The station opened on May 22 , 1995 as a replacement for 16th Street Station , which had been severely damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake . A building next to the old station was used as the rail station until August 5 , 1994 . Southern Pacific 's downtown station on the north side of 1st Street between Franklin Street and Broadway was a passenger stop until 1960
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
Oakland – Jack London Square station