Civic Center / UN Plaza Station

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Civic Center/UN Plaza
Rapid transit (BART)
Light rail (Muni)
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Civic Center/UN Plaza.
Station statistics
Address 1150 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Coordinates 37°46′47″N 122°24′49″W / 37.779861°N 122.413498°W / 37.779861; -122.413498Coordinates: 37°46′47″N 122°24′49″W / 37.779861°N 122.413498°W / 37.779861; -122.413498
Lines

BART:

Muni Metro:

Connections
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 Handicapped/disabled access
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2010) 18,432 exits/day[1] decrease 8.24% (BART)
Services
Preceding station   Bay Area Rapid Transit   Following station
toward Richmond
Richmond – Millbrae
toward Millbrae
Dublin/Pleasanton – Daly City
Pittsburg/Bay Point – SFO/Millbrae
toward Fremont
Fremont – Daly City
toward Daly City
Muni Metro
One-way operation
K Ingleside
toward Balboa Park
toward Embarcadero
J Church
L Taraval
toward 46th and Wawona
San Francisco Zoo
M Ocean View
toward San Jose and Geneva
(Balboa Park at rush hours)
S Castro Shuttle
N Judah
toward Sunnydale
T Third Street
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.

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[edit] 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.

[edit] History

Service at this station began on November 3, 1973.[2] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "BART Fiscal Year Weekday Average Exits". Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). http://www.bart.gov/docs/WeekdayExits.pdf. Retrieved 28 July 2010. 
  2. ^ BART History, BART.gov. 2010. Access date 07-12-2010.

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