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Hayward station (BART)

Hayward station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station in Hayward, California, serving Downtown Hayward and the surrounding areas. It is served by the Orange and Green lines. The elevated station has two side platforms. A two-lane bus terminal is located on the northeast side of the station. A pedestrian tunnel under the Union Pacific Railroad Oakland Subdivision connects the fare lobby to a parking lot and a five-level parking garage.

Hayward
Bay Area Rapid Transit
Hayward station and adjacent freight tracks in May 2024
General information
Location699 B Street
Hayward, California
Coordinates37°40′11″N 122°05′13″W / 37.6697°N 122.0870°W / 37.6697; -122.0870
Line(s)BART A-Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking1,473 spaces
Bicycle facilities20 lockers
AccessibleYes
ArchitectWurster, Bernardi, & Emmons[1]
Other information
Station codeBART: HAYW
History
OpenedSeptember 11, 1972
Passengers
20242,104 (weekday average)[2]
Services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station
Bay Fair
toward Daly City
 Green Line South Hayward
toward Berryessa/​North San José
Bay Fair
toward Richmond
 Orange Line
Former services at WP station
Preceding station Western Pacific Railroad Following station
San Leandro
towards Oakland
 Feather River Route Decoto
towards Salt Lake City
Location
Map

History

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Western Pacific

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Hayward station in the 1910s

The Western Pacific Railroad (WP) opened through Hayward in 1909. Passenger service began on August 22, 1910; both of the two daily round trips stopped at Haywards (later renamed Hayward).[3][4][5] A local train timed for commuting to Oakland and San Francisco was added on October 1.[6][7] A Mission-style station building, located between C Street and D Street, was built by 1911.[8][9] The WP promised to operate hourly Oakland–Hayward service using motor railcars, but failed to do so.[10] The commuter train was discontinued in 1914, leaving just two daily round trips.[11][12]

One of the two daily round trips ceased stopping at Hayward and other local stations in January 1919.[13][14] The WP reduced service on the line to one daily train (the Scenic Limited) during the 1930s, but added the Exposition Flyer in 1939.[15][16][17] Hayward continued to be a flag stop served by only one daily round trip (the Feather River Express, then the Royal Gorge) until 1950, when the three-day-a-week Zephyrette replaced the daily Royal Gorge.[18][19][20] The Zephyrette was discontinued in October 1960, ending Western Pacific service to Hayward and other East Bay local stops not served by the California Zephyr.[21][22] The station remained open for freight into 1960s.[23]

The Southern Pacific Railroad had a separate Hayward station to the west of the downtown area. It was closed in 1941 and reopened for Amtrak service in 1997.[24][25]

BART

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The 1998-opened parking garage

BART built its Fremont line using the Western Pacific alignment (Oakland Subdivision), with a station just north of the former WP station site. The city had initially wanted the line to be built in the median of the Foothill Freeway – which itself was never constructed – north of the WP alignment.[26] The BART Board approved the name "Hayward" for the station in December 1965.[27] A $1.21 million construction contract was awarded in June 1968.[28] The station opened on September 11, 1972.[29] 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 Hayward, were completed in the months following the opening.[30][31]

AC Transit bus service began serving Hayward station when it opened.[32] On November 21, 1977, SamTrans began operating service between Hayward station and San Mateo via the San Mateo–Hayward Bridge.[33] It was discontinued in August 1999.[34] AC Transit resumed service over the bridge in March 2003, operating its route M between Castro Valley and Hillsdale via Hayward.[35] The route was cut back from Castro Valley to Hayward in March 2010, and was suspended in 2020.[36][37][38]

A transit-oriented development (TOD) project, which replaced the surface parking lots on the northeast and south sides of the station, was completed in 1998. It included a parking garage, townhomes, a new city hall, and a Greyhound Lines bus station.[39][40]: 7  Seismic retrofitting of the parking garage took place in 2009–2010.[41] Installation of second-generation faregates at the BART station took place in December 2024.[42] As of 2024, BART anticipates soliciting developer proposals by 2028 for additional TOD at the station.[40]: 16 

Bus connections

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An AC Transit bus at Hayward station

Hayward station is a major bus hub for AC Transit, served by Transbay route M; local routes 10, 28, 34, 41, 56, 60, 83, 86, 93, 94, 95, and 99; and All Nighter route 801.

