Oakland airport rail link approved

Sunday, 17 May 2009 05:15

The 3.2 mile airport connector would transport passengers on an elevated track that bypasses street traffic and would cost as much as much as $552 million

The automated Oakland airport connector would replace the shuttle bus service, known as AirBART, which runs on surface streets and can be slowed by congestion. The goal is to have the airport link running by 2013.

It would be the second Bay Area airport, after San Francisco, to be linked to BART.

 Oakland International Airport
The round-trip fare would cost $12 under the current plan. The price doesn't include the BART fare to and from the Coliseum Station.

Officials are anticipating that 4,350 people a day would use the connector by 2020.

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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