Dublin/Pleasanton BART Station

I’m a frequent rider and I get that Bart has it’s complications. However when I ask a simple question to the ladies behind the glass I DO NOT expect to be greeted with such rudeness. Nor when I ask the question should the lady sit there for a full 30 seconds staring me down to walk away. She even yelled at me as I walked away to get my ticket.
Seriously need to re-​evaluate (or TERMINATE) your crew. Next time I encounter this I’m going to get her name and update this.

About par for this course BART!
Oh and by the way, on the other end of this train is a sh*t smelling homeless man, or should I say crank head, half naked taking up about four seats.
In any event, good to see the Bart employees get to relax on a morning commute, shoes off, feet up on where people sit down everyday. No wonder BART had to change their seats because of negative gram bacteria. Get your act together BART…

Dont even try during commute times. We really need another train during commute hours to and from Dublin Pleasanton. The trains are so crowded most times I cannot even get a seat from the 1^st stop at Dublin/​Pleasanton station and nearly never get a seat from West Dublin station. When getting on the Dublin/​Pleasanton from Embarcadero it was so packed that I had 2 peoples armpits in my face and could not move. People are leaning on the doors despite the signs. They have no choice unless they miss a train. Yesterday, a woman squished herself on even though people were yelling «its already full» and she said I have to pickup my kids at day care by a certain time. So many safety hazards. It is really ridiculous. So many people have moved to the tri-​valley with all of the construction. BART needs to accomodate for that by adding another train!!!

This is the end of the line. It’s busy day and night. I don’t understand why Bart can’t extend the line to Livermore. People coming from the valley to the city, people going to the outlets, people coming from Santa Rita jail. It’s a mixed bag. The lot fills up so early in the morning. There’s no place to park.
I see people jumping the gates and sneaking in behind someone to exit all the time. The agents on duty can’t keep up. They make announcements, but these jerks just run or give them the finger. They’re too busy helping other people lined up with ticket problems and these fare skippers know this. They look at them and time it when they get busy.
Only two public restrooms. Just damn busy. Bart has money. They need to build a Livermore station. It’s not fair to the homeowners there who already pay a Bart tax. For what? There’s no Bart in Livermore.
This station has gotten so busy. The demographics are changing, so many people who are not originally from the U.S., and they have no sense of personal space. They just crowd you like sardines. But it still beats driving to the city.

5 stars for public transportation services. It’s perfect for getting into the city or going to a sports game at the Coliseum.
1 star for poor vehicles. When it is hot, they don’t have AC. When it is cold, the AC is blasting. I think they should have some kind of control system for all of their cars. I mean, they raise the prices, charge triple for parking compared to 3 years ago, and still have the same old cars/​trains. I understand why they can’t afford upgrades, due to their employees striking and wanting more money, however don’t make your customers pay for your employees salaries.

Overall pretty good station. Seems to be cleaner that a lot of others, especially for being the end of the line.
They have a good amount of ticket machines and I rarely have had to wait to purchase my ticket. If you’re on the early train it’s usually sitting there waiting for you.

This one seems a little cleaner than the other Bart stations. Being that this one is at the end of the line it is easier to find seating. Parking is $ 1 on weekdays until the evening.

Ride my bike to the Bart and lock it up inside. I’ll pick up a bike rental in the city so I don’t have to worry about it in the city.

Out of all the Bart Stations, this is one of the better ones. You probably won’t get mugged or assaulted out of this station, unlike the Oakland stations. Taxis are just out side and waiting if you don’t have a ride and there’s a nice curb area for waiting for pick up passengers. This is the end of the line, so you will always get a seat, even during commute hours. The ride into SF is easy, no train switching at all. There is a big parking structure to park and keep your car in the shade during the hot summer days. No free parking anymore, but where is there these days. I stay out in Dublin sometimes and this is a good way to get into SF. I rather get on here than drive closer and use one of the shitty stations in Oakland.

Moving up… today. the young lady in the booth actually made eye contact with me this morning. and smiled. no reason!
(different lady — but its always nice to start your day with a smile)
Thank you!

