Powell Street Station

Powell Street Rapid transit (BART) Light rail (Muni)
Powell Street Station
Station statistics
Address	899 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94105
Coordinates	37.784°N 122.408°W / 37.784; -122.408
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	MUNI   F Market & Wharves Powell/Hyde Cable Car Line Powell/Mason Cable Car Line 5 Fulton 6 Parnassus 8X Bayshore Express 8AX Bayshore "A" Express 8BX Bayshore "B" Express 9 San Bruno 9L San Bruno Limited 16X Noriega Express 21 Hayes 27 Bryant 30 Stockton 31 Balboa 45 Union-Stockton 71 Haight-Noriega 71L Haight-Noriega Limited 91 Owl L Owl N Owl AC Transit 800 All Nighter Independent Transit Operator Jitney Bus Valley of the Moon Commute Club Sonoma-San Francisco^ ^Stops on Mission Street between 4th and 5th Streets Access via San Francisco Shopping Center California Shuttle Bus Oakland-San Jose-Los Angeles (Ellis & Mason) Amtrak Thruway Bus Service Emeryville-San Francisco
Platforms	2 island platforms (1 for BART, 1 for MUNI)
Tracks	4 (2 for BART, 2 for MUNI)
Other information
Opened	November 3, 1973 (BART) November 1982 (Muni)
Accessible
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2010)	24,676 exits/day  8.82% (BART)
Services
Preceding station   Bay Area Rapid Transit   Following station Montgomery Street toward Richmond Richmond – Millbrae Civic Center toward Millbrae Montgomery Street toward Dublin/Pleasanton Dublin/Pleasanton – Daly City Montgomery Street toward Pittsburg/Bay Point Pittsburg/Bay Point – SFO/Millbrae Civic Center toward San Francisco International Airport Montgomery Street toward Fremont Fremont – Daly City Civic Center toward Daly City Muni Metro Montgomery Street One-way operation K Ingleside Civic Center toward Balboa Park Montgomery Street toward Embarcadero J Church L Taraval Civic Center toward 46th and Wawona San Francisco Zoo M Ocean View Civic Center toward San Jose and Geneva (Balboa Park at rush hours) S Castro Shuttle Civic Center toward Castro Street Montgomery Street toward 4th and King/Caltrain Depot N Judah Civic Center toward Judah and La Playa, Ocean Beach Montgomery Street toward Sunnydale T Third Street Civic Center One-way operation

Powell Street Station is a Muni Metro and Bay Area Rapid Transit station near the intersection of Market Street and Powell Street in downtown San Francisco, California. The station is located along the Market Street Subway and extends underground from Fourth Street to Fifth Street. Hallidie Plaza connects to the station on the north side of Market Street. Like all of the shared BART and Muni stations on the Market Street Subway, the concourse mezzanine is on the first level down, an island platform for the Muni Metro is on the second level down, and the island platform for BART is on the third level down.

Overview

The Powell-Mason and Powell-Hyde cable car lines turn around at Powell and Market, above the station. Union Square is three blocks north of the station, and the Westfield San Francisco Centre is on Market at Powell. The Westfield has its own entrance from the Powell Station itself. The old United States Mint building is located one block away at Fifth Street and Mission Street. Also nearby are Yerba Buena Gardens, the Moscone Convention Center, and the Metreon movie theater and entertainment complex. Tourist information is available at the San Francisco Visitor's Bureau located in Hallidie Plaza.

Surroundings

Powell Street is also the hub for San Francisco's Theatre District. The Geary Theatre, home to the American Conservatory Theatre, is three and a half blocks away. Located nextdoor to the Geary Theatre is the historic Curran Theatre, now home to several touring Broadway productions. Nearby Yerba Buena Gardens houses the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. TIX Bay Area, a Ticketmaster booth that also sells half-price tickets to several local theatre companies, is located in Union Square.

The street level at Powell Street Station.

History

Service at this station began on November 3, 1973.

See also

• List of Bay Area Rapid Transit stations

External links

• Media related to Powell Street Station at Wikimedia Commons
• BART – Powell St. Station Overview
• Street map from Mapquest