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Broad and Capitol station

Coordinates: 37°42′47″N 122°27′33″W / 37.71319°N 122.45904°W / 37.71319; -122.45904
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Broad and Capitol
M Ocean View
An outbound train at Broad and Capitol in July 2023
General information
LocationBroad Street at Capitol Avenue
San Francisco, California
Coordinates37°42′47″N 122°27′33″W / 37.71319°N 122.45904°W / 37.71319; -122.45904
PlatformsNone, passengers wait on sidewalk
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleNo
History
OpenedOctober 6, 1925[1]
Services
Preceding station Muni Following station
Broad and Orizaba
towards Embarcadero
M Ocean View Broad and Plymouth
Location
Map

Broad and Capitol station is a light rail stop on the Muni Metro M Ocean View line, located in the Ingleside neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The stop opened with the line on October 6, 1925.[1] The line was replaced with buses on August 6, 1939, but streetcar service resumed on December 17, 1944.[2] The stop has no platforms, trains stop at marked poles before crossing Capitol Avenue and passengers cross a vehicle travel lanes on Broad Street to board trains. The stop is not accessible to people with disabilities.

References

  1. ^ a b Perles, Anthony (1981). The People's Railway: The History of the Municipal Railway of San Francisco. Interurban Press. p. 76. ISBN 0916374424.
  2. ^ Stindt, Fred A. (October 1990). San Francisco's Century of Street Cars. p. 195. ISBN 0-9615465-1-4.

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