Bart stations are notorious for being dirty and sometimes dangerous. Dublin/​Pleasanton Bart Station isn’t like that, and is instead clean and safe, probably due to the fact that not too many people ride out to the end of the Blue Bart line. With that, there isn’t too much around here by walking distance except for office buildings and car dealerships. The general vicinity is pretty industrialized, as all the malls, shopping, and good Asian food is a 5 – 10 minutes’ drive away.
I usually Bart out here to visit my friends in the area, who then pick me up on the righthand-​side of the Bart station near the taxi-​pick up. Even during rush hour, there’s ample space for passenger pick up and drop off, without long congested queues of cars like other Bart stations. I never feel unsafe as I wait to get picked up as it’s well lit and there are many passengers/​taxi drivers nearby.

Years ago I took BART for the first time for a class field trip among two hundred other students. I felt so fortunate to be at the front of this crowded line only to discover that my card had been de-​magnetized and, after trying it a couple of times, this bottleneck moved her way to a BART employee in humiliation as everyone gazed at her in discontent. Have you seen busy, professionals upset at someone for holding up the line and now they may have possibly missed their train?! Well, it’s not a pretty sight! Traumatized by this experience, I haven’t used it since. That is… until now!
Each time I step foot onto BART, I’m reminded of Forrest Gump’s famous words: «Life is like a box of chocolate. You never know what you’re gonna get.» Indeed, I never know what new adventures I’ll embark on whenever I’m on BART. Will someone randomly serenade in a train full of people today? Will I be rudely greeted by someone’s BO? Or, is today the lucky day where we can all sit in peace?
Yes, BART is as efficient as… any other government-​operated institution, which isn’t saying much. It can be terribly unreliable at times, especially when it’s rainy or when a ‘medical emergency’ occurs. Be prepared to be delayed as long as 45 minutes on a stormy day as the BART conductor lyingly tells everyone the train will be ‘moving shortly’…Happy April Fool’s Day?!
There’ll also be days where you’re so tired at the end of the day, but can’t quite go home just yet because some jerk jammed the door by quickly sliding in as the doors were closing. During those days, trains will be delayed, lines will be long, and it could get so crowded that the gates may even be shut down.
And during the summertime, you’ll just be drenched in your own sweat because the AC conveniently decided to ‘breakdown’. Of course, it feels like 1000 degrees in a crowded, hot train!
Oh…but that’s not all! The elevator rarely works and the elevator breaks down almost every other day. Sometimes your ticket/​clipper card won’t work and when you ask for help the person at the help desk gives you the death glare!
But, you know what? Every once in a while, just for the heck of it, things sometimes do go your way. Like the time I thought I’d be late but BART decided to come a minute later. That’s one of the rare times where I was so happy that BART was delayed.
And, once in a blue moon, you’ll meet a BART employee who will restore your faith in humanity. Like that one time where I was short by $ 1 and didn’t have cash on me (and the credit card machine wasn’t working) the employee at the front actually «lent» me $ 1 to pay for the remaining balance. Who knew they’d have the heart to do that?
Sometimes I miss driving to work. I miss the quiet time I have to myself… just to contemplate about the mystery of the universe and not be bothered by strangers. But, now that I work in the City… BART is the next best thing (it definitely beats sitting in bumper to bumper traffic)! So, each time I take BART, I set my expectations low and prepare for the worst! That way I’m pleasantly surprised when things aren’t as bad!

One of the great things about living in Northern California is BART. Okay, stop laughing. It’s not particularly stinky or dirty, and it’s gets you where you’re going. They’ve even finally found a way to get to San Jose after 30+ years.
This would be the first time I’ve ever used BART, so everything from parking to buying tickets to finding the correct train would be a new experience. I’ve taken public transportation in New York City, Philadelphia, and Tokyo but this is different. I never had a car with me.
Thankfully, BART saved me money by not charging for parking on Saturday. That was helpful. There were a number of bus stops outside the parking lot, and we walked between a number of food kiosks, past the newspaper vending machines, and over on the north side, into the ticket counter and machines area.
The ticket machine was confusing. You don’t buy a ticket using starting and ending points, but by the amount. They had a piece of paper with the prices to destinations. It seemed oddly out of place for an organization that had been in business for so long.
I found a fare for $ 6.05 and wanted the round trip ticket, so I paid $ 12.10. I wasn’t exactly sure, but I bought too much in case we were sidetracked or needed to leave SF from a more expensive, further out starting point. You could start with $ 10 or $ 20 and add $ 1 or $ 0.05 at a time. It worked and spit out the ticket.
It wasn’t awful, though it all seemed worn. Getting through the gate was no big deal: put the ticket in the nearest slot, and it records the stripe’s information and spits it out the top, and releases the gate and you walk through to find the platform.
Since this station is at the end of the line, there is no question about which train to take. If you need to transfer to Richmond or Pittsburg, you do that at another station. If only it was so easy on the return trip – versatility is a multi-​edged sword.
Things worked, and that’s what’s important.

