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Correct, BART is not a proof of payment system. You must scan your clipper card or transit pass to enter the gated BART platform.

• delazeur 10y ago
  It's been a few years since I've used it, and that was only a couple of times between going between a couple of stations, but that's not how I remember it. Some stations had ticket scanners at the entrance to the platform but some didn't. I remember the Palo Alto station very clearly because I got on once thinking I had grabbed my ticket from the vending machine when I had actually grabbed the previous person's receipt because I was in a hurry. I got on the train and once I realized I was worried about the fare inspectors coming on and catching me, so that station definitely does not require a ticket to get on the platform. Maybe that's just classism with respect to Palo Alto? Edit: never mind, it was Caltrain not BART.
  • mikeklaas 10y ago
    That's Caltrain, not BART. Caltrain is POP.
  • deleted 10y ago
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  • Oogoo 10y ago
    I believe you are thinking of Caltrain, which is a proof-of-payment system. BART does not go to Palo Alto.
    • delazeur 10y ago
      That makes sense, and explains some other memories I have about transferring trains. I did not realize they were separate systems.
  • kaikai 10y ago
    You may be thinking of Caltrain, rather than BART.