24 Divisadero
24 Divisadero | ||||
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A route 24 trolleybus on Castro Street atop Dolores Heights, September 2020 | ||||
Overview | ||||
System | Muni trolleybus network | |||
Operator | San Francisco Municipal Railway | |||
Began service | April 6, 1941 | |||
Predecessors | Castro Street Cable | |||
Route | ||||
Locale | San Francisco, California | |||
Start | Jackson and Webster Cortland and Bayshore (Owl) | |||
End | Third Street and Palou Divisadero and Sutter (Owl) | |||
Daily ridership | 12,000 (2019)[1] | |||
Map | 24 Divisadero | |||
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24 Divisadero is a trolleybus line operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni).
Route description[]
From the northern terminus at Jackson and Webster, the route runs west to Divisadero and then turns south. It continues onto Castro Street until 26th Street, then runs on a complicated route of 26th, Noe, 30th, Mission Street, Cortland, Bayshore, Industrial, and Palou. The outbound terminus is adjacent to the Muni Metro Oakdale/Palou station on Third Street.
The 24 Divisadero runs between Hunters Point in the south and Pacific Heights in the north.[2] The line includes the single steepest known grade on any existing trolley bus line in the world:[3][4][5][6] 22.8% in the block of Noe Street between Cesar Chavez Street and 26th Street.[3][5][7]
The route operates 24 hours with less frequent short turn Owl service overnight as part of the All Nighter network.
History[]
The 24 Divisadero was established on April 6, 1941, by the Market Street Railway as a replacement for the Castro Street cable car.[8][9][10] In 1982, as part of broader system changes, the line was extended to Third and Palou via Cortland.[11]
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Gordon, Rachel (May 20, 2009). "24-Divisadero bus showcases S.F. diversity". SFGate. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ a b Perles, Anthony (1984). Tours of Discovery: A San Francisco Muni Album. Interurban Press. p. 127. ISBN 0-916374-60-2.
- ^ Box, Roland (May–June 1989). "San Francisco Looks Ahead". Trolleybus Magazine. No. 165. UK: National Trolleybus Association. pp. 50–56.
- ^ a b Trolleybus Magazine No. 261 (May–June 2005), p. 72.
- ^ Trolleybus Magazine No. 313 (January–February 2014), p. 27.
- ^ "General Information About Transit". San Francisco MTA. 2012. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ^ Yenne, Bill (2004). San Francisco's Noe Valley. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439641873.
- ^ Downing, Shane (April 5, 2016). "Remembering The Castro Street Cable Car". Hoodline. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ "The Castro's rich transit history". Market Street Raiway. May 9, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ Perles, Anthony; McKane, John (1982). Inside Muni: The Properties and Operations of the Municipal Railway of San Francisco. Interurban Press. p. 247. ISBN 0-916374-49-1.
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