San Leandro station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station located off Davis Street (Route 61/122) in downtown San Leandro, California. The station has two elevated side platforms, with the faregates at ground level. The station is served by the Orange, Green, and Blue lines.

History

The BART Board approved the name "San Leandro" in December 1965. The station opened on September 11, 1972 – part of the first BART line. Due to a national strike that year by elevator constructors, elevator construction on the early stations was delayed. Elevators at most of the initial stations, including San Leandro, were completed in the months following the opening.

Construction of transit-oriented development (TOD) to replace one of the surface parking lots at the station began in late 2014. The project, which included 200 residential units and 6,000 square feet (560 m) of commercial space, was completed in two phases in 2017 and 2019. As of 2024, BART indicates "significant market, local support, and/or implementation barriers" that must be overcome to allow additional TOD on the remaining parking lots at the station. Such development would not begin until at least the mid-2030s.

Bus connections

Like most BART stations, San Leandro station is served by AC Transit local buses, municipal circulators, and medical shuttles:

• AC Transit: Tempo, 10, 75, 85, 89, 801
• San Leandro LINKS: North Loop, South Loop
• Kaiser Permanente: San Leandro Medical Center shuttle

A busway is located on the east side of the station. A five-month project to renovate the busway for Tempo bus rapid transit service began in August 2019.

See also

• List of Bay Area Rapid Transit stations