West Dublin/Pleasanton BART Station to Open on Saturday

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Posted: Saturday, February 19, 2011 12:00 am | Updated: 11:19 am, Fri Feb 18, 2011.

West Dublin/Pleasanton BART Station to Open on Saturday Ron McNicoll The Independent

BART will open its $106 million West Dublin/Pleasanton station to the public on Feb. 19. Two parking ramps near it have capacity for a total of 1190 vehicles.

The opening will be one day after officials gather at the station for ceremonies to dedicate the station. Reps. Jerry McNerney and John Garamendi, Supervisor Scott Haggerty and BART area representative John McPartland are expected be among the dignitaries.

The parking lots are the big feature welcomed by Valley commuters and those to the East who have seen the lots and ramp for the East Dublin/ Pleasanton station fill up by 7:30 a.m. on weekdays.

The new station also will attract riders from north of Dublin along Interstate 680. Those drivers skipped the East Dublin/Pleasanton station, because they didn’t want to double back to the east from their westward destination, said transportation planning officials.