San Leandro station is a

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located off Davis Street ( Route 61/122) in downtown

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. The station has two elevated

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s, with the faregates at ground level. The station is served by the

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lines.

History

The BART Board approved the name "San Leandro" in December 1965. The station opened on September 11, 1972 – part of the first BART line. Due to a national strike that year by elevator constructors, elevator construction on the early stations was delayed. Elevators at most of the initial stations, including San Leandro, were completed in the months following the opening. Construction of

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(TOD) to replace one of the surface parking lots at the station began in late 2014. The project, which included 200 residential units and of commercial space, was completed in two phases in 2017 and 2019. , BART indicates "significant market, local support, and/or implementation barriers" that must be overcome to allow additional TOD on the remaining parking lots at the station. Such development would not begin until at least the mid-2030s. On the morning of May 20, 2025, a fire at San Leandro station damaged train control equipment and traction power cables, shutting down service from

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south. Service resumed south of Bay Fair that evening, and between Bay Fair and Lake Merritt the following morning, though Green Line service remained suspended.

Bus connections

Like most BART stations, San Leandro station is served by

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local buses, municipal circulators, and medical shuttles: *AC Transit:

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: San Leandro Medical Center shuttle A busway is located on the east side of the station. A five-month project to renovate the busway for

bus rapid transit service began in August 2019.

References

External links

BART – San Leandro Station
Bay Area Rapid Transit stations in Alameda County, California Stations on the Orange Line (BART) Stations on the Green Line (BART) Stations on the Blue Line (BART) Railway stations in the United States opened in 1972 Buildings and structures in San Leandro, California Bus stations in Alameda County, California {{AlamedaCountyCA-railstation-stub

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