12th Street Oakland City Center station
Rapid transit station in Oakland, California, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Location | 1245 Broadway Oakland, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37.803608°N 122.272006°W / 37.803608; -122.272006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | BART K-Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | AC Transit: 6, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20, 29, 33, 40, 51A, 72, 72M, 72R, 88, 96, 611, 800, 801, 802, 805, 840, 851 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Lockers and racks available | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Gerald McCue & Associates[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | September 11, 1972 (1972-09-11)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1980–1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Oakland City Center/12th Street (until c. 2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2024 | 5,139 (weekday average)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.