Concord BART Station

Ghetto
Trash everywhere
… Standard Bart «traits.»
But I do find parking easily in the late afternoon. Let’s just hope my car window doesn’t get smashed.

This is one of the Bart Stations that I go on most frequently. I always drive up to this station to take a train to wherever I have in mind to go like say San Francisco. I like it much better than the one in Pittsburg or it’s North Concord/​Martinez counterpart mostly because that it’s cheaper to head to say Powell from here than it is from Pitt/​North.
The parking is much kinder here than it is in the stations before it. There’s street parking, they have a two parking lots, a big garage, and there’s two other parking garages that you can pay for that are just a walk across the street to get to. I never parked in the lot near the bus stops. I have parked in the lot where people wait to pick people up. I haven’t had any bad experiences there, but today, I did notice one parking spot had a lot of broken glass in it. The garage is much better since there are more spaces and there’s less likely chance of getting your stuff broken into, surprisingly.
Another plus is that it’s an easy walk to Todos Santos Plaza, the theaters, Park N Shop, CVS, Safeway etc. It’s at a good enough location that there are plenty of shopping, entertainment, and restaurants just a couple of blocks away.
It also has bus stops. The buses drop you right at the station that the walk is merely seconds to get from the bus to the train station and vice versa. After coming downstairs you can click a button on this machine that gives you a dollar discount if you’re riding the bus. They have a lot of different buses that stop and go from here. There’s a bus that goes to DVC, another one to Pittsburg, one to PHill Bart, and more.
Waiting areas outside the main part of the stations aren’t many, and what the seating is happens to be either broken or hard concrete. It’s not comfortable. A bench or two on the bottom floor by the escalators and the bathroom. The usual big space between concrete benches on the platform and a circular seat out where there’s no cover on the same platform.
Half the place smells like pee. The bathrooms are disgusting. They are hardly look like they are cleaned. There’s piss on the walls both on the platform and on the bottom floor near the restrooms.
There are four machines to get tickets and one machine to break bills which come out in fives. Taxis are usually lined up a couple of feet away from the bus stop. There’s even a food truck that is there most of the time. It sells simple stuff like tacos and hot dogs, carries general snacks like chips and drinks like water and soda.
The employees I’ve talked to though have been super kind to me. They have been patient whenever I needed help. They also have helped me out when my ticket didn’t work.
Overall, it serves it’s purpose for being a station. It’s not the cleanest. Nor is it the safest (for your car.) But the people are kind, and it’s located great by many shops. So-​so kind of place.

Really good transit system. I never feel quite 100% safe but that’s just the area. Take it because I have to.

New frequency of train departures/​schedule in the AM to sf is completely crippling. Packed trains, no seats, and inconsistent climate control. Parking is full by 8:15 unless it’s Friday.
Bathrooms are currently broken as well!!! How is this in compliance with safety/​health requirements!!! I can’t even.

Ok, Here goes… Beside NEVER being cleaned or power washed, like most other Bart Stations, there is a lack of lighting on the stairs and the walkway to the station. Is that a news flash to anyone out there?
I have mentioned it numerous times. Guess I can call Public Safety and the Health Commissioner’s next. It’s all these smoking people on the platform, smoking and without any care or consideration of anyone else. You people who do this suck! Go dose yourself up with cancer causing unhealthy things, and leave us alone. And also, can you people take a bath or shower and not smell like a babies diaper that you are wearing. or worse! It’s totally disgusting! You are totally F-​upped. Oh I forgot that’s the new chic. to smell like S – t!
Yes, I am calling it as it is! Clean up the station and for the rest clean up! Animals keep themselves cleaner!

This station should be more clean. Restrooms are really dirty NO TOILET PAPER, had to ask an agent for napkins and told him it’s really disgusting. He said «Really» YES REALLY! Looks like they cleaning up Graffiti but maintain the inside too.

The prices are good but it is a little confusing to figure out the first time you go. The attendant did help out though. My train left 2 minutes early though and the restrooms are filthy. There was not even any soap in it.

As far as BART stations go, this is not one of the better ones. If the location is the best one for you, then you are stuck with what you have, but I’d avoid this one. It’s no where near as bad and scummy as the East Oakland stations, like Fruitvale (so bad a movie was made about it) or Coliseum station, but still stinks of pee in the area and all sorts of skanky street urchins running amok. I’d never want to leave my car in the area either. Over the years Concord has declined from a nicer suburban station to a sort of trashy one. It used to be in the old days the furthers out this BART line would go. It is a direct line into SF though, so it has that going for it. If you can drive to the Walnut Creek Station, it’s more pleasant to SF… till you have to get off in SF on Market street… get ready for the pee smell again!

Don’t park in the reserved spots early. There is lady who waits until 9:50 to give tickets. They only have 3 pay stations to pay for parking. Also parking goes up every 6 mos. We’re due again in October 2015. Over flow is full by 8am. My biggest issue with bart is they don’t offer anything for commuters and they are not as efficient as other trains in various states (dc, ny, Chicago). Bart is only out to drain the consumer. They are not Customer centered. I’ve commuted on bart almost 6 years and it just keep getting less convenient! I’ll be done with Bart in November. Good luck to the rest of my fellow commuters!

This Bay Area Rapid Transit terminal is usually a pass by or drop off point for me. I work in Concord so most of the time I walk to work from this station or take a connected bus line. This station smell like urine outside the gates, inside is pretty well maintained. There are always hobos and hoodlums causing some ruckus here, but usually it’s probably disputes about crack or weed or something. You sometimes see guys trying to solicit here which is unsavory. Other than that, I’m in and outta here.

