Installation work to begin Friday, July 11 for Next Generation Fare Gates at Castro Valley Station

The installation of Next Generation Fare Gates is scheduled to begin Friday, July 11 at Castro Valley Station. The process is expected to take approximately three weeks to complete. 

During construction, there will be a barrier around the existing station gates.  Riders will use two temporary accessible gates to enter and exit Castro Valley Station.  Both gates are located next to the Station Agent Booth. When facing the booth from the non-paid area of the station, the fare gate to your right is used to enter the station and the fare gate to your left is used to exit. A carpet will be installed immediately before the entrance to each temporary gate to make the gates easier to locate for riders with visual impairments.

The work will not delay train service, but riders may experience a few extra minutes wait to pass through the temporary fare gates during peak travel hours.

The latest work comes after BART has successfully installed Next Generation Fare Gates at 40 other stations across the system. All 50 BART stations will have new fare gates by the end of 2025. You can learn more about BART’s Next Generation Fare Gate project here.