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EmeryStation is sited at the Emeryville AMTRAK/Transit Hub in order to take advantage of the growing need for public transportation in moving workers to and from the office and retail portions of the development. This unique intermodal site provides several options to the increasingly crowded Bay Area freeway and Transbay bridge system. Of course, if you choose to drive, EmeryStation is accessed via the Powell Street exit from I-80.
Q: I live three blocks from BART. What line would I take?
A: The project is served by BART via Oakland's MacArthur BART Station at MacArthur and Telegraph Avenues. There are three BART lines to choose from: 1) Pittsburgh/San Francisco/Daly City, 2) Richmond/Freemont, and 3) Richmond/San Francisco/Daly City. Commuters arrive at EmeryStation from MacArthur BART via the free "Emery-Go-Round" shuttle bus system.
Q: What is the Emery-Go-Round?
A: The City provides this free shuttle service six days a week from the MacArthur BART. The Powell and Christie lines first depart BART at 5:45 a.m. and serve commuters every 15 minutes until 9:30 p.m. Returning afternoon service to BART runs from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Driving time between EmeryStation and MacArthur BART is approximately ten minutes. And, the Emery-Go-Round takes you all over Emeryville for shopping, dining, and to visit other corporate neighbors.
Q: Our CFO lives in San Francisco. What are her options?
A: Direct service between EmeryStation and downtown San Francisco's Transbay Terminal is available via AC Transit's Expanded "C" Line. This line runs in each direction on 20-minute headways during the morning commutes starting at 6:40 a.m. and evening commutes beginning at 4:14 p.m.
Q: What about our commuters from the East Bay?
A: East Bay employees have access to EmeryStation via AC Transit's local service on Lines 6, 12, 14, 15, 40, 43, and 57 from the MacArthur BART Station. Transfer service is available via the Emery-Go-Round shuttle. Lines 6 and 57 come directly to the AMTRAK Station.
Q: We have several employees who commute from outside the immediate area. What are their options?
A: Amtrak's Capital Route, now run by BART, offers passenger commuter service to the Emeryville Station, which lies at the midpoint of the line running from San Jose to Roseville. These weekday trains arrive with morning commuters from Sacramento and Davis at 7:21 a.m. and 9:51 a.m. and depart for the eastbound return trip at 4:00 p.m., 5:25 p.m., 5:40 p.m., and 6:40 p.m. From San Jose, passengers arrive in Emeryville at 7:25 a.m. and 10:05 a.m. and return southbound at 6:45 p.m.
The AMTRAK passenger station was completed by Wareham Development in 1993. As such, tenants and visitors to EmeryStation are sited at the heart of the East Bay train and bus center.
Q: How do our clients on the East Coast get to us?
A: EmeryStation is serviced by two major airports: Oakland (OAK) and San Francisco (SFO). During the non-commute hours, Oakland is accessed within 15 minutes and San Francisco within 35 minutes.