List of Muni Metro stations
Muni Metro is a light rail system serving San Francisco, California. Operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni), a part of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), Muni Metro serves 162,500 passengers a day, making it the second busiest light rail system in the United States.[1]
Two subway stations, West Portal Station and Forest Hill Station, and five of the six light-rail lines, J Church, K Ingleside, L Taraval, M Ocean View, and N Judah, were remnants of an extensive streetcar system that survived the mass conversion to buses in the 1950s.[2] In 1980, seven subway stations, from Embarcadero Station to Castro Street Station, were opened with the inauguration of the Market Street Subway underneath Market Street, marking the conversion of San Francisco's streetcar system into the Muni Metro.[3] In 1998, four surface stations on The Embarcadero opened, connecting the newly constructed AT&T Park (then called Pacific Bell Park) and Caltrain to Muni Metro.[4][5] In 2007, the T Third Street line was started along 18 new surface stations built along new track laid from Caltrain down the eastern side of the city to the city line.[6]
The system consists of nine subway stations, twenty-four surface stations,[7] and eighty-seven surface stops[8] that consist anything from a traffic island to a sign painted on a telephone pole.[9] Four stations, from Embarcadero to Civic Center, are shared with Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). The oldest stations are Forest Hill and West Portal, built in 1918,[10] while the newest stations were opened as part as the Third Street Light Rail Project in 2007.[6]
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[edit] Subway stations
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Terminal |
| * | Shares station with BART |
| Station | Line(s) | Platform | Year opened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castro Street |
S Castro Shuttle (weekday peak hours)
|
Side | 1980 |
| Church Street |
S Castro Shuttle (weekday peak hours)
|
Side | 1980 |
| Civic Center* |
S Castro Shuttle (weekday peak hours)
|
Island | 1980 |
| Embarcadero* |
S Castro Shuttle (weekday peak hours)
|
Island | 1980 |
| Forest Hill |
S Castro Shuttle (game days)
|
Side | 1918[10][11] |
| Montgomery Street* |
S Castro Shuttle (weekday peak hours)
|
Island | 1980 |
| Powell Street* |
S Castro Shuttle (weekday peak hours)
|
Island | 1980 |
| Van Ness |
S Castro Shuttle (weekday peak hours)
|
Island | 1980 |
| West Portal |
S Castro Shuttle (game days)
|
Side | 1918[10] |
[edit] Surface stations
|
Terminal |
| * | Shares station with BART |
| ** | Shares station with Caltrain |
| Station | Line(s) | Platform | Year opened |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20th Street | Side | 2007 | |
| 23rd Street | Side | 2007 | |
| 2nd and King |
N Judah (weekdays only)
S Castro Shuttle (game days)
|
Island | 1998[4] |
| 4th and King** |
N Judah (weekdays only)
S Castro Shuttle (game days)
|
2 island[a] | 1998 (N Judah)[4] 2007 (T Third Street) |
| Arleta | Island | 2007 | |
| Balboa Park* |
None; street level[b] | 1973[12] | |
| Brannan and The Embarcadero |
N Judah (weekdays only)
S Castro Shuttle (game days)
|
Island | 1998[4] |
| Carroll | Side | 2007 | |
| Evans | Side | 2007 | |
| Folsom and The Embarcadero |
N Judah (weekdays only)
S Castro Shuttle (game days)
|
Island | 1998[4] |
| Gilman/Paul | Side | 2007 | |
| Hudson/Innes | Island | 2007 | |
| Kirkwood/La Salle | Island | 2007 | |
| Le Conte | Island | 2007 | |
| Marin Street | Side | 2007 | |
| Mariposa | Side | 2007 | |
| Mission Rock | Side | 2007 | |
| Oakdale/Palou | Island | 2007 | |
| Revere/Shafter | Island | 2007 | |
| San Francisco State University | Island | 1993[13] | |
| Stonestown | Island | 1993[13] | |
| Sunnydale |
Island | 2007 | |
| UCSF Mission Bay | Side | 2007 | |
| Williams | Island | 2007 |
[edit] Notes
- a There are two island platforms, both of which are separate from the Caltrain station. The N Judah and S Castro Shuttle platform is adjacent to the Caltrain station on King Street, while the T Third Street platform is perpendicular to the others on 4th Street.[14]
- b The J Church and K Ingleside stop next to the station in a path between the station and the adjacent rail yard, while the M Ocean View stops across the street from the station.[14][15]
[edit] References
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- ^ "Light Rail Transit Ridership Report: Fourth Quarter 2009" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 2, 2010. p. 3. http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2009_q4_ridership_APTA.pdf. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
- ^ "The Muni Paradox — A Brief Social History of the Municipal Railway". Urbanist. San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association. June 1999. http://www.spur.org/publications/library/article/muniparadox06011999. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ "Historic Streetcars". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. http://www.sfmta.com/cms/mfleet/histcars.php. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e Epstein, Edward (November 4, 1997). "Muni Metro Line Set To Open in January". San Francisco Chronicle (Hearst Communications Inc.). http://imgs.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1997/11/04/MN72568.DTL. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ Epstein, Edward (January 9, 1998). "Muni's Embarcadero Streetcar Line Set to Make First Runs". San Francisco Chronicle (Hearst Communications Inc.). http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1998/01/09/MN36312.DTL. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
- ^ a b "New T-Third Service". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. http://www.sfmta.com/cms/mroutes/tthirdsvc.htm. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
- ^ "San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Capital Investment Plan - FY 2009-2013" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. August 15, 2008. p. 19. http://www.sfmta.com/cms/rsrtp/documents/APPROVEDforweb-accessibleMTABCIP2008doc-REVISED050723.pdf. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ "Muni Metro Official System Map" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. http://transit.511.org/static/providers/maps/SF_712200722226.pdf. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ "Info for New Riders: How do I find a bus stop?". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. http://www.sfmta.com/cms/mcust/newcust.htm#stop. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ a b c "West of Twin Peaks". Western Neighborhoods Project. http://www.outsidelands.org/wotp.php. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
- ^ "Forest Hill Station". Western Neighborhoods Project. http://www.outsidelands.org/forest-hill-station.php. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
- ^ Callwell, Robert (1999). Transit in San Francisco: A Selected Chronology, 1850-1995. San Francisco: Communications Department, San Francisco Municipal Railway. p. 54. ASIN B0006RDQXK.
- ^ a b Callwell, Robert (1999). Transit in San Francisco: A Selected Chronology, 1850-1995. San Francisco: Communications Department, San Francisco Municipal Railway. p. 77. ASIN B0006RDQXK.
- ^ a b San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (December 5, 2009). San Francisco Municipal Railway Route Map (Map). http://transit.511.org/static/providers/maps/SF_123200991053.gif. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
- ^ "Balboa Park Comprehensive Station Plan" (PDF). Bay Area Rapid Transit. September 2002. p. 12. http://www.bart.gov/docs/planning/BalboaParkCSPpartA.pdf. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
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