Richmond Station (California)

Richmond Station
BART Rapid transit station Amtrak Inter-city rail station
The remodeled station entry under construction 10 years ago in December 2006.
Location	1700 Nevin Way Richmond, CA 94801
Coordinates	37°56′13″N 122°21′11″W / 37.936811°N 122.353095°W / 37.936811; -122.353095Coordinates: 37°56′13″N 122°21′11″W / 37.936811°N 122.353095°W / 37.936811; -122.353095
Owned by	Bay Area Rapid Transit
Line(s)	BART   Richmond–​Warm Springs/South Fremont   Richmond–​Daly City/​Millbrae Amtrak   Capitol Corridor   San Joaquin   California Zephyr
Platforms	1 island platform (Amtrak) 1 island platform (BART)
Tracks	3 (Amtrak) 2 (BART)
Connections	AC Transit: Routes 70, 71, 72M, 74, 76, 376 (local); 608, 684, 674, 667, 668, 675, 684 (school days only); 800 (All Nighter) Golden Gate Transit: Route 42 Richmond Medical Center route BART-Kaiser Shuttle Richmond Circular Shuttle
Construction
Parking	624 spaces- Monthly Reserved, Daily (BART patrons only), Extended Weekend (BART patrons only) no AMTRAK parking
Bicycle facilities	Two Lockers
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	RIC (Amtrak)
History
Opened	January 29, 1973 (BART) 1978 (Amtrak)
Rebuilt	October 18, 2007
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2016)	4,434 exits/day  0.39% (BART)
Passengers (FY 2013)	266,237  5.59% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Bay Area Rapid Transit   Following station Terminus Richmond–​Daly City/​Millbrae El Cerrito del Norte toward Millbrae (Daly City on Saturdays) Richmond–​Warm Springs/South Fremont El Cerrito del Norte toward  Amtrak Berkeley toward San Jose Capitol Corridor Martinez toward Auburn Capitol Corridor under construction Hercules toward Auburn Emeryville toward Oakland-Jack London Square San Joaquin Martinez toward Bakersfield San Joaquin under construction Hercules toward Bakersfield Emeryville Terminus California Zephyr Martinez toward Chicago
Location
Location within California

AC Transit: Routes 70, 71, 72M, 74, 76, 376 (local); 608, 684, 674, 667, 668, 675, 684 (school days only); 800 (All Nighter)
Golden Gate Transit: Route 42

Richmond Station is an at-grade Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and Amtrak station located in Richmond, California. Each system is served by an island platform. The Capitol Corridor, San Joaquins, and California Zephyr stop here and connect to BART. The station was rebuilt and rededicated on October 18, 2007. The Metro Walk - Richmond Transit Village is adjacent; north of the station is a BART rail yard. Richmond is the north end of BART's Richmond Line; the Richmond - Millbrae Line operates Monday-Saturday during the daytime (although the line does not travel south of Daly City on Saturdays) and the Richmond - Fremont Line operates at all times during regular BART service. This station has been identified as an important hub in the transportation network for metropolitan and statewide planning.

Railway service to Richmond started around 1900 when the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) opened the western terminus of its line near the port where the rail company ran ferries to take passengers across the bay to the city of San Francisco. Around that same time the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) opened a station just south of the current station at MacDonald Avenue. BART service at this station began along dedicated tracks that paralleled the SP line on January 29, 1973. Amtrak service to the station started, using the SP line's tracks, in early 1978. A station house for the Amtrak service was constructed in 1984. A transit village and rebuild of the western approach to the station was started in 2007 and a dedication ceremony was held on October 18, 2007.