History of Richmond | Richmond, CA – Official Website

Transportation Transportation Center. Richmond is a central transportation hub in the Bay Area, with two Interstate freeways (Interstates 80 and 580), two railroads (Santa Fe and Southern Pacific), a deepwater shipping port, several AC Transit local bus lines, and Bay Area-wide rapid transit and USA-wide passenger rail service from the combined BART and AMTRAK station located in the heart of …

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