Pros: Perfectly functional- escalators were functioning, stairs are reasonable, and the tap to enter and exit were good. Adding funds to pay is also a breeze. Cons: smelly and dirty. We saw a couple of people break through by trying to follow closely and pry the doors open or go under the doors. The people in the booths just let them go, I didn't blame them. I'm sure they are that hundreds of times a day. Overall, this is an excellent system and we love the convenience and ease of use. read more

As far as BART stations go, this one is ok. It's not dirty or dangerous, and getting in and out is pretty fast. It would be nice if the bathrooms were operational. read more

BART - 24th St Mission Station - BART station - Train Stations Near Me - San Francisco, California

It's a Sh!t show. Stay alert and beeline to the underground, where it's spacious & pretty clean. Street level is the opposite of eye candy. Eye soap? Eye liver? Zombie Apocalypse? The tired and wretched walk the earth here, along with throngs of good folks just trying to get home or to work. I hear the city is erecting guard towers to add a prison ambiance. The large mural is really nice. read more

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Five stars for the new gates! I appreciate BART making upgrades to the gates to make sure everyone is paying the fee. Better yet make it free for all but that is not the current rules so making sure everyone pays the total is the correct thing for BART to do and I greatly appreciate it. read more

I have gone through this 24th Street Bart Station Many Many Times As A kid, Teenager, & As A Adult!!!!! The only time I don't like going to this 24Th Street Bart Station is during the night time It's not safe reason why you may never know what type of people can be around the 24th Street Bart Station!!!! read more

BART - 24th St Mission Station - ~ Guess Who It's A Selfie Picture Pose Of Myself ~ - Train Stations Near Me - San Francisco, California

I just want to give recognition to this station for the amount of work and change that has taken place here in the last 2 months. If you frequent this stop, you know what I'm talking about. Thank you 24th BART and BART Police for putting in all that work, we noticed! read more

Employees unnecessarily rude. New to BART, asked about bathrooms, one completely ignored me while another rudely said there's none. No need to be hateful. read more

I am so happy that they finally installed the new jump proof fare gates at this station! I was really getting sick of seeing all of those fare evaders jumping over the old fare gates and not wanting to pay their fair share. I am seeing less troublesome homeless people at and near this station now. This station seems more clean and safer now! read more

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Postcard from 2007. There's a glass partition that separates the fare-paid portion of the station from the unpaid portion. An old lady is selling newspapers on the unpaid side. I walk over to the partition and ask for a paper. The lady smiles at me like she recognizes me. Like she's seen me a million times before. I guess she has, in a way. I'm the guy with the bike. The faces and the bikes may change, but we're all the same guy. The lady stands on her tippy toes and hands me the newspaper over the top of the partition before I pay. Then I pull two quarters out of my pocket and hand them to her. "No, no," she says, handing me one of the quarters back. "Just 25 cents." When people ask me what I like about the city where I live, I usually mention the things I figure they want to hear about: the museums, the bridges, the restaurants. But what actually comes to mind are the details. Like, not Holey Bagel (which is a totally fine bagel place on 24th Street), but the little bagel-sized paper bag that the guy slips my sesame seed bagel into every morning. Or the rainbow-striped knee socks that the girl riding ahead of me in the bike lane on Valencia is wearing. Or the robot voice that sounds like it came from an old Atari arcade game that announces that the Richmond-bound train is now arriving at the platform. And then there's the old lady on the other side of the glass partition at the 24th Street station who sells me a stolen newspaper for half price so I'll have something to read while I'm riding the Bart. read more

Ain't no slapping Asians going on here! The BART 5-O are out and a visual presence. It's been a year since I took the train here. The station is clean inside and out. read more

SF BART stations are kind of a drag depending where you are. I always appreciate the fact that they exist and that I can get off and go up to visit the city. The problem is with the escalators, there is a clear entrance to get in and an exit to get out and I think that there is only one elevator working on each side. They should be labeled so we don't have to go up the sometimes, absolutely filthy stairs to Mission St. read more

