1 California (bus line)

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1 California
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ETI trolleybus 5571 on steep section of Sacramento St west of Powell St, San Francisco (2007).jpg
ETI trolleybus 5571 on a steep section of Sacramento Street west of Powell Street, 2007
Overview
SystemMuni trolleybus network
OperatorSan Francisco Municipal Railway
GaragePotrero division
Route
LocaleSan Francisco, California
StartClay and Drumm
EndGeary and 33rd Avenue
Other routes1AX, 1BX
Service
Frequency8–11m
Weekend frequency11–12m
Daily ridership23,500 (2019)[1]
Map1 California Map
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1 California is a trolleybus line operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni). It provides service between the Richmond District and Financial District along California Street.

Route description[]

From the outbound terminal at Geary Boulevard and 33rd Avenue, buses loop around the block to run north on 32nd Avenue. The route then operates on California Street between 32nd and Steiner. The line continues eastward a block further north on Sacramento Street. Between Gough and the terminal at Clay and Drumm, the line runs with the direction of the one-way streets Sacramento (westbound) and Clay (eastbound).

1AX / 1BX California Express services[]

The outbound segment of the express lines match that of the local service. The 1AX California 'A' Express running nonstop between 8th Avenue and Montgomery Street and the 1BX California 'B' Express terminates at 6th Avenue and runs express after Fillmore Street. The eastern end of the line terminates adjacent to Embarcadero station and runs via an overlapping loop on one-way streets.

History[]

Market Street Railway operated the 1 California streetcar between the Ferry Building and the Sunset on a route primarily via Sutter Street, California Street, Clement Street, and Geary Street.[2]

The C Geary–California streetcar route was the third Muni line to open in 1913.[3] It ran from ran from the Ferry Building along Market Street, Geary, 2nd Avenue, Cornwall, and California to 33rd Avenue.[4] The route was cut short in 1950 to California and 2nd Avenue with the opening of the 1 California bus line, and was removed along with the B Geary on December 29, 1956.[5]

A 1 California trolleybus on California Street climbing the east slope of Laurel Heights in March 2019

The 1 California and 55 Sacramento were combined to form the current 1 California line on January 27, 1982.[6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Short Range Transit Plan" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. December 3, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  2. ^ Perles & McKane 1982, p. 209
  3. ^ Bialick, Aaron (December 17, 2015). "How Muni's Streetcar Lines Got Their Letters". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  4. ^ Perles & McKane 1982
  5. ^ "End of the line - The last days of the B & C". Museums in Motion. Streetcar.org. 2007. Archived from the original on October 24, 2007. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
  6. ^ Perles & McKane 1982, p. 247
  7. ^ Callwell, Robert (September 1999). "Transit in San Francisco: A Selected Chronology, 1850–1995" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Railway. p. 60.

Bibliography[]

  • Perles, Anthony; McKane, John (1982). Inside Muni: The Properties and Operations of the Municipal Railway of San Francisco. Interurban Press. ISBN 0-916374-49-1.

External links[]

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