TRANSPORTATION: BART to OAK arrives just in time for turkey day

$484 million project will shuttle passengers to and from Oakland Int’l Airport

Nov. 25, 2014

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) officials announced the opening of the “BART TO OAK” transit line, following a 4-year construction period and estimate $484 million infrastructural investment.

The line offers a “train to plain” service to and from Oakland International Airport. Passengers will be able to pick up the service at either the airport or the Coliseum Station. The 3.2-mile link is traversed by three-car automated “people movers” that offer airport service in under 10 minutes. The new driverless line replaces the AirBART service. Schedules have the cars arriving at the Coliseum Station every 4 ½ minutes during peak hours and every 10-20 minutes during off-times and overnight hours.

BART expects to register a significant easing on passenger traffic during the pending Thanksgiving and subsequent Christmas travel periods.