# Blue Line (BART)

The Blue Line is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) line in the San Francisco Bay Area that runs between Dublin/Pleasanton station and Daly City station. It has 18 stations in Dublin, Pleasanton, Castro Valley, San Leandro, Oakland, San Francisco, and Daly City.
The Blue Line shares much of its track with other BART services. The eastern segment which is unique to it is located in the median of Interstate 580, as are its three unique stations of Castro Valley, West Dublin/Pleasanton, and Dublin/Pleasanton.

## History

Of BART's five primary rapid transit services, the Blue Line was the most recent to open. Service began when the Dublin/Pleasanton extension opened on May 10, 1997. The West Dublin/​Pleasanton infill station was added to the line on February 19, 2011.

### SFO/Millbrae extension service

When the SFO/Millbrae extension opened on June 22, 2003, BART extended the Blue Line to SFO. BART truncated the Blue Line back to Daly City and rerouted the Yellow Line to San Francisco International Airport in its place on February 9, 2004. San Mateo County is not a member of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, so SamTrans funded the county's BART service. When the extension's lower-than-expected ridership caused SamTrans to accrue deficits, BART agreed to SamTrans' request to operate only this line south of Daly City effective September 12, 2005.
SamTrans and BART reached an agreement in February 2007 in which SamTrans would transfer control and financial responsibility of the SFO/Millbrae extension to BART, in return for BART receiving additional fixed funding from SamTrans and other sources. BART has since again increased service south of Daly City, but this line now terminates at Daly City.
Blue Line's south-of-Daly City service :
| Date of change | Service pattern |
| June 22, 2003 | Daly City–SFO |
| February 9, 2004 | none |
| September 12, 2005 | Daly City–SFO/Millbrae |
| January 1, 2008 | Daly City–Millbrae (evenings/weekends) |
| September 14, 2009 | none |

### 2019–2022 changes

On February 11, 2019, the Blue Line began operating between MacArthur station and Dublin/Pleasanton station on Sundays. The change was to allow single-tracking in the Market Street subway during electrical work, with only the Yellow Line running through the Transbay Tube to serve San Francisco.
Sunday service to San Francisco and Daly City resumed on February 16, 2020. From February 16, 2020 to September 13, 2020, and again from March 22, 2021 to August 1, 2021, trains terminated at Montgomery station during single-tracking work. From September 14, 2020 to March 21, 2021, and again from August 2, 2021 onwards, trains terminate at 24th Street Mission during single-tracking work.

## Stations

| Station | Jurisdiction | County | Opened | Other BART lines |
| Dublin/​Pleasanton | Dublin / Pleasanton | Alameda | May 10, 1997 | |
| West Dublin/​Pleasanton | Dublin / Pleasanton | Alameda | February 19, 2011 | |
| Castro Valley | Castro Valley | Alameda | May 10, 1997 | |
| Bay Fair | San Leandro | Alameda | September 11, 1972 | Green Line Orange Line |
| San Leandro | San Leandro | Alameda | September 11, 1972 | Green Line Orange Line |
| Coliseum | Oakland | Alameda | September 11, 1972 | Oakland Airport Connector Green Line Orange Line |
| Fruitvale | Oakland | Alameda | September 11, 1972 | Green Line Orange Line |
| Lake Merritt | Oakland | Alameda | September 11, 1972 | Green Line Orange Line |
| West Oakland | Oakland | Alameda | September 16, 1974 | Green Line Red Line Yellow Line |
| Embarcadero | San Francisco | San Francisco | May 27, 1976 | Green Line Red Line Yellow Line |
| Montgomery Street | San Francisco | San Francisco | November 5, 1973 | Green Line Red Line Yellow Line |
| Powell Street | San Francisco | San Francisco | November 5, 1973 | Green Line Red Line Yellow Line |
| Civic Center/​UN Plaza | San Francisco | San Francisco | November 5, 1973 | Green Line Red Line Yellow Line |
| 16th Street Mission | San Francisco | San Francisco | November 5, 1973 | Green Line Red Line Yellow Line |
| 24th Street Mission | San Francisco | San Francisco | November 5, 1973 | Green Line Red Line Yellow Line |
| Glen Park | San Francisco | San Francisco | November 5, 1973 | Green Line Red Line Yellow Line |
| Balboa Park | San Francisco | San Francisco | November 5, 1973 | Green Line Red Line Yellow Line |
| Daly City | Daly City | San Mateo | November 5, 1973 | Green Line Red Line Yellow Line |