Embarcadero Station

For other uses, see Embarcadero (disambiguation).

Embarcadero Rapid transit (BART) Light rail (Muni)
An empty Muni Breda car waits at the Embarcadero Statio's Muni platform
Station statistics
Address	298 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94105
Lines	BART:   Pittsburg/Bay Point–SFO/Millbrae   Dublin/Pleasanton–Daly City   Richmond–Daly City/Millbrae   Fremont–Daly City Muni Metro:  J Church  K Ingleside  L Taraval  M Ocean View  N Judah  S Castro Shuttle  T Third Street
Connections	MUNI   F Market & Wharves California Street Cable Car
Platforms	2 island platforms (1 for BART, 1 for MUNI)
Tracks	4 (2 for BART, 2 for MUNI)
Other information
Opened	May 27, 1976 (BART) February 1980 (Muni)
Accessible
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	34,310 exits per weekday  3.31% (BART)
Services
Preceding station   Bay Area Rapid Transit   Following station West Oakland toward Richmond Richmond–Daly City/Millbrae Montgomery Street toward Millbrae (Daly City on Saturdays) West Oakland toward Dublin/Pleasanton Dublin/Pleasanton–Daly City Montgomery Street toward Daly City West Oakland toward Pittsburg/Bay Point Pittsburg/Bay Point–SFO/Millbrae Montgomery Street toward SFO (Millbrae on weeknights & weekends) West Oakland toward Fremont Fremont–Daly City Montgomery Street toward Daly City Preceding station   Muni Metro   Following station Terminus J Church Montgomery Street toward Balboa Park K Ingleside Toward Balboa Park only Changes to K from T L Taraval Montgomery Street toward 46th Avenue and Wawona M Ocean View Montgomery Street toward San Jose and Geneva (Balboa Park) S Castro Shuttle (Normal service) Montgomery Street toward Castro Street Folsom and The Embarcadero toward 4th and King/Caltrain Depot S Castro Shuttle (AT&T Park game days only) Montgomery Street toward West Portal N Judah Montgomery Street toward Judah and La Playa Folsom and The Embarcadero toward Sunnydale T Third Street Toward Sunnydale only Changes from T to K Montgomery Street One-way operation Preceding station   Muni heritage railway   Following station Don Chee Way and Steuart toward Jones and Beach F Market & Wharves Transfer at: Main and Drumm 1st and Battery toward 17th and Castro

Embarcadero is a BART and Muni Metro station in the Financial District of San Francisco. The easternmost stop on the Market Street Subway, Embarcadero acts as a major hub for passenger movement throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. With 34,310 exits each weekday, Embarcadero is the busiest station in the BART system, a title for which it vies with its western neighbor, Montgomery Street. It is the first stop in San Francisco for BART trains after crossing through the Transbay Tube from West Oakland.

Location

Embarcadero is located in the northeastern section of San Francisco's Financial District, specifically underneath Market Street between Front and Drumm Streets to the north and Fremont and Main Streets to the south. The Ferry Building, Embarcadero Center, Transbay Terminal and the eastern end of the California Street cable car line are all located near Embarcadero station.

History

Service at this station began on May 27, 1976, three years after the other San Francisco stations. The station was not part of the original plans for the system. As a result of increasing development in the lower Market Street area, the basic structure of the station was added into the construction of the Market Street subway, anticipating a later opening. The later opening resulted in Embarcadero having a much different design than the other three Market Street stations.

Embarcadero originally was the terminus for all of the Muni Metro lines, but in 1998 a new extension was opened along the Embarcadero and to the Caltrain station at 4th and King Streets. Service along that extension was originally provided by the E Embarcadero line, which ran between Embarcadero Station and the Caltrain station. The N Judah line was later extended along the new extension to replace the E line. On April 7, 2007, the T Third Street line replaced the N line along this route, but N line service was reinstated on June 30, 2007 to serve alongside the T.

Since at least 1992 the station was serenaded by the "Jazz Man" Ronald Brewington. He would play saxophone for commuters and entertain them with conversation and charm. For Christmas Brewington would give out Christmas cards to passengers stating "You are my Carnegie Hall". This claimed to be Garrick Sherrod, however that was an identity he had stolen. The Jazz Man was actually a fugitive from Albuquerque facing capital murder charges stemming from the 1987 murder of his wife Diedre. He was arrested at a BART station in 2012 and extradited to New Mexico.

Station layout

Like all stations in the Market Street Subway, Embarcadero 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 Muni entrance in the middle, flanked by two BART entrances. Below, there are two island platforms: one on the second level down for Muni trains, and one below the Muni platform for BART trains.

Transit connections

There are numerous local and express Muni bus lines stopping at this station in addition to service from Samtrans, SolTrans, AC Transit, and Golden Gate Transit.

Amtrak Thruway Bus line 34 makes two trips to Stockton from this station daily, each way. Route 99 connects San Francisco with the closest Amtrak station at Emeryville many times daily.

Alameda Bicycle operates a bike station inside the Embarcadero Station offering bicycle commuters with a BikeLink membership card to use the secure bike parking facility.

See also

• List of Bay Area Rapid Transit stations

External links

• Media related to Embarcadero Station at Wikimedia Commons
• Map: 37°47′35″N 122°23′50″W
• BART – Embarcadero Station Overview
• Street map from MapQuest