Shuttles to California State University, East Bay also serve the station.[43] A small building near B Street is the Greyhound intercity bus stop.[44]

SamTrans Transbay buses served the station until mid-1999.[45]

References

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  1. ^ Cerny, Susan Dinkelspiel (2007). An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area (1st ed.). Layton, UT: Gibbs Smith. pp. 501–502. ISBN 978-1-58685-432-4. OCLC 85623396.
  2. ^ "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. June 2024.
  3. ^ "Make Preparations to Welcome Western Pacific". San Francisco Chronicle. August 2, 1910. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "First Train to be Royally Met". The San Francisco Call and Post. August 19, 1910. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Western Division Time Table No. 4 (PDF). Western Pacific Railroad. August 22, 1910. p. 1.
  6. ^ "Hayward to Welcome First Local Train". The San Francisco Call and Post. September 2, 1910. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Western Division Time Table No. 5 (PDF). Western Pacific Railroad. October 30, 1910. p. 1.
  8. ^ "Western Pacific's Motors Will Give Rapid Transit". The San Francisco Call and Post. March 11, 1911. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Thomas Bros. Map of Hayward and Vicinity (Map). Thomas Bros. 1938.
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  11. ^ "Fight Attempt to Remove Two Trains". Oakland Enquirer. December 24, 1913. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Western Division Time Table No. 14 (PDF). Western Pacific Railroad. November 8, 1914. p. 2.
  13. ^ Western Pacific Railroad Time Table 1 for the Western Division (PDF). United States Railroad Administration. November 3, 1918. p. 2.
  14. ^ Western Pacific Railroad Time Table 2 for the Western Division (PDF). United States Railroad Administration. January 5, 1919. p. 2.
  15. ^ Western Division Time Table No. 23 (PDF). Western Pacific Railroad. April 1, 1935. p. 2.
  16. ^ Western Division Time Table No. 25 (PDF). Western Pacific Railroad. June 11, 1939. p. 2.
  17. ^ "Flier Brings Newspapermen". Oakland Tribune. June 13, 1939. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "WP Will Start New Zephyrette Run Tomorrow". The Sacramento Bee. September 14, 1950. p. 46 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ Western Division Time Table No. 38 (PDF). Western Pacific Railroad. March 20, 1949. pp. 2, 3.
  20. ^ Time Tables (PDF). Western Pacific Railroad. September 26, 1954. p. 3.
  21. ^ "Historical Dates and Facts of the "Feather River Route"" (PDF). Feather River Rail Society. July 1994.
  22. ^ Western Division Time Table No. 47 (PDF). Western Pacific Railroad. April 30, 1961. pp. 2, 3.
  23. ^ "County Labor Council Backs Rail Clerks". Oakland Tribune. July 9, 1963. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ Vurek, Matthew Gerald (2016). Images of Modern America: California’s Capitol Corridor. Arcadia Publishing. p. 40. ISBN 9781467124171.
  25. ^ "Amtrak's Capitol Line To Stop in Hayward". San Francisco Chronicle. May 28, 1997. Archived from the original on July 29, 2018.
  26. ^ "Hayward Mulls Changes To Result From BART". Oakland Tribune. June 16, 1968. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ^ "Names Approved for 38 Rapid Transit Stations Around Bay". Oakland Tribune. December 10, 1965. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ^ "BART Awards Coliseum Station Job". Oakland Tribune. June 7, 1968. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. ^ "BART Chronology January 1947 – March 2009" (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2013.
  30. ^ "Strike Delays Elevator Service at Some Stations". Oakland Tribune. September 10, 1972. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
  31. ^ "Four BART Lines Make The System". The Independent. February 26, 1973. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  32. ^ Kusserow, H.W. (September 15, 1972). "BART Banks First Fares". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  33. ^ History of Lines by Line: Major Changes Since 1960 (PDF). Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District). July 17, 1978. p. 12.
  34. ^ Meyers, Michelle (November 22, 2002). "Buses on San Mateo Bridge". Oakland Tribune. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  35. ^ "Line M a Success" (Press release). AC Transit. December 21, 2004. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005.
  36. ^ "AC Transit Service Changes, March 28, 2010". Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District. January 18, 2010. Archived from the original on March 14, 2010.
  37. ^ "Report 20-262". AC Transit. July 8, 2020.
  38. ^ "AC Transit Temporarily Suspended Bus Line Descriptions". AC Transit. December 5, 2021.
  39. ^ "Completed TOD projects". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024.
  40. ^ a b BART Transit-Oriented Development Program Work Plan: 2024 Update (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. March 2024.
  41. ^ "Earthquake Safety Program Construction Updates (archive)". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. 2009.
  42. ^ "Installation work to begin December 13 for Next Generation Fare Gates at Hayward Station" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. December 6, 2024.
  43. ^ "UNIVERSITY SHUTTLE SCHEDULE (HAYWARD HILLS CAMPUS)". California State University, East Bay.
  44. ^ "Hayward Bus Station". Greyhound Lines.
  45. ^ Interstate 880/92 Interchange Project, Hayward, Alameda County: Environmental Impact Statement. United States Federal Highway Administration. 2004. p. 2.20 – via Google Books.
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