Hercules station
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Hercules station (officially the Hercules Regional Intermodal Transit Center) is a proposed intermodal infill train station and ferry terminal in Hercules, California in Contra Costa County.[1] It is to be the first direct Amtrak-to-ferry transit hub in the San Francisco Bay Area and will be constructed in between the existing Template:Amtk and Template:Amtk stations.[2][3][4] By July 2018, three of the station's six construction phases had been complete, including street at Bay Trail approaches. However, no proposed opening date has yet been announced by the City of Hercules.
Overview
The station site at Hercules Point, adjacent to Bayfront Boulevard in Hercules, is the subject of a redevelopment effort of the city of Hercules as an office, residential Transit-oriented development (TOD), and intermodal transit hub with a corresponding WestCat bus station and Water Transit Authority ferry terminal. The buses would provide feeder service from the surrounding communities of Pinole, Rodeo, El Sobrante, Crockett, Tara Hills, and Richmond.
Rail
The station will also host a future Amtrak station. The Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority granted the station candidate status in February 2020.[5] The governing body of San Joaquin services are studying adding Hercules as an additional stop since 2020[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"..[6]
Ferry
The ferry will take approximately 42 minutes to San Francisco.[7] Ridership was projected at 1,022 passengers per day by the year 2025. The route will run between this terminal and the San Francisco Ferry Building where passengers may walk, bike or take Muni or BART to nearby job centers in the city's downtown Financial District.
Transit village
A bike and pedestrian friendly community will be built up around the hub to connect it to existing housing in the nearby Refugio and Central neighborhoods.[8] It will feature 220 live/work dwellings in addition to 490,000 sq. ft. (45,522m2) of office, retail (including restaurants and cafes), and public space.[7]
Funding
The funding for this project is being coordinated by partnerships and cooperation between the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority, the City of Hercules, and WETA. Funds will be collected from various sources including the Federal Ferryboat Discretionary Fund, Contra Costa County Measure J Sales Tax, Transit Impact Fees, and farebox revenue.[7]
The WETA report indicates that "construction costs for the project are substantially higher compared to other projects due to large mudflats requiring extensive pier and dredging work to access the site."[9]
An additional $30.8M state grant was announced in April, 2023.[10]
References
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- ↑ Waterfront plan could be headed to ballot in Hercules Template:Webarchive, by Tom Lochner, July 1, 2008, access date July 11, 2008
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External links
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- Amtrak stations in Contra Costa County, California
- Ferry terminals in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Hercules, California
- Future Amtrak stations in the United States
- Proposed public transportation in the San Francisco Bay Area
- San Francisco Bay Trail