West Dublin / Pleasanton 

6427 Golden Gate Dr, Pleasanton, CA 94588

West Dublin / Pleasanton is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station on the Dublin / Pleasanton–Daly City line, situated on the northwestern Livermore Valley median ofI-580 on the Dublin and Pleasanton border. It was an infill station and opened 14 years after the rest of the line in 2011.

The station has a single platform on the island at the highway travel lanes level. Over the platform is the fare mezzanine and tracks. It is linked by pedestrian bridges on both sides of the station to a pair of parking garages and the development around it.

In the late 1980s, original plans called for a West Dublin station with an East Dublin station near the Hacienda Business Park to be added later; however, the decision was reversed by the early 1990s, and only Dublin / Pleasanton station was opened in 1997. In April 1998, BART began talks with LaSalle Partners to build a private-funded West Dublin / Pleasanton station, and a deal was signed the following year. Groundbreaking for the station took place on 29 September 2006.] The station was initially scheduled to be completed in 2009 but was delayed due to structural issues with the pedestrian bridges. The $106 million station opened on 19 February 2011, funded largely by private money and revenues from proposed transit-oriented development (TOD) on adjacent BART land. Dublin / Pleasanton station is the region’s main bus terminal; only four WHEELS routes serve West Dublin / Pleasanton. Park at the north parking garage on routes 30R and 503; park at routes 3 and 53 on Stoneridge Mall Road near the parking garage south. This is one of the line’s newest BART stations, and it’s still pretty modern and well-kept. Unlike many other stations, the bathrooms are usually available.

At the station, of course, as in many other BART stations, there is a parking fee. It’s common for BART riders to Uber here, which is much more convenient for many. It’s also very difficult to get a parking space after 7 am.