The BART at this station I use when I had a class at the CCSF Mission Campus. There is a McDonald's, Quickly and plenty of Mexican Restaurants around this area. Sometimes there are carts that sells churros, ice cream, bacon hot dogs with condiments and beverages. One of the features making San Francisco's Mission District unique are the Mexican Restaurants! There are also a few Chinese Restaurants around! read more

I normally go to the 16th Street station when heading to the Mission after work downtown. This past Thursday, February 11th, we were going to a venue by the 24th Street station. We got there around 8:45pm. The station was still fairly busy. A good amount of people getting off at 24th. The station is in okay shape. Still cleaner than the Powell Street station, but feels a little dingier than the 16th Street station. Yes, there is an air of pee stained streets so to speak. I'm not that familiar with this station, so we ended up getting out by the McDonald's. We were trying to get the Valencia and 21st. From downtown to the Mission, it's still a great deal. 3 stops and $1.95. Less than a regular muni ride. read more

"The Mission" refers to the San Francisco de Asis Mission, also known as Mission Dolores, which was founded 1776. The neigbourhood is similar to it's 16th & Mission Cousin, but this stop is usually my preferred one when I frequent these parts. Don B. is right about this place as a burrito gateway, and if you wander farther, Noe Valley beckons yonder. The people watching is also half the fun. See also my 16th & Mission BART Safety Tips. read more

Very unclean station inside and out. Unnerving to walk even half a block and feel like you're going to either get robbed just. The station smells like urine and there is constant drug use. Sad to see. The machines are also never working and the people at the information booths are never helpful. I don't really know what their "job" is. Needs some major work. read more

I haven't used this station nearly as often as I've used the 16th Street one, so I may be being a little overgenerous. For starters, the area around the station itself isn't as visibly scary as it is at 16th Street, but looks can be deceiving. If it's any consolation, anyone who wants to rob someone will probably go first for one of the 13 million hipsters lined up outside El Farolito, so you've got time to get a game plan together. The station itself is pretty cavernous, and when you take the stairs or escalator from the northeast corner, it's kind of amazing how far down you have to go. I like the underground part more than the 16th Street one, although they're similar. This one has more space, and it doesn't seem as hot, although it still is hot. I also think the array of buses at this BART station, while not actually as diverse, is better than the 16th Street station. Maybe I'm just a sucker for the 48. read more

A super convenient BART station in a prime location. It's architecturally interesting and not that dirty. I encounter much worse on the buses. How can you not be a fan? read more

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What? Another BART station that smells like piss? You've gotta be kidding!! Ew. But it's a little cleaner than the 16th street stop....still some scary characters wandering around but again, not as bad as 16th St.... Come out during the day and there's a lot going on nearby. read more

BART - 24th St Mission Station - We come in peace. - Train Stations Near Me - San Francisco, California

The location is filthy. The smell of urine from all the homeless people hanging out here is disgusting. There are too many homeless people hanging out. And funny thing is that there is a public restroom right above the station too. read more

BART - 24th St Mission Station - 2014 Cesar E. Chavez 24th Street Festival - Train Stations Near Me - San Francisco, California

Ride that train back if your headed home to the East Bay and you'll be guaranteed a seat baby! The limited outbound/inbound trains from 24th can save you time as well! I like this Bart station because El Farolito is right outside. Grab your burrito and be on your way. read more

I can't speak Spanish, but my (now ex) boyfriend is Mexican. Sometimes men say strange things to me here, and I report back to him what they said. He is my translator. Man, am I a hottie. I had no idea I had such a round ass. And who knew that so many people wanted to buy me drinks? What the hell am I even doing with a boyfriend, anyway?! Especially when that one guy with the grease-stained clothes and permed mullet totally wanted to take me dancing! A few years ago, a very nice man commented on my round ass while I was waiting for the Richmond train. And to show that he really meant it, he even slapped it. People are so friendly here. read more

***This BART station lets out to a Mission neighborhood that is fairly close to a few of the city's well regarded restaurants like Foreign Cinema; I am not sure what else is around here though; this station is probably more convenient for locals*** I am not sure what the parking situation is. read more

So much better than the 16th & Mission Station. They are literally worlds apart. Love it, the escalators change their minds about which direction they want to go--- it's a fun surprise. One thing though, why do BART cops carry guns? That's wack. read more

