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New Warm Springs BART Station Opens In 2 Weeks
Service will extend an extra 5.4 miles into South Fremont. The Milpitas station, which hooks into the VTA rail line, opens later this year.
FREMONT, CA — Great news, Fremont! BART’s Warm Springs Extension will open for service on Saturday, March 25.
The 5.4-mile extension connects the current Fremont Station to the new Warm Springs/South Fremont Station.
The new station includes 2,082 parking spots, including 42 electric car charging stations. Many are covered with solar panels.
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Both A/C Transit and VTA will provide bus service from the station.
“This will be history in the making,” said BART Director Tom Blalock. “This will bring BART service to the residents of fast growing south Fremont. They’ll have a reliable, environmentally-responsible alternative to driving on the sometime nightmarish Nimitz Freeway.”
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BART will host an Opening Celebration Friday, March 24, 10 a.m. - noon. Anyone interested in seeing the new station is invited to attend. The station is located at 45193 Warm Springs Blvd.
The Milpitas BART station is expected to open for service later this year. That station will conntect to both bus service and VTA rail for public transportation throughout Silicon Valley.
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