Decent station, always clean. Only 1.50 to park during the week, free on weekends and holidays.

This Bart station is about a two mile walk to and from my house. I love it just the mornings so busy and crowded with people. It’s well lilt in the morning and clean for the most part parking is great and it’s always a cab around and the buses is great.

Concord BART is in downtown Concord.
It has bathrooms, lots of bus access and a minimal amount of seating on the platform. Due to it’s closeness to the terminus, you will likely get a seat going into San Francisco.
Going to downtown Concord is a breeze and you will have lots of shopping avalible to you like Fry’s, Ranch 99, Half-​Price Books and Q-​Zar.
Concord BART is a nice station.

I forgot just how far out this place really was. Recently saw a show at Pavilion and took the concert shuttle back. Turns out they missed the last train. Fuck. So I was stuck here for a lot longer than I wanted to be until the shuttle service got their shit together and basically drove me to my destination. Bad associations with this station now. but I dont plan on being back in a long long time

Concord Bart is okay. There’s not much seating, and what benches there are are all made of concrete. The bathrooms are usually dirty unless you get there in the morning to use them, but at least they have a bathroom, right?
There is an attached bus depot with buses that can take you all over the Concord/​Pleasant Hill area. There are also taxis to one side, as well as a large parking lot and parking structure that rarely fills up. If you need a snack, a little food truck full of gross food is available. Only eat the pre-​packaged stuff, or maybe the tacos, if you like a lot of spicy. The corndogs are terribly dry and stale though.
The best feature of this station is that it is centrally located. Only a few blocks away and you are at Todos Santos Plaza, where there are nice restaurants and a farmers market every Tues and Thurs!

I come to the Concord BART every morning for work out of convenience. The station is located a half mile away from my apartment, so it’s simple walk to and from.
During the day the station might be a little safer and cleaner. At four in the morning, it’s a different story. There are a lot of shady looking people hanging around the station in the morning. The place doesn’t smell like urine as another person mentioned but it does smell like pot. Nothing against people who smoke pot but it’s not what I want to smell first thing in the morning. On the outside of the station is a broken case that they never bothered to fix, or cover up. On the inside they have covered the old posters of the maps with paper, taped on and usually falling off. It seems like there is a lot of work to be done, and they don’t want to do it.
On a few positive notes, the elevators and escalators are very rarely out of order. The same goes for the ticket machines. The staff at the station are friendly and helpful. The Concord police station is literally right around the corner and the BART police, though not there in the morning, are usually around by midday. A lot of parking with a big lot and a four story parking garage.
Though this isn’t my ideal place to catch BART, the fact that it’s so close to where I live kind of makes it a no brain-​er for my morning commute. I would however recommend going to another BART station if you can help it.

I was a regular at Dublin/​Pleasanton BART Station. Now that I’m a resident of Pleasant Hill, I have the option of Concord or Pleasant Hill/​Contra Costa. I frequent Concord Station because the likelihood of me getting a seat during my morning commute is 95% going to happen.
I like the fact that parking is free. There is a drop off, handicap reserved drop off, bus station, and taxi waiting area– all neatly laid out. There are outdoor parking lots on all sides of the station and an optional parking garage available for a fee.
The station is relatively clean. It has an industrial look to it that makes it concrete jungle-​ish on the eyes. There are a variety of people who take this train, not just the city workers and game go-​ers like at the Dublin/​Pleasanton Station.
As of right now, I’m cautious of my surroundings when I get back late and park in a farther lot. I’m new to Northern California in general, so I’m really just getting used to my surroundings. Overall, seems safe and people are harmless.
This station is located in downtown Concord, surrounded by cute shops and community events. Also close to Mt. Diablo High School.

Definitely one of the best BART stations, as far as those go. Glad to call it home :-)
Only gripe is that I wish there were multiple escalators at these stations, since they always jam up during rush hour (stand to the right, walk on the left!).
No complaints otherwise. I’ll be here many, many more times, whether I like it or not.

Love this transit system, it travels to all the Bat Area destinations. I took it into Concord from SF International, it was about a 40 minute trip, opposed to the 1 – 1 ½ hrs you would spend in traffic. With stops in West Oakland, Berkley and anywhere else you may need to travel in this diverse area. All stops are cool so far. Every city in the Bay is cool as far as I’m concerned. Being from Cleveland, its just a whole different way of life around here. I could definitely get used to it. Early morning trips to work in Orinda, I see the sun rising over the hill sides of North CA. So beautiful, its fast paced, but not as hectic as NY. After this weekend I will be able to elaborate more on this system.

Why write a review for a BART station? If you work in the city and live in the East Bay, a BART station is either your best friend or your frenemy.
I prefer this BART station for the following reasons:
1. It never smells like urine. Not saying that this is a solid fact, but I am here daily during the weekdays and I never get an unpleasant whiff in the morning or in the afternoon. (Never had to use the bathroom, though, so that could be a different story.)
2. I don’t have to walk over the freeway and be exposed to all that brisk and cold wind (yes, Pittsburg station, I am talking about you!)
3. There is covered parking if you make it there early enough, and if you were running late, they have an overflow parking lot. And it is FREE.
4. It is not too far from Pittsburg so I almost always get a seat (except for days when there are major BART delays).
5. It is far enough from Embarcadero Station (~45 minutes) that a nap is totally plausible.
6. I don’t use it, but they have a pretty good bus system that takes you to DVC, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, and some other routes.
7. I sometimes see wild turkeys!
So yes, as far as BART stations go, Concord BART is my bestfriend!