12th Street Oakland City Center station


12th Street/Oakland City Center is an underground Bay Area Rapid Transit station located under Broadway between 11th Street and 14th Street in Downtown Oakland, adjacent to the Oakland City Center. It is the second-busiest BART station in both Oakland and the East Bay, and the 6th busiest BART station overall, with a daily ridership of approximately in.

Station layout

The concourse mezzanine is on the first level underground. An island platform and two main tracks for northbound trains are on the second level, with a side platform with one track for southbound trains are on the third level downstairs. The station has red brickwork, contrasting with the blue of nearby 19th Street Oakland station.
The station has eight public entrances: two at 11th Street, three at 13th Street, and two at 14th Street (one to Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, plus one from the belowground plaza of Oakland City Center near 13th Street.