I would never, ever, willingly go here. The first, and only, time I was here we were dropped off by a cab- because when we got home from Europe, we found we could not get home on BART- which we had planned to do. The track was torn up- so we went to 24th to catch BART since we couldn't get it at the airport. First, it was a 50 dollar cab ride to get to this garden spot of SF. When we got there, it was full of very interesting people- several of whom were passed out on the ground. It's incredibly dirty, and I'd never want to be there alone. Even with my husband it was an unpleasant, disgusting experience. The escalators weren't working- so we had to lug our suitcases down the stairs- not easy for a disabled person, let me tell you. Avoid this place if you possibly can. Yuck. read more

24th / Mission Bart has everything you need in life: Burritos, crack, and dollar stores. The first time I ever seen a lady get her purse snatched was here at 24th. Although some weird shit occasionally goes down here, its not as bad as I'm making it seem cuz that 24th/mission area is pretty nice, especially during carnaval. There's a dollar store here that sells fish (as pets) and all kinds of different colors of shoelaces. On top of that, there's taqueria's left and right. Damn with $20 you could go to 24th St Bart, eat a burrito, get some ice cream from those rolling freezer carts, hop your ass back on Bart and come home with some pet fish and bright shoelaces. That's a whole afternoon well spent. read more

I love this Bart Station. Its in the Heart of the Mission and its right next to El Farolito. There are a Ton Of Dive Bars also within close walking distance of this Bart Station. Also this area of Mission is great for people watching. And for some strange reason the Ladies that use this Bart Station are quite open to conversation. read more

Ahhh, the 24th Mission BART station, how I love it so. This is one of those stations that you have to approach with either a sense of fear or one of humor. I choose to take a bit of column A and a bit of column B, mostly humor in the mornings, but some sense of fear late at night. That said, I now present: Tales from waiting for my ride at the 24th St. Mission BART station plaza: A while back, I got to witness what I can only assume is "ho" orientation. There was a guy lecturing to a woman who was, shall we say, less than properly dressed for the weather. He was explaining the finer points of how no matter what happens, he will stay at that corner and, as he so eloquently put it "I wait for the bitch". He also described his devotion to her care because he brought her a sweater (pointed to on the ground) in case things get cold. But, no matter what happens, he will always be there to "wait for the bitch". A few weeks ago, I found out that people will often sleep inside of those public pay toilets. This was explained to me by a man who had just walked out of the nearby alleyway with a metal rod, went up to the closed bathroom, and proceeded to bang on the metal door. He was also nice enough to offer me some leftover food him and his buddy had. Then, this morning, standing around for my ride, it sounded like there was a bit of a party going on. I looked around in puzzlement until I spied, across the street, some hippy looking dude sitting in his window with a guitar and belting out tunes for all those at 6:10 AM to hear. I thought about asking him if he does wakeup calls, but thought better of it. This small trio of stories shows that a trip to the 24th Mission BART station can not only be educational, but can also restore one's faith in humanity and that some men are not afraid of demonstrating their commitment to their "bitch". Update: This morning, again while waiting for my ride, a man and a woman were standing outside the McDonalds across the street and she was yelling at him. I didn't quite get the words, cause well, she was a crazy screaming homeless women, but I got the impression that he had tried to hit her. He stormed away across the street and she started to cross the other street. As she crossed, she sorta went diagonal all the while yelling at him about how he could try hitting a woman. Then, you heard her mumbling, and by mumbling, I still mean yelling, that he was a coward or something like that. Suddenly, he runs across the street at her and they wind up in the middle of Mission with him taking a few kicks at her and chasing her around a bit. As I boarded my ride and started to head away, the man went into the aforementioned bathroom and, well, I don't know what, but another dude walked out of there. read more

When I exited the BART station to go up, I thought this station was pretty big. Note that I was here after lunch on a weekday. As soon as you exit, you may find someone with a microphone shouting at you about the Bible in either English or Spanish. There's also a ton of homeless people hanging around the area. read more

I love this BART stop for one reason and one reason alone: It drops me off across the street from my favorite burrito in The City. This guarantees that every (and I emphasize EVERY) time I am in SF I utilize this BART stop. It's dirty, but the escalators seem to always work... ...and did I mention that El Farolito is nearby? Mmmmm.... read more