Oh BART. I love that you get me to San Francisco without having to drive through traffic. I really do. But you’re also so dirty. I can never leave without feeling like I am a walking petri dish of diseases.
But the jokes on me because I keep coming back to you.

I have now been «Bart-​ing» into work for over a year and I must say this Bart Station seems to be pretty good and clean. Rarely is anything broken or not working.
Parking can be a problem as there is simply not enough parking spaces for the amount of passengers this Bart station supports.
The platform is elevated above the freeway so if you are waiting for a bart train it is usually windy and a bit noisy up there. During the winter season waiting can sometimes be a bit miserable as you have all of this cold wind blowing on your face on top of the fact that it is already freezing.
One last honorable mention — if you take the after midnight Bart Train you might find yourself sitting with some recent guests of the county. Usually after midnight is when the local jail releases some of their guests back to society and Bart is how they travel back home.

The last station on the line. Always get a seat and very safe at night. I have many times come back from the city with my friends and kids and have no worries about the safety here.
Parking is very open and lighted. And there always seems to be the Dublin police around looking for DUI lawbreakers.
It’s about 55 minutes to the city FYI

There’s never parking here on weekday mornings unless you get there before 7 am. Instead, park on Arnold Rd and walk 15 min to the station.
The Dublin parking structure is bigger even though they’ve replaced a bunch of the parking spots on ground level with apartment buildings.
Reserved parking spots are free-​for-​all after 10 am. And if you want a reserved parking spot officially, good luck; waiting list for those are never-​ending.
Only $ 1 to park. Remember your parking spot number and pay at the ticket machines found to the side, after you pay and enter the station. Clipper card makes it easier to pay for those who ride BART often, supposedly. There’s also a lot of glitches with them.
Stations itself is pretty clean of any trash. Restroom near the back.
Weekend parking is free on the Pleasanton side, still a dollar on the Dublin side, something about it being a private lot.
The train itself is in its normal dirty, stinky, run-​down Bart condition, that makes u want to burn the clothes you were in and take a hot 2 hr shower afterwards. They’ve replaced some of the cars with newer, not-​as-​disgusting seats, but most cars are still the old germy ones. With the ongoing union strikes of greedy Bart workers, the train schedule is also unpredictable. Every ticket booth agent (across several stations) I’ve talked with have either been unhelpful, rude, or unpleasant.

It’s so fun to ride BART’s old train cars with people sneezing on you, operators mumbling stops and circling pay parking lots for hours looking for a space. Forget about using a restroom…
I don’t know how this moving turd stays in business, but BART needs to get with the program. New cars, automated station announcements, better parking and user-​friendly stations would be a starting point.
As for the Dublin/​Pleasanton Station… brilliant move building more crappy apartments with fake Italian village names while killing the parking lots. I was so pissed off one morning when I arrived at 6:50 AM to find NO parking!
BART rhymes with FART… both stink! 1.2 weak Unilocal stars for one of the worst public transit systems in the U.S.

My absolute favorite BART station to use besides Pleasant Hill/​WC. It is so easy to get to this BART station. The parking garage is nice and very close to the station. Choose this over the West Dublin station. It’s only one extra stop and not ghetto like the West Dublin Bart.
Oh and most of the BART trains now have new seats in them, thank goodness!

This is a great BART station. There is plenty of parking (and the fee is only $ 1!), it is incredibly clean (especially compared to some of the other stations I have visited), and since it is the first stop headed into the city, you will always get your choice of seat.
There are tons of ticket machines and they are simple to use, so the lines move quickly. Round trip into SF is about $ 11 – 12 bucks, so it is really reasonable and a much better choice than driving and trying to park.
The bathrooms could use a little work, but other than that, this is a good station.