EBART
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Test Stadler GTW idling at Pittsburg Central Station
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| Type | Diesel light rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | Bay Area Rapid Transit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Under construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | East Contra Costa County | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Antioch Pittsburg / Bay Point |
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| Stations | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | May 2018 (projected) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator(s) | San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Character | grade separated in highway median | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rolling stock | 8 Stadler GTW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line length | 10 mi (16 km) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrification | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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eBART (East Contra Costa BART Extension) is an under-construction light rail branch line of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system in eastern Contra Costa County, California, United States. The plan calls for diesel multiple unit (DMU) train service to start at the existing Pittsburg/Bay Point station. eBART tracks and trains are incompatible with those of the main BART rapid transit system, so it will be impossible for trains to move between the two systems; instead, passengers will transfer via a cross platform interchange at an auxiliary BART stop at Pittsburg/Bay Point – the eBART platform will be accessible only via an intra-station ride from the main BART stop to this auxiliary stop. The first phase of the expansion will proceed for approximately 10 miles (16 kilometres) east along the State Route 4 corridor to the city of Antioch at a Hillcrest Avenue station. Revenue service is projected to begin by May 2018.
The DMU system was chosen as an alternative to the existing BART infrastructure because it was both less expensive to implement and would more easily allow further extensions.
Initial plans had trains utilizing the Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way that runs parallel to State Route 4. After Union Pacific declined to grant trackage rights or allow laying of new tracks, the line was merged with a construction project already in the process of widening the adjacent freeway, by laying tracks in its median. Construction of the Railroad Avenue station in Pittsburg became uncertain as planning and construction progressed; it has since been fully funded by the city and will open with the rest of the extension.
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