Yellow Line (BART)

The Yellow Line is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) line in the San Francisco Bay Area that runs between Antioch and San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Some morning trains and all trains after 9 pm are extended from SFO to serve Millbrae station when the Red Line is not running. It serves 28 stations in Antioch, Pittsburg, Bay Point, Concord, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Orinda, Oakland, San Francisco, Daly City, Colma, South San Francisco, San Bruno, and Millbrae. It is the most-used BART line, and the only line with additional trains (between SFO and Pittsburg/Bay Point) on weekdays.

 Y  Yellow Line
Eastbound train leaving Rockridge station in September 2017
Overview
OwnerSan Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
LocaleCalifornia Delta, East Bay, San Francisco Peninsula
Termini
Stations28 (including eBART & Millbrae)
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemBay Area Rapid Transit
History
OpenedMay 21, 1973 (1973-05-21)
Last extensionMay 26, 2018 (2018-05-26)
Technical
Line length62.2 mi (100.1 km) (includes eBART)
Track gauge
  • 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
  • 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) (eBART)
ElectrificationThird rail, 1 kV DC (except eBART)
Operating speed70 mph (110 km/h)
SignallingBombardier CITYFLO 550 fixed block ATC/ATO between San Bruno or Milbrae and SFO
Route map
Maintenance Yard
Antioch
Pittsburg Center
Pittsburg/​Bay Point
Willow Pass
through the Diablo Range
North Concord/​Martinez
Concord
 
Concord
Train Yard
 
Walnut Creek
Lafayette
Orinda
Rockridge
MacArthur
southbound
transfer
19th Street Oakland
northbound
transfer
12th Street Oakland City Center
West Oakland
Embarcadero
Montgomery Street
Powell Street
Civic Center/​UN Plaza
16th Street Mission
24th Street Mission
Glen Park |
Balboa Park
Daly City
Colma
Colma Maintenance Yard
South San Francisco
Centennial Way Trail
San Bruno
San Francisco International Airport
Millbrae
evenings only

All stations are accessible

The line is split into two segments. The majority of the line uses the same electric multiple unit trains as the rest of BART, and shares tracks with the four other mainline services. The 8.6-mile (13.8 km) section from Antioch to near Pittsburg/Bay Point station, known as eBART, uses diesel multiple units. A cross-platform transfer between the two modes is made at a dedicated transfer platform east of Pittsburg/Bay Point station. However, the line is shown on maps as one route, and headsigns and station information display the ultimate terminus of the line.

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