Warm Springs (BART station)

Warm Springs / South Fremont
Entrance of the station taken on the first day of service.
Location	45193 Warm Springs Blvd Fremont, CA 94539
Coordinates	37°30′11″N 121°56′24″W / 37.503°N 121.940°W / 37.503; -121.940Coordinates: 37°30′11″N 121°56′24″W / 37.503°N 121.940°W / 37.503; -121.940
Owned by	Bay Area Rapid Transit
Line(s)	Richmond–​Warm Springs/South Fremont   Warm Springs/South Fremont–​Daly City
Platforms	1 island platform
Connections	AC Transit: Routes 215*, 239* *- Route operates weekdays only
Construction
Parking	2,082 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	March 25, 2017
Services
Preceding station   Bay Area Rapid Transit   Following station Terminus Warm Springs/South Fremont–​Daly City Weekdays before 6 pm Fremont toward Daly City Richmond–​Warm Springs/South Fremont Weekdays after 6 pm & Weekends (all day) Fremont toward Richmond   Future service   Milpitas toward Warm Springs/South Fremont Warm Springs/South Fremont–​Daly City Fremont toward Daly City Richmond–​Warm Springs/South Fremont Fremont toward Richmond
Route map

AC Transit: Routes 215*, 239*

Warm Springs / South Fremont (originally simply Warm Springs) is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station in Fremont, California. Service began on March 25, 2017.

During peak hours (weekdays before 6:00 p.m.), this station has four trains per hour on the Warm Springs/South Fremont–Daly City line. In comparison, the neighboring Fremont station has eight trains per hour running on the Daly City and Richmond lines. During off-peak hours, both stations are served by the Richmond-Warm Springs/South Fremont line with three trains per hour. The reason for only having one of the lines serve this station at any given time is a shortage of available train cars.

Originally targeted for 2014, the start of service was delayed repeatedly. Service terminates at this station pending completion of the Milpitas and Berryessa stations.

The station has an island platform, overhead concourse, connections to AC Transit, 2,082 parking spaces on 34 acres at ground level, bicycle lockers, and 42 electric-vehicle charging stations.AC Transit buses, not VTA buses, serve this station. (VTA will continue to serve the Fremont station, but that service will discontinue upon the opening of the Milpitas and Berryessa stations.)

Planning for the Warm Springs extension began as early as 1994, and BART estimated it would cost $550 million with 7,800 daily riders by 2010. A 1994 study by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission forecast 3,200 daily riders in 2010. As of 2010, construction was underway with an estimated cost of $890 million, but the final cost was reduced to $790 million. The cost of the subway segment under the lake in Fremont was reduced by 45% from the original estimate of $249 million to $136 million.