Union City station


Union City is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station serving Union City, California. The station sits near Decoto Road east of Alvarado-Niles Road, directly behind James Logan High School's campus. Local bus service is provided by Union City Transit and AC Transit.

History

Service at the station began on September 11, 1972. The fare lobby features tile mosaics designed by Jean Varda and constructed by Alfonso Pardiñas. Temporary parking spaces were constructed in 2006, and opened in the Summer of 2007. In May 2011, developers, Union City and BART officials unveiled the first residential housing project inside the city/transit agency-specified redevelopment district.
The station underwent construction through 2016 to create a second entrance on the other side of the station. The new eastern station entrance will entail remodeling of the station's platforms and lobby, new bus stop shelters will be built near the entrance, and a pedestrian bridge will be built to connect the East plaza, the opening of this phase will happen at a future date. The BART station building facade has been completely renovated and overhauled facelift which lends it an airy feeling similar to SFO station.
A commuter rail platform for existing Capitol Corridor and proposed Dumbarton Rail Corridor services was proposed in 2008. However by 2019 the Capitol Corridor was planned to be rerouted over the operationally parallel Union Pacific Coast Line.