Bay Area Rapid Transit
BART is a fully-electrified rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area: five or six lines (mostly heavy rail, some short Diesel Light Rail and monorail segments) on 131.4 miles (211.5 km) of track with 50 stations (21 surface, 14 elevated, 15 subway) in five counties. Systemwide, there are approximately 32 miles (51 km) of aerial track; 70 miles (115 km) of track at grade and about 28 miles (45 km) of subway track. Most BART infrastructure is FTA-defined "heavy rail" tagged railway=subway, so BART is in California/Railroads' "Commuter" (passenger=suburban) section, as BART's systemwide geographic span is similar to other Commuter rail networks in California, including BART's newer infrastructure like Coliseum – Oakland International Airport (railway=monorail) line and BART to Antioch extension (railway=light_rail). All lines are tagged network=BART and the network-wide relation is 8477436 8477436.
BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension Project intends to complete in 2030, adding four new stations to the Green and Orange lines: 28th Street / Little Portugal, Downtown San José, Diridon and Santa Clara in a largely subway alignment, achieving (with Caltrain correspondences at Diridon and Santa Clara) frequent Bay Area rail service that "rings the bay."
Tagging Conventions
Please follow rules on the newer public transport version 2 tagging conventions.
Route Master Relation
| Key | Value | Comment | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | route_master | - | mandatory |
| route | subway, monorail, light_rail | BART=subway or Oakland Airport Connector=monorail or BART to Antioch extension=light_rail | mandatory |
| name | Line name | For example: Dublin/Pleasanton - Daly City Line | mandatory |
| operator | San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District | - | mandatory |
| network | BART | - | mandatory |
| colour | Color | The color used on BART maps | recommended |
These relations should have a member for each "normal" direction the line follows:
| Element | Role | Recurrence? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| none | two or more | type=route for each "normal" direction of the line, but excluding short turns when vehicles enter/leave service. | |
Route Relation
| Key | Value | Comment | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | route | - | mandatory |
| route | subway, monorail, light_rail | Exactly as for the associated route master: BART=subway or Oakland Airport Connector=monorail or BART to Antioch extension=light_rail | mandatory |
| name | Destination Station | For example: Richmond, Millbrae, Dublin/Pleasanton | mandatory |
| from | Name of start terminal | - | mandatory |
| to | Name of destination terminal | - | mandatory |
| via | Name of major intermediate stop | - | recommended |
| description | Short description or route | Any major stations or stops along route | recommended |
| operator | San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District | - | mandatory |
| network | BART | - | mandatory |
| colour | Color | Exactly as on the associated route master (duplicated for renderers that don't yet support route masters) | recommended |
These relations should have a member for each way and stop that participates in this direction of service:
| Element | Role | Recurrence? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| none | one or more | the railways that are traversed in this direction of service, in the order they are traversed. | |
| stop | one or more | the stations (public_transport=stop_position + subway=yes +name=*) on the way | |
Stations
Each station is represented by several nodes/ways collected into a stop_area relation.
| Key | Value | Comment | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | public_transport | - | mandatory |
| public_transport | stop_area | - | mandatory |
| name | Name of the station | For example: Lake Merritt | mandatory |
| network | BART | - | mandatory |
| operator | San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District | - | mandatory |
| subway, monorail, light_rail | yes | The mode(s) that serve the station | optional |
Each station should have at a minimum:
| Element | Role | Recurrence? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| none | one | A single member representing the station as a whole, usually a node placed at the center of the station (see below) | |
| stop | one or more | public_transport=stop_position + subway=yes/monorail=yes/light_rail=yes on the tracks | |
| platform | one or more | public_transport=platform + subway=yes/monorail=yes/light_rail=yes next to the tracks | |
| none | one or more | railway=subway_entrance for each station entrance | |
Each relation has a single member tagged with public_transport=station that includes most of the infomation specific to the station as a whole.
| Key | Value | Comment | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|
| public_transport | station | - | mandatory |
| subway, monorail, light_rail | yes | The mode(s) that serve the station. At Millbrae, a different station co-located 25 meters away tagged train=yes represents an intermodal correspondence with Caltrain. | mandatory |
| name | Name of the station | For example: Lake Merritt | mandatory |
| alt_name | Other common names | Some stations use different spellings on signs inside and outside the stations, on maps, and on schedules. Include them here. | recommended |
| network | BART | - | mandatory |
| operator | San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District | - | mandatory |
| railway | station | - | mandatory |
| station | subway, monorail, light_rail | Most BART stations are subway; the Oakland Airport Connector is monorail, and the Antioch extension is light_rail | mandatory |
| toilets | yes, no | - | recommended |
| wheelchair | yes, limited | All BART stations should be wheelchair accessible | recommended |
Routes
(Note: BART is currently operating on a somewhat different route pattern than normal due to construction on the Transbay Tube. The routes currently mapped represent the current service pattern, whereas the table below represents the normal service pattern and is out of date.)
| Line | Opening Year / Rerouted | Termini | Stations | Length (km) | Master Relation | Relations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond - Milbrae/SFO Line |
1972 | Richmond | SFO or Millbrae | 24 | 44.6 | 2851513 2851513 | 2851511 2851511 2851509 2851509 2851613 2851613 2851612 2851612 |
| Berryessa/North San José - Daly City Line |
1972 and 2020 | Berryessa/North San José | Daly City | 19 | 78.6 | 2851729 2851729 | 2851726 2851726 2851728 2851728 |
| Berryessa/North San José - Richmond Line |
1972 and 2020 | Berryessa/North San José | Richmond | 18 | 74.3 | 2851514 2851514 | 2851512 2851512 2851510 2851510 |
| Dublin/Pleasanton - Daly City Line, Dublin/Pleasanton - MacArthur Line (Sundays) |
1972 | Dublin/Pleasanton | Daly City or MacArthur (Sundays) | 31 | 63.0 | 2851730 2851730 | 2851725 2851725 2851727 2851727 9315474 9315474 9315475 9315475 |
| SFO/Millbrae - Antioch Line |
1972, 2018 and 2021 | SFO or Millbrae | Antioch | 28 | 98.4 | 2827687 2827687 | 2827683 2827683 2827686 2827686 2827684 2827684 2827685 2827685 8237283 8237283 8129097 8129097 |
| Oakland International Airport Line |
2014 | Oakland Coliseum (OAC) | Oakland International Airport (OAK) | 2 | 5.0 | 4829982 4829982 | 4740795 4740795 4829981 4829981 |