Lake Merritt (BART station)

Lake Merritt
A Richmond-bound BART train arriving at the Lake Merritt Station
Location	800 Madison Street Oakland, CA 94607 USA
Owned by	Bay Area Rapid Transit
Line(s)	Richmond–​Warm Springs/South Fremont   Warm Springs/South Fremont–​Daly City   Dublin/​Pleasanton–​Daly City
Platforms	Island
Connections	AC Transit: Routes 18, 62, 88, 96 (local) Shuttle: ECS
Construction
Parking	207 spaces- Monthly Reserved Permit, Daily ($1/day), Single Daily Reserved Permit, Extended Weekend (free), Midday (free after 3pm), and Long Term/Airport Permit
Bicycle facilities	racks, 84 lockers
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	LAKE
History
Opened	September 11, 1972 (44 years ago)
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2016)	7,393 exits/day  0.33%
Services
Preceding station   Bay Area Rapid Transit   Following station Fruitvale toward  Richmond–​Warm Springs/South Fremont 12th Street Oakland City Center toward Richmond Warm Springs/South Fremont–​Daly City West Oakland toward Daly City Fruitvale toward Dublin / Pleasanton Dublin/​Pleasanton–​Daly City

The Lake Merritt Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station is located in Downtown Oakland on Madison Street near Chinatown, Laney College, The Oakland Museum of California, and the iconic Lake Merritt. This station consists of an island platform. Service at this station began on September 11, 1972.

The BART headquarters was located in a dedicated six-story office building constructed concurrently on top of the station; many years later, due to potential risk of earthquake, the headquarters was moved away from the station to leased space on the first floor of the Kaiser Center, 0.75 miles away (1,200 m). A relatively careful dismantling of the former headquarters building (so as not to impact transit operations) was completed in 2010.

Coordinates: 37°47′52″N 122°16′00″W / 37.797773°N 122.266588°W / 37.797773; -122.266588