El Cerrito del Norte station

El Cerrito del Norte
Bay Area Rapid Transit
A elevated concrete and glass railway station seen from below
El Cerrito del Norte station in March 2021
General information
Location6400 Cutting Boulevard
El Cerrito, California
Coordinates37°55′31″N 122°19′01″W / 37.925183°N 122.316939°W / 37.925183; -122.316939
Line(s)BART R-Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport AC Transit
Bus transport Golden Gate Transit
Bus transport SolTrans
Bus transport VINE
Bus transport WestCAT
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking2,198 spaces
Bicycle facilities28 lockers
AccessibleYes
ArchitectDeMars & Wells[1]
Architectural styleBrutalist
Other information
Station codeBART: DELN
History
OpenedJanuary 29, 1973
Rebuilt2017–March 29, 2021
Passengers
20243,384 (weekday average)[2]
Services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station
El Cerrito Plaza Orange Line Richmond
Terminus
El Cerrito Plaza
toward Millbrae
Red Line
Location
Map

El Cerrito del Norte station (Spanish for "The Little Hill of the North") is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station located on Cutting Boulevard in El Cerrito, California. The station is served by the Orange and Red lines. Located near San Pablo Avenue and Interstate 80, it serves as a regional transit hub for local AC Transit bus services, and for commuter feeder services from Solano, Napa, and Marin Counties in the North Bay plus western Contra Costa County. Opened in 1973, the station was renovated in 2017–2021 to add additional elevators, stairs, and lobby space.

The station features large parking areas throughout, including surface parking and a four-story parking garage on the east side. There are also reserved bicycle lockers and open air racks available.[3] There is a kiss and ride and taxi zone on the east side of the station.[3] The Ohlone Greenway runs through the station area.

  1. ^ Cerny, Susan Dinkelspiel (2007). An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area (1st ed.). Layton, UT: Gibbs Smith. pp. 501–502. ISBN 978-1-58685-432-4. OCLC 85623396.
  2. ^ "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. June 2024.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference plan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).