If it were cleaner it would be a 5. Needed a ride from airport to downtown. Clearly marked. Less time than it would have taken to get a Uber or Taxi and was less than 9$. And nice folks on the Bart were good enough to tell folks which stop to get off at. I figured out mine by myself but glad to not have to worry about. read more

BART - 24th St Mission Station - Train Stations Near Me - San Francisco, California

This station is the gateway to the Mission. Here nearby are many Mission favorites, and of course, this is 24th Street. Walk down 24th toward Potrero Hill someday soon, and check out a street ripe for explosive growth. It's a beautiful street to walk down, with the trees lining it all mature and full, and it is not a major thoroughfare like Mission and Valencia, so hopefully it won't get as traffic-choked as those streets. This is a great street for strolling....pedestrian-style.... I see big things in 24th Street's future. read more

I used to get off at that station every morning when working at UCSF. I'd wait for the shuttle right outside of Burger King. ------------------------------------ This is one of the dirty stations. But also coming outside, you will see some sketchy people hanging around. Some of them are out there, so be careful. read more

This one star is presented to the green coin-op public toilet in front of 24th St. & Mission BART station. IT ATE OUR 75 CENTS AND DIDN'T UNLOCK THE DOOR AND WE REALLY REALLY HAD TO PEE! Thank god for a local taqueria nearby who let us their restroom for the price of a fish taco. read more

I got pooped on by a seagull or a Pigeon in this Location of Bart. This is pretty cute a great location to get off to because there are just tons and tons of restaurants, discount stores and other stuffs. I suggest making a trip here one day for great and authentic mexican food around each corner. It is pretty busy up in the streets and a few bus lines past through this area which are 14, 14L, 22, 49 & 47. These buses are actually one of the major ones in sf, 49 & 47 goes through Van ness ave, while the 14 goes to downtown through mission. But let's not focus on the buses as this is about the 24th Bart.. It's not the cleanest as I see pigeon poo in the escalator and it looks pretty old school, red bricks and all. read more

This station drops you off right in the middle of 24th Street. What's not to love about that?

This station is always clean and the agents are always nice if you need any help. A couple different panhandlers hang out in the area but they're never bothersome or an issue. read more

It's like being between Scylla and Charybdis. Or for those of you who aren't up on your Greek mythology, a rock and a hard place. That's what I think of when I have to chose which BART station to go to. My apartment is smack dab in between the 16th Street and 24th Street BART stations, so I can choose to go to either one. Inevitably, I almost always pick 24th Street which is the lesser of two evils. Yes, there are some sketchy people who hang out there, but way less sketchy than the 16th Street station. Yes it's dirty, but not as dirty as 16th Street. Yes it's smelly, but not as smelly as 16th Street. I think you get the point. But, I have to give it 3 stars because it drops me off near some of my favorite burrito places and dive bars. And of course because it saves me from having to go to the 16th Street station. read more

lst time exiting this station to go to the san francisco food fest 2011, was surprised the physical station is actually so slow. it's a closet space compared to embarcadero, civic center, and even lake merritt stations. . there's not much in the way of escalators here. got my daily workout walking up the stairs. there's even a quickly's and big D nearby. rosamunde sausage is across the street. mission chinese and commonwealth probably down a few blocks. i know nombe's around here somewheres. oh, there's a lot of mexican places around here too. read more

This is my daily BART station, and it serves me well. It is fairly clean, at least on the track level. The equipment, such as the ticket machines and "turn"(slide?)styles, seems to be broken down more so than at other stations I visit, but that's probably just a result of exposure to this one more so than the others. There is typically someone selling The Chronicle for 25 cents a pop during the week. Outside the station you will just about always find an interesting crowd gathered around; they are coming to the station, waiting for the bus, passed out drunk, whoring. All sorts of things. Can be a little sketchy late at night, but early mornings (7 AM) are fine. read more

I'm here so frequently, I almost want to call this place my second home. But that might be unfair to the many who call it their first. Don't touch the rails, stay away from the corners, and be grateful that 24th St Bart is only 16th St Bart - lite. read more