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#1 KevinKorell

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Posted 25 April 2018 - 12:30 PM

Yay, finally one month out we have a start date for this new interesting addition to the BART system, its first diesel segment.

 

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Release Date: April 25, 2018

 

BART to Antioch service to kick off with community celebration

 

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The wait is almost over for East County residents. 

 

BART to Antioch will open for passenger service on Saturday, May 26, 2018.  

 

To celebrate, BART will be hold a community ribbon-cutting celebration on Friday, May 25, 2018 at 11am at the new Antioch Station.

 

The public is invited to share the excitement, which will include free preview train rides and local entertainment.

 

More details here 

 



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Posted 25 April 2018 - 12:41 PM

The new system map shows Antioch as the new terminus of the current SF International Airport-Pittsburg/Bay Point line.  It's a bit misleading, given that one must transfer at Pittsburg/Bay Point between electric and DMU trains.



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Posted 25 April 2018 - 01:04 PM

The extra BART .01 sales tax I paid many years ago (1974-1979) is finally coming to fruition!  The Pittsburg Center station is just 2.5 miles from the first home we owned!

 

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Posted 05 May 2018 - 01:07 PM

San Jose, CA Mercury News, 5/5/18:

 


 

BART to Berryessa and Antioch: New trains on the line

 

BART is on the move at 80 miles per hour in San Jose and Antioch.

 

 

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Posted 09 May 2018 - 01:42 AM

Looking at a map of this eBART line (physically a separate 10-mile line from BART but from their own system map's point of view just an extension), there are only three stations -- the Pittsburg/Bay Point transfer station (a short ride from the existing Pittsburg/Bay Point BART station), Downtown Pittsburg (AKA Railroad Avenue), and Antioch (AKA Hillcrest Avenue).   So the line only has two endpoints with one station between it, or an average of 5 minutes ride between stations.  That's a long time, and it reminds me of the long run at the temporary end of Washington DC Metro's Silver Line between Tysons Corner and Wiehle Avenue/Reston.  

 

However, it looks like BART missed the boat in picking station locations for eBART, as the line will bypass what looks to be a very commercial area with several shopping centers, a large shopping mall, hotels, and many major restaurant chains. It's at the interchange where CA 4 meets Auto Center Drive and Somersville Road.  The Somersville Mall is a block away from where such a station would be.  They should consider that location for an in-fill station now that eBART will open without it.   Plans meanwhile continue to bring eBART further east to Brentwood, but let's see how the maiden route runs first and interfaces with regular BART when everything is open later this month.



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Posted 21 May 2018 - 06:30 PM

BART Updates:

 

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May 21, 2018

 

BART to Antioch Ready to Roll

 

Excitement is building for the grand opening of the BART to Antioch extension, which officially begins carrying passengers on Saturday, May 26, 2018.

 

This video showcases the new service and provides a walk-through of navigating the transfer platform just east of the Pittsburg/Bay Point Station.

 

Join us the day before service starts for a community celebration and ribbon-cutting on Friday, May 25, 2018 at the Antioch Station starting at 11 am.

 

Free preview rides on the new BART to Antioch Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) trains will be from 1 pm to 8 pm. There will also be local entertainment and food trucks. Full details about the event and options for getting there are at www.bart.gov/antioch

 

 



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Posted 27 May 2018 - 12:39 PM

NBC Bay Area, 5/25/18:

 


 

New East Contra Costa BART Extension Opens

 

 

To delight of commuters, the new Bay Area Rapid Transit extension in East Contra Costa County officially opened Friday.

 

The new extension provides a 10-mile service between Pittsburgh Bay Point to Antioch. Members of the public were able to ride from the brand new Antioch "EBART" stop Saturday. 

 

 

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Posted 27 May 2018 - 12:42 PM

KTVU-TV, Fox-2 in San Francisco, CA, 5/25/18:

 


 

Diesel-powered eBART Antioch extension opens Saturday

 

 

BART's 10.1-mile Antioch extension, the transit agency's first route to use trains other than the familiar third-rail-powered cars, will formally open Saturday morning after a ribbon-cutting ceremony today at the new Antioch station.

 

 

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Posted 27 May 2018 - 01:03 PM

BART website:

 


 

Community celebrates opening of BART to Antioch Extension

 

 

A ribbon-cutting celebration was held today for BART's newest addition, the BART to Antioch Extension.

 

Elected officials and BART representatives joined hundreds of community members for the ceremony outside of the new Antioch Station, one day before the official start of service. (Watch the full length video of the ceremony.)

 

 

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