleges of the Peralta Community College District which serves northern Alameda County.Laney College originally opened in...
and the Oakland Museum
Oakland Museum of California
Oakland Museum of California or Oakland Museum is a museum dedicated to the art, history, and natural science of California located in Oakland, California....
. This station consists of an underground island platform
Island 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...
.
Service at this station began on September 11, 1972.
BART's operations control center is located on the station's west side. The BART headquarters was located in a building on top of the station; due to potential risk of earthquake, the headquarters was moved out of the building to leased space on the first floor of the Kaiser Center
Kaiser Center
Kaiser Center, also called the Kaiser Building, is a 28 story office building located at 300 Lakeside Drive, adjacent to Lake Merritt, in downtown Oakland, California, designed by the architectural firm of Welton Becket & Associates of Los Angeles. The property is bounded by Lakeside Drive, which...
, 3/4 of a mile away (1,200 m). Demolition of the former headquarters building was completed in 2010.
On July 21, 2010 a suspect escaping police ran onto the tracks and disappeared into the tunnels causing major delays regionwide.
See also
This is also the first transfer opportunity for passengers bounded to Dublin/pleasanton trains coming from Richmond area.