12th Street Oakland City Center station

12th St/Oakland
A Richmond-bound Red Line train at the station in 2024
General information
Location	1245 Broadway Oakland, California
Coordinates	37°48′13″N 122°16′19″W / 37.803608°N 122.272006°W / 37.803608; -122.272006
Line(s)	BART K-Line
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	AC Transit: 6, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20, 29, 33, 40, 51A, 72, 72M, 72R, 88, 96, 611, 800, 801, 802, 805, 840, 851
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Lockers and racks available
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Gerald McCue & Associates[1]
History
Opened	September 11, 1972 (1972-09-11)[2]
Rebuilt	1980–1986
Previous names	Oakland City Center/12th Street (until c. 2008)
Passengers
2024	5,139 (weekday average)[3]
Services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station Lake Merritt toward Berryessa/​North San José Orange Line 19th Street Oakland toward Richmond West Oakland toward Millbrae Red Line West Oakland toward San Francisco International Airport or Millbrae Yellow Line 19th Street Oakland toward Antioch via Pittsburg/​Bay Point Preceding station AC Transit Following station Uptown Transit Center Terminus Tempo Harrison towards San Leandro BART
Location

12th Street/Oakland City Center station (signed as 12th St/Oakland) is an underground Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station located under Broadway between 12th Street and 14th Street in Downtown Oakland, adjacent to the Oakland City Center. The station has three underground levels, with tracks on the second and third levels. It is served by the Red Line, Orange Line, and Yellow Line, as well as by AC Transit buses on the surface.

Oakland City Center/12th Street station opened in 1972 as part of the first section of BART. In 1980–1986, the KE Track project added the third track to the station. From 1992 to 2002, and 2004 to 2010, it was the timed transfer point between northbound trains. Tempo bus rapid transit service began in 2020.