Transbay BART network

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The Transbay BART network is the portion of the Bay Area Rapid Transit system that carries trains through the Transbay Tube between San Francisco and the East Bay, forming a critical regional rail link under San Francisco Bay.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public transit infrastructure
rail transport network
alternativeTo San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge road traffic
carries BART passenger trains
connectsCity San Francisco NERFINISHED
connectsRegion East Bay NERFINISHED
connectsToLine BART Blue Line (Dublin/Pleasanton–Daly City) NERFINISHED
BART Green Line (Berryessa/North San José–Daly City) NERFINISHED
BART Orange Line (Richmond–Berryessa/North San José) NERFINISHED
BART Red Line (Richmond–Millbrae) NERFINISHED
BART Yellow Line (Antioch–SFO/Millbrae) NERFINISHED
connectsUnder San Francisco Bay NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses San Francisco Bay NERFINISHED
electrification third rail 1000 V DC
enables transbay commuting between San Francisco and East Bay
hasDailyRidershipRole highest-volume segment of BART
hasKeyStation Embarcadero station NERFINISHED
Montgomery Street station NERFINISHED
West Oakland station NERFINISHED
hasSection East Bay approach tracks
San Francisco approach tracks
Transbay Tube NERFINISHED
infrastructureType subaqueous rail corridor
isBottleneckFor BART system capacity
isCriticalLinkFor Bay Area regional transit NERFINISHED
isUnderground true
locatedIn San Francisco Bay Area
openedWithStructure Transbay Tube NERFINISHED
openedYearApprox 1974
operatedBy Bay Area Rapid Transit District NERFINISHED
owner Bay Area Rapid Transit District NERFINISHED
partOf Bay Area Rapid Transit NERFINISHED
primaryFunction regional rail link between San Francisco and East Bay
safetyConcern earthquake risk in Bay Area
safetySystem automatic train control
state California, United States
surface form: California
subjectOf capacity expansion studies
second transbay rail crossing proposals
systemType heavy rail
trackGauge 1676 mm
5 ft 6 in
usedFor commuter rail service
intercity regional travel
usesStructure Transbay Tube NERFINISHED

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BART Transbay Zone 1 networkSegment Transbay BART network
Union City station connectsRegion Transbay BART network
this entity surface form: San Francisco Peninsula (via Transbay Tube connections)