I've taken countless buses from this station since I was a kid, therefore I will be brutally honest. I enjoy it for what it is, we have a greyhound station in Delano (yay!). Now the same man has been operating and running the place since I was a kid, that's a loooong time, so I'm happy he has a job and that he has it quite easy since Delano doesn't have terrible transportation traffic. Some people come, some people go, no biggie.
The station is extremely outdated, and usually closed. I know the poor gentleman needs some rest throughout the day, but this causes the station to close during those hours. Sometimes this causes a scare since you cannot purchase tickets at the station, luckily that is now fixed with the smartphone, web-site purchasing process of getting your ticket and using your phone instead of printing out a ticket. The station lacks AC, or heating, there's nothing particularly interesting in it either. An old arcade game. Bathrooms that are non operational. A super old phone booth that obviously doesn't work. And that's about it.
The challenge is finding out information on delayed buses, and other useful information. I don't think increasing the station size is necessary, but maybe a face-lift and updating aspects about it would be helpful.
TIP: there's usually a "first-come first-served" mentality when getting on the bus at this stop. Try to set your items by the side of the building, next to the poles. This will "save your spot" so you don't end up boarding last because you wanted to wait inside the shaded building. Just a thought. read more
