Nice town ..Berkeley ..sunny quiet ..depends ..charm ..college campus ..high school work ..what…read more..China maybe haha next life ..no idea

Date: 1/14/2020 12:54 PM 55° Clear…read more The last time I got off at the Ashby Station was over 40 years ago. I ride BART, but not everyday. I'm more of an AC passenger if I have to rely on public transportation. Today I was meeting up with a high school classmate of mine for lunch in Berkeley. Ashby BART, 1:00 PM, corner of Martin Luther King Jr Way and Ashby. This station is okay...eerily quiet. I don't know what it is, but I had the "heebie, jeebie" in this station. It seems as though very few people use this station to ride BART to their destination. I usually can find the exit, but I got somewhat twisted in trying to get to the upper level to exit this station. Once I exited to the parking lot, I wasn't sure which direction to head to the meeting corner. I'm glad that my classmate called me to see where I was. Then there was a stranger (and a gentleman at that) who happened to be walking in the parking lot. He was headed in the same direction of my destination. I asked if I could walk along with him. He said okay. I thanked him for helping me out. When my classmate dropped me off, she told me to be careful and vigilant of my surroundings. The return trip on BART to Downtown Oakland from this station was somewhat weird. I had some guy standing about three feet to the left of me talking to himself - about breaking a leg. I did not feel comfortable because there was hardly anybody on the platform but two other people. I believe the next time I meet her for lunch in Berkeley, she can pick me up from the North Berkeley Station, which is a better and cleaner station.

I'm back. So this time, I got an actual representative. Her…read morename is Kaliscia (like that GOT character) At first she was a little bit of an attitude, words were kind of rough like- 'It doesn't matter' 'You need to put money in it' I was of course confuse. Then she slowed down and explained to me even tho my dad have a senior clipper card he still needs to upload money into the card to use (since he's a senior he gets a discount rate), but if he's looking for the free Muni clipper card, I need to fill out another form on SFMTA, and get approval. So yeah, after a few minutes of asking, she gave me the answer I was looking for and needed to proceed to help my dad for Free Senior Clipper card. I submitted the form, so now I have to wait for SFMTA approval.

If the people running Clipper had any sense, they'd add PINs to each card, but if someone guesses…read morethe right 10-digit number, they can register your card and take your balance. Should I have registered the card I bought last night? Well, I couldn't because trying to use the Clipper site this week has been next to impossible with the litany of glitches it's experiencing. Even so, I shouldn't have to register a transit card to use it on public transit. If I can prove where and when I bought the card and I *have the actual card*, no one else ought to be able to register the card! But that's what happened and Clipper told me I they couldn't (wouldn't) do anything about it when I informed them of the situation. The customer service person was nice enough, but nice customer service reps can't make up for bad policy and glitchy systems.

This stop is pretty small with exits and entry points on only one side of the train. No shops no…read moretoilets no nothing really, which is a shame considering it's the Berkley stop.

I LOVE the Capitol Corridor train! It allows me to work, sleep, or socialize while I commute from…read moresomewhere affordable to live (Fairfield) to somewhere amazing to go the school (Berkeley). The conductors are always pleasant, there are tables, power outlets, and wi-fi, and, oh did I mention the cafe car where I can grab a snack, coffee, or beer! Being from a small town in AZ with no public transportation, this train made all the difference in deciding to come to Berkeley. To be fair, it can occasionally be late, or too warm in the car, but the price for monthly unlimited rides is a bargain! I just wish the bring a friend for $5 on the weekend deal applied to multi-ride tickets...it seems like it was designed with commuters in mind and ruined by corporate big-wigs! None the less, I love this train!

Friends and I were visiting from Fresno and wanted to check out Emeryville Marina Park. We met a…read morevery friendly bus driver who informed us that the Emery Go Round will take us for free to the Marina. We got on at 1:31pm on 6/19/26 at the Shell mound and Bay Station. The shuttle driver was extremely kind and gave us a little info on the Marina. I have a car and do not need to take public transportation in my town and as a Fresnan, our bus drivers are not so nice, our rides take forever and our system is not great. It was refreshing to meet kind bus and shuttle drivers and the fact that this service is free just shows how much this city nourishes and values their residents.

How did I not know about Emery-Go-Round shuttle before? Great way to connect from MacArthur BART to…read morebusinesses around Emeryville. Friendly drivers and frequent, on-time service.

Thank you to all drivers and hidden heroes - thanks for continuing to provide access to…read moretransportation in Alameda County. Much appreciation from your residents - I am only one of many.

3/1/26- Restroom out of service. They should have a sign at the fare gates so you know before…read moreentering. They should have restrooms outside the gates too.

Took Bart to SF tonight. It would be nice if security guards walked the trains. At one point…read morethere was an awful rap performer which we were all hostage to. People eating on the train. A lady boarded with a dog she gave a seat to(not a service dog). Then someone blasting their music all the way back and raising the volume in the already noisy tunnel.

Clean taxis and prompt service. Try these guys out. They wont disappoint. Thanks again Yellow…read moreand Black Cab!

Provided great, friendly service. Clean taxi. Convenient and reliable!read more

Berkeley yellow checker cab gives excellent service. I have used the service for probably 20 years…read moreand it is completely reliable and very good. I recommend highly.

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This is my first time traveling by train across the US....don't know how the ride will go but I do…read morewant to say that the customer service from Tiny was extraordinary! I'm a bit of a nervous traveler due to motion sickness and I can honestly say being greeted by such a lovely person is amazing! Super upbeat attitude, sweet, kind, helpful and an amazing smile. Thank you Tiny!!

Amtrak could not suck enough. It is a real shit show. The buses are late, the trains are late, and…read morethey make up excuses. There's no one to talk to on the phone. Amtrak is another shining example of the California government failing the people. We pay the highest taxes in the nation, we have the shittiest homeless problem in the nation, we have the shittiest roads in the nation, and we have the shittiest trains and buses and public transportation in the nation. We just keep letting the government run all this crap and they are terrible. When are we ever going to learn? The swamp isn't only in Washington it's in Sacramento.

It's a generally clean station with working ticket machines…read more I didn't have to interact with the staff because I really didn't need their help with anything. Even when I come back to this station late at night from San Francisco, the outside is well-lit and there's plenty of lime or bird scooters around for me to take back to wherever I need to go.

Calling all commuters! Calling all Warm Spring riders!…read more I would have to say, compared to most other stations, Lake Merritt is much cleaner and safer. I've gotten off at this station a handful of times when I had to attend jury duty at the Alameda County Superior Court offices. So yup, you read that right... if you got summoned for jury duty for this location AND you live in the San Leandro, Lorenzo, Castro Valley, Plesanton, Hayward, Union City and or Fremont Area....ride Bart to this station and walk to the superior courts. Also, on the weekends when they don't have connecting flights that go straight to SF so I've used this station as a transfer point. This station is well lit at night too.