Red Line (BART)
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) line in the San Francisco Bay Area
The Red Line is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) line in the San Francisco Bay Area that runs between Richmond station and Millbrae station via San Francisco International Airport station. It has 24 stations in Richmond, El Cerrito, Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco, Daly City, Colma, South San Francisco, San Bruno, and Millbrae. The line shares tracks with the four other mainline BART services.
As of February 14, 2022, the line runs until 9 pm every day. At other times, service along the route is provided by the Orange and Yellow Lines, with timed cross-platform transfers at 19th Street Oakland and MacArthur stations.
Service history
The Red Line was the fourth of BART's five primary rapid transit lines to open. A few trains a day began running between Richmond and Daly City in April 1976, and all-day service began on July 7, 1980, after BART reduced train spacing through the Transbay Tube.
Citing increased ridership, BART extended weekday service on the line from 7pm to 8pm starting September 10, 2012. BART further extended service until 9pm on weekdays starting September 14, 2015.
SFO/Millbrae extension service
When the SFO/Millbrae extension opened on June 22, 2003, the Red Line continued to terminate at Daly City.
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