Berkeley station (California)

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Berkeley station (California) - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 37°52′02″N 122°18′03″W / 37.867242°N 122.300746°W

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Berkeley, CA

A San Joaquin train passing the station in 2018

General information

Location

University Avenue and Third Street
Berkeley, California
United States

Coordinates

37°52′02″N 122°18′03″W / 37.867242°N 122.300746°W

Line(s)

UP Martinez Subdivision^[1]

Platforms

1 side platform

Tracks

Connections

AC Transit: 51B, 802

Other information

Station code

Amtrak: BKY

History

Opened

1913, 1986

Closed

April 30, 1971

Rebuilt

2005

Previous names

West Berkeley

Passengers

FY 2023

77,341^[2] (Amtrak)

Services

Preceding station		Following station
Emeryville toward San Jose	Capitol Corridor	Richmond toward Auburn
California Zephyr does not stop here
Coast Starlight does not stop here
San Joaquins does not stop here

Former services

Preceding station	Amtrak		Following station
Emeryville toward Oakland–Jack London Square		San Joaquins 1986–1993	Richmond toward Bakersfield
Preceding station	Southern Pacific Railroad		Following station
Oakland toward Oakland Pier		Shasta Route	Richmond toward Portland
Oakland toward Oakland Pier		Overland Route	Richmond toward Ogden
Oakland Terminus		San Joaquin Daylight	Richmond toward Los Angeles

Location

Berkeley station is an Amtrak station in Berkeley, California, served by Amtrak California's Capitol Corridor service. The station is located under the University Avenue overpass just west of 4th Street. It is served directly by AC Transit bus routes 51B and 802; additionally, AC Transit Transbay routes FS, G, and Z stop nearby at 6th Street.

History

The first Berkeley station along the east shore was located at the Delaware Street railroad crossing,^[3] appearing on timetables as West Berkeley to differentiate it from the then-operating downtown station.^[4]

The modern station building was built by the Southern Pacific in 1913, although it has since been turned into a restaurant.^[5]^[6]

Amtrak California service at Berkeley began in 1986 with the twice-daily San Joaquins, which then operated between Oakland and Bakersfield.^[7] Berkeley was an original stop on the Capitol Corridor (originally named Capitols) when that service began in late 1991. San Joaquins service at Berkeley ended in 1993 because of low ridership, but trains continue to pass through the station without stopping. The station building was designated a Berkeley Landmark in 2001.

The current platform opened on September 17, 2005, after a $2.4-million renovation.^[8] Additional renovation work included installation of nighttime lighting, benches and landscaping; improved access for people with disabilities; and street repaving and new striping for more efficient access by buses, bicycles, paratransit, shuttles and taxis.^[5]

References

^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 3.
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
^ "West end station will be moved to University Avenue". The Berkeley Gazette. October 27, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved November 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Local Time Tables" (PDF). Southern Pacific. April 1907. Retrieved December 20, 2020 – via wx4's Dome of Foam.
^ ^a ^b "Berkeley, CA (BKY)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
^ "Brennan's in Berkeley: Sports Bar and Restaurant". Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
^ Amtrak (April 27, 1986). "Western". National Train Timetables. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
^ Artz, Matthew (September 20, 2005). "Berkeley Train Stop Gets $2.4 Million Upgrade". Berkeley Daily Planet. Retrieved July 22, 2012.

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Berkeley, California

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Education

Primary and secondary schools	Berkeley Unified School District Berkeley High School Berkeley Adult School Maybeck High School California School for the Deaf (moved to Fremont in 1980)
Colleges and universities	Berkeley City College Graduate Theological Union University of California, Berkeley

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