Union City (BART station)

Union City
Platform as seen in Spring 2000.
Location	Ten Union Square Union City, CA 94587
Owned by	Bay Area Rapid Transit
Line(s)	Richmond–​Warm Springs/South Fremont   Warm Springs/South Fremont–​Daly City
Platforms	2 Side
Connections	AC Transit: Routes 97, 99, 216*, 232, 264*, 275, 332**, 333***, 345** (local); 801 (All Nighter) Dumbarton Express*: Routes DB, DB1 Union City Transit: Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 * - Route operates weekdays only ** - Route operates weekends and holidays only *** - Newark FlexBus, a service that operates from 7pm to midnight weeknights (except holidays) † - Route operates weekdays and Saturdays only
Construction
Parking	1197 spaces- Monthly Reserved, Daily ($2/day), Extended Weekend (free), Midday (free after 3pm) and Long Term
Bicycle facilities	20 BikeLink Lockers
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 11, 1972 (44 years ago)
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2016)	5,108 exits/day  3.11%
Services
Preceding station   Bay Area Rapid Transit   Following station Fremont toward Warm Springs/South Fremont Warm Springs/South Fremont–​Daly City South Hayward toward Daly City Richmond–​Warm Springs/South Fremont South Hayward toward Richmond

Union City station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station located in downtown Union City near the Decoto district. Service at this station began on September 11, 1972. The station sits near Decoto Road east of Alvarado-Niles Road, directly behind James Logan High School's campus. Temporary parking spaces were constructed in 2006, and opened in the Summer of 2007.

The station is currently undergoing construction through 2016 to create a second entrance on the other side of the station. The new eastern station entrance will entail remodeling of the station's platforms and lobby, new bus stop shelters will be built near the entrance, and a pedestrian bridge will be built to connect the East plaza, the opening of this phase will happen at a future date.

Local bus service is provided by Union City Transit and AC Transit.

Currently, no connection to other regional trains exists at Union City BART station. In February 2008, Union City's Economic Development Department and BART proposed that this station become a regional rail intermodal station. The intermodal station would serve BART trains, Capitol Corridor intercity trains, and Dumbarton Rail Corridor commuter rail service connecting to Caltrain on the Peninsula via a new rail bridge to replace the existing Dumbarton Rail Bridge. For now, the Dumbarton Express bus service provides such service to the Peninsula, operating between Union City and Palo Alto. Funding for this project went to Bart to San Jose project which would be opened in 2017, however the current status for Dumbarton Rail is unknown.

In May 2011, developers, Union City and BART officials unveiled the first residential housing project inside the city/transit agency-specified redevelopment district. The BART station building facade has been completely renovated and overhauled facelift which lends it an airy feeling similar to SFO station.