Warm Springs / South Fremont (BART station)

Warm Springs / South Fremont
Bay Area Rapid Transit

Station under construction, photographed from its southwest corner, January 30, 2014
Location Warm Springs Blvd
Fremont, CA
Coordinates 37°30′11″N 121°56′24″W / 37.503°N 121.940°W / 37.503; -121.940Coordinates: 37°30′11″N 121°56′24″W / 37.503°N 121.940°W / 37.503; -121.940
Owned by Bay Area Rapid Transit
Platforms 1 island platform
Connections AC Transit,
VTA (planned)
Construction
Parking 2000 spaces
Disabled access Yes
History
Opening 2016 (2016) (forecast uncertain)
Services
Preceding station   Bay Area Rapid Transit   Following station
  Future service  
TerminusFremont–​Daly City
toward Daly City
Richmond–​Fremont
toward Richmond
Route map
Warm Springs extension route

Warm Springs / South Fremont[1] (originally simply Warm Springs) is an at-grade BART station under construction in the Warm Springs district of Fremont. It is not certain when the station will open. Differing reports indicate it will open in 2016, either in spring,[2] summer,[3][4] early December,[5] or in late December.[6] On the other hand, others report that no time frame has been set for opening.[7][8] Service will terminate at Warm Springs until the Berryessa and Milpitas stations open, extending the line farther south.

Station Layout

M Mezzanine One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent
G Street Level Parking, Exits/Entrances
P
Platform
level		 Northbound/Westbound ←      Richmond–​Fremont toward Richmond (Fremont)
←      Fremont–​Daly City toward Daly City (Fremont)
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Northbound/Westbound ←      Richmond–​Fremont toward Richmond (Fremont)
←      Fremont–​Daly City toward Daly City (Fremont)
→

The station will have an at-grade island platform with an overhead concourse, transit connections to AC Transit and VTA, 2,000 parking spaces on 34 acres at ground level, taxi stands, and drop-off zones.[9][10][11]

History of construction

Construction of the Warm Springs extension began in 2009,[12] but the opening was delayed.[13] In early 2011, the start of revenue service was targeted for late 2014;[14] from late 2011 to mid-2015,[15] opening was scheduled for the end of 2015.[16][17] In June 2015, the opening was expected in early 2016,[18] but as of September of that year the schedule was no longer available and hard to predict.[19] In November 2015, the third rail was powered on,[20] but the physical completion of construction was delayed until spring 2016.[21][22] Testing began in spring 2015,[23] and dynamic testing began in January 2016.[3] Systems testing had been expected to take nine months,[24] but took longer than forecasted.[13]

In 2011 the city of Fremont approved $US 90,000 to lobby against construction of a Union Pacific rail yard adjacent to the station, arguing that the rail yard would hinder transit oriented development.[25]

BART expansion project

This station is the southern end of the under construction BART Warm Springs BART extension, which adds 5 miles (8.0 km) of track from the existing Fremont BART station, including a subway under man-made Lake Elizabeth and Fremont Central Park. South of Central Park, the line parallels the existing at-grade right-of-way belonging to Union Pacific. Major crossings of both Union Pacific and BART, such as Paseo Padre Parkway and Washington Boulevard, are grade separated. Construction of the underground part of the line was completed in 2012.

