Consistently late trains make this entire mode of transportation unreliable. My family has used Amtrak around 10 times since moving to San Diego. In that time we've had literally half of our trips arrive late, and three of those trips had over a two hour delay. It's a complete embarrassment to the entire nation when other countries have such excellent trains.
Recently we weren't even able to get a refund from the station after a 2+ hour delay because their system was down in addition to the train being late for maintenance reasons. Suffice it to say that Amtrak does not have their act together. If you want to be somewhere even remotely on time, do not...
Read moreI am only giving it 2 stars because this is a train station and it met its purpose for me. But it was so disappointing to me that there was little to no shade for patrons. There were no employees to help direct us onto the appropriate platform. Everybody asked me what platform they had to be on, and I had to tell them I did not know either. Everyone I asked had no idea. The intercom is barley audible. It is a guessing game coming to this station which makes traveling stressful. Pick another station if you can. I...
Read moreNot a very accessible station for people without cars. Why have transit when you have to drive? Their bus routes are infrequent and commuter-oriented, and the bike infrastructure is quite scary outside of the SR-56 and UCSD bike paths. It would be much better if it was more useful for people who don’t want to...
Read more