Fremont
A southbound train at Fremont station in October 2017
General information
Location	2000 Bart Way Fremont, California
Coordinates	37°33′27″N 121°58′36″W / 37.557489°N 121.97662°W / 37.557489; -121.97662
Line(s)	BART A-Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	AC Transit: U, 99, 200, 212, 215, 216, 217, 232, 239, 251, 707, 801 Marguerite: AE-F, EB
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	2,030 spaces
Bicycle facilities	76 lockers
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Kitchen & Hunt [1]
History
Opened	September 11, 1972
Passengers
2024	1,920 (weekday average) [2]
Services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station Union City toward Daly City Green Line Warm Springs/​South Fremont toward Berryessa/​North San José Union City toward Richmond Orange Line
Location

Fremont station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station in the central district of Fremont, California. The station is served by the Orange and Green lines. It was the southern terminus of both lines from September 11, 1972, until March 25, 2017, when Warm Springs/South Fremont station opened.

History

The BART Board approved the name "Fremont" in December 1965. ^[3] Service at the station began on September 11, 1972. ^[4] Due to a national strike that year by elevator constructors, elevator construction on the early stations was delayed. Elevators at most of the initial stations, including Fremont, were completed in the months following the opening. ^{[5] [6]}

During the first months of revenue service, the Automatic Train Control (ATC) system had safety problems with its design and operation. On October 2, 1972, an ATC failure caused a train to run off the end of the elevated track at the Fremont station and crash to the ground - an incident dubbed the "Fremont Flyer". Four people on board were injured. ^[7] The incident drew national and international attention, followed a month later by release of the "Post Report" on BART safety by the legislative analyst for the California State Senate. ^{[8] [7]} The "Fremont Flyer" train crash led to a comprehensive redesign of the automatic train control system, the firing of the general manager, ^[9] and the replacement of the board of directors. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

Fremont was the southern terminus of East Bay service until March 25, 2017, when the line was extended to Warm Springs/South Fremont station. ^[13]

Transit connections

A three-lane bus plaza on the east side of Fremont station is a transfer hub for AC Transit buses: ^[14]

• Local routes: 99, 200, 212, 216, 217, 232, 239, 251
• Early Bird Express: 707
• All Nighter: 801

Two Stanford Marguerite Shuttle routes, AE-F and East Bay Express, also terminate at Fremont. ^[14]

The station was the northern terminus of Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) bus service from June 25, 1973, to December 28, 2019. ^{[15] [16]} VTA discontinued service to Fremont station as part of a systemwide network modification, which was originally intended be simultaneous with the opening of the BART extension to Berryessa. ^{[17] [15]} However, the BART extension did not open until June 13, 2020, leaving Warm Springs/South Fremont as the only connecting point between the two systems until that time. ^[15]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fremont station (BART).

• BART - Fremont
• Station on Google Maps Street View