Construction of the extension to San Jose from the Warm Springs / South Fremont station began in summer 2012, with Milpitas and Berryessa stations planned to open in 2018.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BART's next station named: Warm Springs/South Fremont". BART. May 24, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. ↑ Parr, Rebecca (February 5, 2016). "Fremont Approves Bart Bridge Project". insidebayarea.com. Retrieved February 7, 2016. The Warm Springs/South Fremont BART station is scheduled to open this spring.
  3. 1 2 Ramos, Julian J. (March 10, 2016). "Fremont: Warm Springs BART station opening expected in summer". mercurynews.com. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ Ramos, Julian J. (8 April 2016). "Fremont: Warm Springs BART station rumbles toward finish line". Digital First Media. The Mercury News. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Warm Springs Boulevard Schedule of Construction". City of Fremont. December 20, 2015. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016. Construction will be completed in advance of BART's Warm Springs station opening. The work by BART on the Warm Springs Station will be completed in early December 2016.
  6. ↑ Harrison, Bill (March 24, 2016). "Warm Springs Boulevard Schedule of Construction". City of Fremont. Retrieved March 30, 2016. Be sure to mark your calendar for late December when Fremont’s second BART Station opens.
  7. ↑ "Warm Springs Extension Project Overview". BART. 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2016-03-10. Warm Springs Extension Construction Schedule... When available, the anticipated opening date will be posted here.
  8. ↑ Richards, Gary (2016-03-03). "Roadshow: Montague Expressway upgrade coming for BART". mercurynews.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10. Do you have any news about when the Warm Springs BART station in Fremont is going to open? I've seen test trains running between Fremont and Warm Springs...A No date yet, as there is a lot to be done.
  9. ↑ "Construction to begin on subway section of Fremont BART extension". BART. August 24, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  10. ↑ "Warm Springs Extension Project". BART. January 8, 2010. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  11. ↑ Morse, Jack (November 2, 2015). "New Warm Springs BART Extension Might Actually Open This Year". Gothamist. sflist. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  12. ↑ "On schedule and under budget". August 20, 2010. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  13. 1 2 "BART pushes back opening of Warm Springs Station to next year". KTVU. October 7, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-09. It was expected to be open by the end of this year, but now BART’s long-awaited 5.4 mile addition from the Fremont line to Warm Springs has been pushed back because testing is taking longer than expected. BART officials said the South Fremont/Warm Springs station won't open until sometime next year. It will be after the first quarter when they know for sure.
  14. ↑ "Warm Springs Extension Project Overview". BART. May 5, 2011. Archived from the original on May 30, 2011. Retrieved 2015-08-12. Commencement of revenue service to Warm Springs Target Late 2014
  15. ↑ "Warm Springs Extension Project Overview". BART. August 24, 2011. Archived from the original on August 24, 2011. Retrieved 2015-10-08. The Warm Springs Extension is expected to open for revenue service in the fall of 2015.
  16. ↑ "Warm Springs Extension Project Overview". BART. September 18, 2015. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-08. The Warm Springs Extension is expected to open for revenue service in the fall of 2015.
  17. ↑ Richards, Gary (August 14, 2015). "2015 Opening for Fremont BART station still on track". San Jose Mercury News. p. A2. BART says that late this year remains the target.
  18. ↑ "BART trains to get longer under $1.6 billion budget plan". sfgate.com. June 11, 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-12. An additional train will be added to the Fremont line when the line is extended to its new end point in Warm Springs. That long-awaited station is now expected to open early next year, a BART spokeswoman said.
  19. ↑ "Warm Springs Extension FAQ - When will the new Station in Warm Springs open?". BART. September 18, 2015. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-18. On a project as complex as WSX it is difficult to predict with certainty when the systems testing phase will be successfully completed and the extension can be certified to begin revenue operations. When available, the anticipated opening date will be posted on the BART website
  20. ↑ http://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/Notification%20%2377.pdf
  21. ↑ "Warm Springs Extension Project Overview". BART. November 10, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-11-13. Retrieved 2015-11-13. Construction of the design-build Line, Track, Station and Systems (LTSS) contract … is expected to be physically completed in Spring of 2016.
  22. ↑ "Warm Springs Extension Project Overview". BART. October 8, 2015. Archived from the original on October 8, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-08. Construction of the design-build Line, Track, Station and Systems (LTSS) contract … is expected to be physically completed by the end of 2015.
  23. ↑ "Warm Springs Extension Construction Updates". 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-10. Dynamic testing is an important part of the robust testing series that began in spring 2015.
  24. ↑ "Project Schedule by Phase" (PDF). June 27, 2011. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  25. ↑ Matthew Artz (June 11, 2011). "Fremont hires lobbyist to help with development". Oakland Tribune. Retrieved 2011-06-11.

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