San Leandro (BART station)
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San Leandro is a Bay Area Rapid Transit
Bay Area Rapid Transit
Bay Area Rapid Transit is a rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area. The heavy-rail public transit and subway system connects San Francisco with cities in the East Bay and suburbs in northern San Mateo County. BART operates five lines on of track with 44 stations in four counties...

 station
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....

 located near the downtown area of San Leandro, California
San Leandro, California
San Leandro is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is considered a suburb of Oakland and San Francisco. The population was 84,950 as of 2010 census. The climate of the city is mild throughout the year.-Geography and water resources:...

. It is the busiest station in the city and is also one of the busiest in the East Bay
East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)
The East Bay is a commonly used, informal term for the lands on the eastern side of the San Francisco Bay, in the San Francisco Bay Area, in California, United States...

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The station consists of two elevated side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

s with the concourse mezzanine at ground level.

Service at this station began on September 11, 1972..
This station is in BART District 3 and is represented by Bob Franklin
Bob Franklin (politician)
Bob Franklin is an elected member of the Bay Area Rapid Transit District Board of Directors. He represents District 3 which covers the communities of Kensington, Piedmont, San Leandro, San Lorenzo and portions of Berkeley, Oakland, Hayward and Castro Valley. He was elected on November 2, 2004...

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Bus services is provided 24 hours a day by AC Transit with local, rapid, school, and all nighter services. There is also the free LINKS shuttle
San Leandro LINKS
San Leandro LINKS or West San Leandro Shuttle usually referred to simply as the Links Bus is a free public transit service in San Leandro, California.-Service:...

that loops around San Leandro from the station during commute hours.

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