Walnut Creek BART Station

This BART station is conveniently located at the edge of Downtown Walnut Creek. It’s definitely walking distance to the many shops of downtown. The bathrooms are kept fairly clean and the parking structure is big enough so that I’ve never had a problem finding a space.

This BART station is good compared to all the crappy ones in other locations. Much better than the theft infested PH station, and 100x better than the hood rat Concord station. At least you will not be harassed for pocket change in this place. Somehow WC police do a good job in keeping the riff raffs and degenerates from Concord away from here. The machines usually work. Never had a problem or issue with ticketing.
Once you board the BART train, it is a different story. Since you are already catching a train which has picked up locals from Antioch, Concord and PH stations expect the train to be crowded. It will get worse once you get into Oakland. But this station is much better than any of the locations in SF and much safer too.

This is where I am and one thing very interesting that i must ad is the fact being I lived in Walnut Creek many years ago before there was Bart… imagine that nowadays.
Walnut Creek holds a special place in my heart and if I move back to CCC I will take Bart from Walnut Creek Bart and other stations.

Good place to park for free after 3pm on weekdays free sat and sun. and take BART to San Francisco Giants game. $ 10.50 R/​T. Save yourself the hassle and expense of driving to the City. And save up to $ 50 on parking for the game. Takes about 36 min once you are on train to Montgomery St. Station. #GoGiants

My home station although PHBart is closer. Getting in and out of PHBart is such a headache that I go to WCBart instead.
Love that there is an option to park in a lot vs. a structure.
Everything generally works the way it is supposed to so my interactions with staff have been minimal.
Haven’t been harassed by anyone and have only seen something shady one time.
Always either girl scouts or musicians trying to get your money upon exit.

For a BART station, this is one of the nicer ones. It is an outdoor station, which is refreshing. The escalators are usually working here, unlike the ones in the city. Just outside of the station, there’s easy access to the bus system if toy need.
Tip — If you’re parking here, better there early because the spaces go quick.

Well it’s right off the freeway so be careful of thieves.
I think parking fills up quickly, even with a garage. Check online for parking times and prices, cause they’ll get ya.
I’ve always been able to find parking on a Friday. In fact, there’s usually a lot.
Staff is… Staff.
This station isn’t as ghetto.
It’s right across from target.
I’ll never try a bathroom.

Conveniently located. Today is Saturday so not too busy. Lots of free parking on weekends.

Have you ever met someone that truly loves riding on BART? No? Yeah, didn’t think so… But since this review is for Walnut Creek BART Station and not BART itself, it gets 4 stars in my opinion. I’m probably jinxing myself, but I’m never harassed outside while waiting for the train to come at this location, the station is clean, even when it’s crowded I’ve been able to find parking, and horray even when I park in an uncovered spot I haven’t had my car broken into. The uncovered parking lot spots are a tight fit though! Unfortunately I can’t avoid BART, but glad my home station is WC.

I’ll start by saying that I’m somewhat biased as this is my hometown station. However, upon inspection of other stations I would say that Walnut Creek station is typically cleaner, better illuminated, and more often has a police officer present than other stations — who doesn’t like feeling safe? I’ve also found that the attendant in the booth is attentive and helpful whenever we have questions.
The bus service from the station on weekdays is also a well-​organized ballet. The bus drivers have always been friendly and attentive to the needs of us passengers.
Assigning a score to a public service is a somewhat strange concept because I don’t feel like anyone will really take ownership even if something could be improved. Even so, my hometown station gets a 4 out of 5 from me.

Traffic jam. Had a car picking me up and the light to get in the station was too slow!
Otherwise a clean and respectable departure point.

The one thing I probably love most about the Walnut Creek BART station is how close it is not only to my place of work, but to downtown Walnut Creek as well. It’s about as convenient as you can get.
The station is for the most part always clean. It does get quite packed at all times of the day, but even at those times it’s easy to get in and out of the station without running anyone over.
They have a massive parking lot and parking garage that is never completely full so you can always have a place to park.
The one thing that confuses me, and it’s with every BART station, is why does one escalator only going up on one side of the platform, and one escalator going down on the other. I’m not trying to promote laziness; it just feels a little odd to me.
That one very minor gripe aside, this station is awesome.

Taxi drivers keep parking on the passenger loading zone for too long and it gives less space for the actual people picking up their family or friends. Why are they so selfish?
It’s a safe bart station comparing to the others in Oakland. When there are too many cars, it is very hard to get out of bart station due to limited entrances and exits.

