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Nostalgia & History > When did BART open 3rd track thru downtown Oakland?Date: 11/04/18 15:33 When did BART open 3rd track thru downtown Oakland? Author: timz Most likely 1980 or 1981 -- anyone know for sure,
and is there a newspaper or other source to point to? Date: 11/04/18 23:39 Re: When did BART open 3rd track thru downtown Oakland? Author: SN711 1984.
Construction of the "KE" (K-Line Extension) track was proposed as part of the 5 year plan in 1980 and was completed in 1984, after sources of funding were found for the various extension programs. I believe the track is now referred to as the MX/CX track. Source: "BART" by Michael Healy Gary Date: 11/05/18 05:21 Re: When did BART open 3rd track thru downtown Oakland? Author: atsf121 That's interesting, I thought it was just part of the original construction. Were the stations in downtown Oakland built with the assumption that another level would be built underneath (I'm assuming that's the third line)?
Nathan Date: 11/05/18 06:20 Re: dwntown Oakland Author: timz 12th St and 19th St were built with room for the third track, on the upper level, but no track installed.
Date: 11/05/18 13:31 Re: dwntown Oakland Author: SN711 The station platforms and the tunnels for the third track were built as part of the original construction but were left trackless until extra capacity was needed and associated funding could be found.
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