[13][14] The WP reduced service on the line to one daily train (the Scenic Limited) during the 1930s, but added the Exposition Flyer in 1939.

[18][19][20] The Zephyrette was discontinued in October 1960, ending Western Pacific service to Hayward and other East Bay local stops not served by the California Zephyr.

[23] The Southern Pacific Railroad had a separate Hayward station to the west of the downtown area.

The city had initially wanted the line to be built in the median of the Foothill Freeway – which itself was never constructed – north of the WP alignment.

[30][31] AC Transit bus service began serving Hayward station when it opened.

[34] AC Transit resumed service over the bridge in March 2003, operating its route M between Castro Valley and Hillsdale via Hayward.

[36][37][38] A transit-oriented development (TOD) project, which replaced the surface parking lots on the northeast and south sides of the station, was completed in 1998.

It included a parking garage, townhomes, a new city hall, and a Greyhound Lines bus station.