Orinda (BART station)
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Orinda a Bay Area Rapid Transit
station
in Orinda, California
. The station has of an island platform
in the center median
of State Route 24
. The station is east of the Caldecott Tunnel
Service at this station began on May 21, 1973.
This station is in BART District 1 and is represented by Gail Murray
who is also current BART President.
The solar radiation is the best at this station in the entire system and it has therefore been earmarked for the installation of car ports with solar panels on top of them in 2008.
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....
in Orinda, California
Orinda, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Orinda had a population of 17,643. The population density was 1,389.5 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Orinda was 14,533 White, 149 African American, 22 Native American, 2,016 Asian, 24 Pacific Islander, 122 from other races, and...
. The station has of an 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...
in the center median
Central reservation
On divided roads, such as divided highways or freeways/motorways, the central reservation , median, parkway , median strip or central nature strip is the area which separates opposing lanes of traffic...
of State Route 24
California State Route 24
State Route 24 in the U.S. state of California is a heavily-traveled east–west freeway in the eastern side of the San Francisco Bay Area of northern California that runs from the Interstate 580/Interstate 980 interchange in Oakland to the Interstate 680 junction in Walnut Creek...
. The station is east of the Caldecott Tunnel
Caldecott Tunnel
The Caldecott Tunnel is a three bore highway tunnel between Oakland, California and Contra Costa County, California. The east-west tunnel is signed as a part of State Route 24, which is also known as the William Byron Rumford...
Service at this station began on May 21, 1973.
This station is in BART District 1 and is represented by Gail Murray
Gail Murray
Gail Murray is an elected member of Bay Area Rapid Transit or BART, and a former mayor of the city of Walnut Creek, California. She is from BART district 1 which represents, Alamo, Clayton, Concord, Danville, Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda, Walnut Creek and parts of Pleasant Hill and Pacheco...
who is also current BART President.
The solar radiation is the best at this station in the entire system and it has therefore been earmarked for the installation of car ports with solar panels on top of them in 2008.