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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| San Francisco Peninsula (via Transbay Tube connections) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
San Francisco Peninsula (via Transbay Tube connections)