BART Connector To The Oakland Airport, By The Numbers

• 3.2: The number of miles BART's Oakland Airport Connector, an elevated transit line that will run from the Coliseum/Oakland Airport BART Station to the Oakland Airport, will travel
• 4: The number of minutes between arrivals of cars on this line
• 15: The number of minutes the Airport Connector trip is expected to take
• $484 million: The total cost of the project
• $11-13.5 million: How much BART expects it will cost to operate that line per year
• $3.1-$4.2 million The amount of fare revenue BART expects that line to generate in its first year of operation
• $6.8-$7.9 million: The shortfall BART expects on the Airport line in its first year of operation
• $6.5-$7.9 million: How much BART expects to make in fares on the line in its second year of operation
• $5.6-$7 million: How short BART expects the line to to fall in its second year
• $4: The extra fare riders pay to take BART to SFO
• $3, $4, $5 or $6: The extra fare riders might be charged to go to Oakland Airport
• 3,350: The number of people expected to take the Airport Connector line per day if fares are $4
• 3,290: The number of daily riders expected if fares are $5
• 3,250: The number of daily riders expected with a $6 fare
• 5/22/14: The day BART plans a community meeting to discuss Airport Connector fares
• 12/14 (maaaaaybe?): The date the Airport Connector might open. BART officials say it'll be up and running by the holidays, but they've declined to give a month or date.

All facts and figures from the SF Chronicle's Sky-high cost of BART Oakland Airport link, April 25, 2014