Parking increased and despite all the money they get they still haven’t been able to manage their system properly.
I had no cash on me and misunderstood the agent who then yelled at me stating «you clearly didn’t understand a word I just said!!!» and then kept yelling at me.
Yes ma’am maybe I misunderstood you but maybe you should change the way with which you talk to people.
Anyways— you should be able to use your clipper card to pay for parking instead of having to go back and pay for a second ticket and then have that ticket be charged for parking. Ridiculous.

Took Bart to Walnut Creek BART Station. It’s on the Pittsburg Bay-​Point Line and it’s pretty far from Fremont.
I went when the Bart had bus shuttles for the closure of Coliseum-​Fruitvale. Such a pain.
Sundays have to transfer from 19^th St to Pittsburg Bay-​Point.
There is separate bathrooms — didn’t use.
The Free Downtown WC shuttle is on the Left once you exit the train station. I didn’t see the stop until I was heading back. About 15min walk to Downtown, only 3 blocks.

Good thing about this Bart station — they have easily accessible restrooms that were decently clean when I was there. Most useful info about this station.
Beautiful location, easy to be picked up and dropped off from, and pretty easy walking to walnut creek downtown.

The Walnut Creek BART Station is so average quality that it’s incredible!
One BART line goes here and it is a short walk from the area around Broadway Plaza. In departing from here, the ride to San Francisco is an acceptable, but not impressive thirty-​five or so minutes.
The location is not bad, but in going around Contra Costa County, the bus service is often more useful. BART is a fast system but it is expensive to ride and bypasses many areas. It is next to a Target, the freeway and near Broadway Plaza. Lots of County Connection buses treat this is a regional transit hub.
Out of all lines, the Pittsburgh/​Bay Point line is the best to have because it runs to San Francisco always unlike other lines and it tends to get ten cars, even though the Richmond line often dosen’t. It’s not because nobody lives in Berkeley, El Cerrito or Richmond, but because there are harmful stereotypes in order.
There are lots of traffic lights to cross in going here. But, they do have a free shuttle that goes around town for shopping.
Walnut Creek’s BART Station is at your service.

This is my first time getting in and out of this station. This station is a whole lot nicer and cleaner looking than the stations in urban areas (Oakland, SF, Richmond). There’s plenty of parking spaces, but the lots here get full quick.
This afternoon I left from the Lake Merritt BART Station for this station. I had to transfer over to the Pittsburg Bay Point train. Along the way I started to nod (zzzz’s). I almost missed this stop if it weren’t for the passenger sitting next to me. He was getting off at the same stop.
What I like about this station is its location. It’s convenient and within walking distance to the retail businesses, shops, restaurants along the Olympic Boulevard, Locust Street area (Downtown Walnut Creek). No, I did not almost a mile; instead a friend picked me from the station for the Cheesecake Factory.
The drawback: Access in and out of the station during the noon hours is fine, but during commute hours, it’s quite a bit of traffic — drivers with their vehicles parked along the side, waiting to pick up passengers to head home — yep, traffic congestion during the peak hours, making it difficult to enter the lot.

Something of a confusing Bart station. Apart from the ongoing construction, if you aren’t familiar with the station, it’s easy to go out the wrong way. One of the car parks has no exit, so don’t wander in. Go a different way, and you’re on the road with no sidewalk.
Still, an OK station, but not quite as nice as Lafayette.

This is a very convenient BART station. I am visiting in Danville for the weekend and needed to take BART into the city for a cocktail party. My sister-​in-​law suggested I try this station for its convenience and boy am I glad I did.
First of all, it is easy to reach. Take the Ygnacio Valley Drive exit off the freeway, and keep going straight from the middle lane into the parking lot. It is seriously just that easy. I found a parking space immediately in the closest lot. I must warn you that the signs say this particular lot is for permit holders only from 4 am to 10 am but if you’re coming later than that this is perfect. There is only a parking charge ($ 2.50) until 3:00; after that it appears to be free of charge. It was very easy to use the ticket and parking machines with either cash or credit cards.
The station appeared to be relatively clean and I saw no transients while coming or going. I took the escalator up to the platform where there were benches to wait. Electric signs and a voice over the PA system continually announced approaching trains, their destinations, and their wait times, which took the guesswork out of figuring out which train to take. On the way back, around dark, I felt perfectly safe exiting the train station and getting back to my car. Once again I saw no transients and did not feel at all threatened considering I was a female traveling alone wearing a cocktail dress. It was easy to get back on the freeway again after stopping at the adjacent Target store.
All in all a positive experience.