19th Street/Oakland Station Modernization

completed projects

BART held a ribbon cutting to celebrate the completion of the modernization project at 19th Street Station in January 2023. The project upgraded 19th Street/Oakland BART Station with improvements that will expand station capacity, reduce crowding, improve access, save energy, reduce fare evasion, and enhance the customer experience. Building off of BART's 2014 Station Modernization Plan, BART made the following upgrades: Renovate and re-open the Public Restrooms on the Concourse level (Grand reopening took place in February 2022) Replaced existing light fixtures with energy-efficient LED lighting throughout station; the entire station is now brightly lit Installed new glass railings and fare barriers creating a more modern and welcoming look; the staircase glass barriers replaced brick walls and thus removed hidden corners, enhancing the safety and cleanliness of the stairwells Reconfigured the concourse from three paid areas into one continuous paid area making moving throughout the station and locating the open restroom easier Installed a new fare gate array in the south end enclosing existing concourse to platform elevator into the paid area Expanded the fare paid area at the north end of the station, including a new station agent booth and new fare gates Added a new north end platform elevator Repaired terrazzo flooring and ceramic wall tiles Expanded interior bike parking and addition of bike stair channels to roll bikes up and down staircases Added new public art installations throughout station Three artists created art light boxes to make the stairwells lighter and brighter. Artists featured at 19th Street Station: Ron M. Saunders, San Francisco Phillip Hua, San Francisco Lisa and Hailey Banks, Chico (formerly of San Francisco) Julio Martinez, San Francisco Merge Conception Design: Los Angeles 19th Street/Oakland BART Station Improvements Summary Sheet These improvements are funded by State of California Proposition 1B funds, BART Measure RR funds, Caltrans (STIP) funds, Alameda CTC Measure BB funds, and a Federal Department of Transportation TIGER Grant, as part of the broader GO Uptown project with the City of Oakland.

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