Passenger Trains > Emeryville, CA Station

Hi all,

I was looking for some info on the Amtrak Emeryville, CA station. I am going to be taking a trip in a few weeks and may need to park my car there for 3-4 days, is this advisable? What is the surrounding area like? Also, do they require you to pay?

Thanks,
BJR

You may want to park at the Oakland Marriott/Convention Center - pay parking - about $10 per day - and take a bus to Jack LOndon Square.

Hi,

Last time I was in Emeryville, the station parking lot
was "under construction". They are building some office
buildings there or something. Another parking lot (about
a block away from the station) has been opened up for
Amtrak passengers. I'm not sure if they charge for it
or not, but if you're taking an Amtrak train it isn't
very expensive. The lot is fenced in and there is a
security patrol that rides through there frequently. Right
around the station is OK, but the farther away from the
station you get, the worse it gets. I would have no qualms
about parking my car in Emeryville, but I wouldn't take a
walk to explore the area. If you're brave, you can take
the bridge across the tracks to the shopping center. But,
the elevator and bridge don't look too savory. No problem
hanging around the station or walking to your car, however.
Good luck.

Howard Dean
hmd929

I'm not sure what the above poster was looking at, but the area around the Emeryville Station is safe, and the shopping center accross the pedestrian bridge (Emery Bay Public Market) has lots of great eating places. I visit there all the time (like today), and have never felt un-safe, just well fed. Just 'cause you see some people that are not exactly like you doesn't make an area unsafe.

I advise that unless you absolutely have to or like the smell of fermenting urine, don't take the elevator on the pedestrian bridge, rather, walk outside up the stairs where you only get a faint whiff of garbage at times.

the area around the station is safe, there are hotels and hi-tech firms and condos and loft that start at 500,000. so I would not worry

Yeh, it may be true that some of the types you'll see in Emeryville are "unsavory"... why, you might even run into ME! Watch out... I'm dangerous! :-)