Civic Center / UN Plaza Station

Civic Center/UN Plaza Rapid transit (BART) Light rail (Muni)
Civic Center/UN Plaza.
Station statistics
Address	1150 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94102
Coordinates	37.779861°N 122.413498°W / 37.779861; -122.413498
Lines	BART:   Pittsburg/Bay Point – SFO/Millbrae   Dublin/Pleasanton – Daly City   Richmond – Millbrae   Fremont – Daly City Muni Metro:   J Church   K Ingleside   L Taraval   M Ocean View   N Judah   S Castro Shuttle   T Third Street
Connections	F Market & Wharves AC Transit Golden Gate Transit Valley of the Moon Commute Club
Platforms	2 island platforms (1 per level)
Tracks	4 (2 per level)
Other information
Opened	November 3, 1973 (BART) November 1982 (Muni)
Accessible
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2010)	18,432 exits/day  8.24% (BART)
Services
Preceding station   Bay Area Rapid Transit   Following station Powell Street toward Richmond Richmond – Millbrae 16th Street Mission toward Millbrae Powell Street toward Dublin/Pleasanton Dublin/Pleasanton – Daly City Powell Street toward Pittsburg/Bay Point Pittsburg/Bay Point – SFO/Millbrae 16th Street Mission toward San Francisco International Airport Powell Street toward Fremont Fremont – Daly City 16th Street Mission toward Daly City Muni Metro Powell Street One-way operation K Ingleside Van Ness toward Balboa Park Powell Street toward Embarcadero J Church L Taraval Van Ness toward 46th and Wawona San Francisco Zoo M Ocean View Van Ness toward San Jose and Geneva (Balboa Park at rush hours) S Castro Shuttle Van Ness toward Castro Street Powell Street toward 4th and King/Caltrain Depot N Judah Van Ness toward Judah and La Playa, Ocean Beach Powell Street toward Sunnydale T Third Street Van Ness One-way operation

Civic Center/UN Plaza is a BART and Muni Metro station in the Civic Center of San Francisco. The westernmost stop on the Market Street Subway, Civic Center/UN Plaza acts as a major hub for passenger movement throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. With 18,432 exits each weekday, Civic Center/UN Plaza is fourth-busiest station in the BART system.

Location

Outside, in the United Nations Plaza itself, facing Market Street, there is a fountain and a north-south cross marking its center to be at latitude/longitude coordinates 37°46′48″N 122° 24′49″W. There is a flea market at the plaza or farmer's market every day, year round.

There are several notable buildings in the Civic Center area, including City Hall, the War Memorial Opera House, Asian Art Museum, Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. The San Francisco Public Library's main branch is located across the street and San Francisco City Clinic is 2 blocks east on 7th street.

History

Service at this station began on November 3, 1973. On July 3, 2011, a knife-wielding transient named Charles Blair Hill was shot to death by two BART Police officers at the station. This incident led to a non-violent protest at the station on July 11, 2011.

Station layout

Like all stations in the Market Street Subway apart from Van Ness, Civic Center/UN Plaza has a tri-level configuration. Passengers first descend to a mezzanine concourse containing faregates for passengers to enter separate BART and Muni paid areas, with one BART entrance on each end and one for Muni in the middle. The second level underground houses an island platform with two tracks used by Muni streetcars, while the third level has another island platform with two tracks used by BART trains.

See also

• List of Bay Area Rapid Transit stations

External links

• BART – Civic Center Station Overview
• Street map from Mapquest