Located near San Pablo Avenue and Interstate 80, it serves as a regional transit hub for local AC Transit bus services, and for commuter feeder services from Solano, Napa, and Marin Counties in the North Bay plus western Contra Costa County.

[5] As with El Cerrito Plaza station, the escalator walls feature tile mosaics by Alfonso Pardiñas.

[12] It also included the installation of El Cerrito Homes, two porcelain tile murals by artist Kyungmi Shin.

[13] BART developed a station improvement plan in 2004 to create a transit village in the surrounding area.

[18][19] Flixbus intercity bus service and a California Department of Public Health employee shuttle also serve the station.