TheOrange Line is aBay Area Rapid Transit (BART) line in theSan Francisco Bay Area that runs betweenBerryessa/North San José station andRichmond station. It has 21 stations inSan Jose,Milpitas,Fremont,Union City,Hayward,San Leandro,Oakland,Berkeley,El Cerrito, andRichmond. It is the only one of the five primary BART services that does not run through theTransbay Tube to San Francisco; however, it shares tracks with the four other primary services in the East Bay.
The Orange Line was the first BART line to open. Initial services betweenMacArthur andFremont stations began on September 11, 1972, with full service extending toRichmond beginning on January 29, 1973.[2]
The line would not see any major changes for another 45 years, until the start of theSilicon Valley BART extension. The first phase of the project extended the line toWarm Springs/South Fremont station in March 2017,[3][4] the second phase addedBerryessa/North San José andMilpitas stations in June 2020.[5][6]
The Orange Line runs primarily north-south through the East Bay. It uses theR-Line betweenRichmond station and just north ofMacArthur station, theK-Line between MacArthur and theOakland Wye, theA-Line between the Wye andFremont station, and theS-Line between Fremont andBerryessa/North San José station. Most sections are at-grade or elevated; the line runs through tunnels in downtown Berkeley, downtown Oakland, and underLake Elizabeth.
| Station | Jurisdiction | County | Opened | Other BART lines |
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| Richmond | Richmond | Contra Costa | January 29, 1973 |  Red Line |
| El Cerrito del Norte | El Cerrito | |||
| El Cerrito Plaza | ||||
| North Berkeley | Berkeley | Alameda | ||
| Downtown Berkeley | ||||
| Ashby | ||||
| MacArthur | Oakland | September 11, 1972 | Red Line Yellow Line | |
| 19th Street Oakland | ||||
| 12th Street Oakland City Center | ||||
| Lake Merritt |  Blue Line Green Line | |||
| Fruitvale | ||||
| Coliseum |  Oakland Airport ConnectorBlue LineGreen Line | |||
| San Leandro | San Leandro | Blue LineGreen Line | ||
| Bay Fair | ||||
| Hayward | Hayward | Green Line | ||
| South Hayward | ||||
| Union City | Union City | |||
| Fremont | Fremont | |||
| Warm Springs/South Fremont | March 25, 2017 | |||
| Milpitas | Milpitas | Santa Clara | June 13, 2020 | |
| Berryessa/North San José | San Jose |
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