List of Muni Metro stations

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Map of the Muni Metro system, indicating lines, underground and platform stations, and surface stops.
The current Muni Metro map (Effective August 14, 2021).
Routes:
  •   J Church – Shortened
  •   K Ingleside
  •   L Taraval – Bus
  •   M Ocean View
  •   N Judah
  •   T Third Street
  •   S Shuttle – Supplementary

Muni Metro is a hybrid light rail/streetcar system serving San Francisco, California, United States. Operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni), a part of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), Muni Metro served an average of 157,700 passengers per weekday in the fourth quarter of 2019, making it the second-busiest light rail system in the United States.

History[]

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, are remnants of an extensive streetcar system that survived the mass conversion to buses in the 1950s.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3][4] 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.[5]

COVID-19 service impacts and bus substitution[]

All the Muni Metro stations and rail service temporarily shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic and were replaced with buses on March 30, 2020.[6] But only a few months later on August 22, rail service resumed and all stations reopened, but three days later after the botched re-opening of rail service, rail service and all Muni Metro stations were forced to shut down again due to a malfunctioning overhead wire splice in the subway and the need to quarantine a control center staff over a COVID-19 case.[7] During this brief time, routes were reconfigured to improve reliability in the subway:

• J Church service route was shortened to Church and Market. Transfers to the subway were required at Church station.

• K Ingleside and L Taraval were interlined, running between Taraval and Sunset and Balboa Park; no J, K, and L service entered the subway. Service west of Sunset Boulevard was replaced by buses to allow for construction. Transfers to the subway were required at West Portal.

• M Ocean View and T Third Street were interlined, service ran between Sunnydale and Balboa Park; S Shuttle service increased.[8]

These forced transfers at West Portal and Church stations was criticized by disability advocates.[9]

Only Embarcadero station (for MUNI) reopened on January 23, 2021 when the T Third was partially restored, running between Embarcadero and Sunnydale. Since it couldn't go past Embarcadero, transfers were required to either take BART, or the K, L, and N metro bus lines on surface.[10] Rail service and the rest of all the other subway stations resumed operation on May 15, 2021 with only the K Ingleside, T Third Street, N Judah, and S Shuttle service that entered the subway. K and T lines were interlined, with S Shuttle service now converted to supplementary.[11] M Ocean View resumed rail service on August 14; L Taraval continues to operate with buses.[12]

Infrastructure[]

The system consists of nine subway stations and twenty-four surface stations with high-level 34-inch (860 mm)[13] platforms that allow for level boarding.[14] There are also eighty-seven surface stops[15] whose features vary anywhere between low-level platforms, traffic islands, and markers painted on nearby utility poles.[16] 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,[17] while the newest stations were opened as part as the Third Street Light Rail Project in 2007.[5]

Subway stations[]

Bay Area Rapid Transit Transfer stations with BART
daggerBay Area Rapid Transit Transfer stations with BART/Line termini
dagger Line termini
Station[a] Image Line(s) Platform Layout Year Opened
EmbarcaderodaggerBay Area Rapid Transit S Shuttle train at Embarcadero station, October 2017.JPG
  • K Ingleside K Ingleside
  • M Ocean View M Ocean View
  • N Judah N Judah
  • S Shuttle S Shuttle
  • T Third Street T Third Street
Island 1980
Montgomery Street Bay Area Rapid Transit Inbound train at Montgomery station, December 2018.JPG
  • K Ingleside K Ingleside
  • M Ocean View M Ocean View
  • N Judah N Judah
  • S Shuttle S Shuttle
  • T Third Street T Third Street
Island 1980
Powell Street Bay Area Rapid Transit Outbound S Shuttle train at Powell station, December 2017.jpg
  • K Ingleside K Ingleside
  • M Ocean View M Ocean View
  • N Judah N Judah
  • S Shuttle S Shuttle
  • T Third Street T Third Street
Island 1980
Civic Center Bay Area Rapid Transit J Church train at Civic Center station, October 2018.jpg
  • K Ingleside K Ingleside
  • M Ocean View M Ocean View
  • N Judah N Judah
  • S Shuttle S Shuttle
  • T Third Street T Third Street
Island 1980
Van Ness Muni 2006 at Van Ness station, November 2017.jpg
  • K Ingleside K Ingleside
  • M Ocean View M Ocean View
  • N Judah N Judah
  • S Shuttle S Shuttle
  • T Third Street T Third Street
Island 1980
Church Street Inbound T Third train at Church station, September 2017.JPG
  • J Church J Church - surface
  • K Ingleside K Ingleside
  • M Ocean View M Ocean View
  • S Shuttle S Shuttle
  • T Third Street T Third Street
Side 1980
Castro Street Outbound S Shuttle train at Castro station, December 2017.jpg
  • K Ingleside K Ingleside
  • M Ocean View M Ocean View
  • S Shuttle S Shuttle
  • T Third Street T Third Street
Side 1980
Forest Hill Forest Hill Station (San Francisco MUNI) Inbound Platform.JPG
  • K Ingleside K Ingleside
  • M Ocean View M Ocean View
  • S Shuttle S Shuttle
  • T Third Street T Third Street
Side 1918[17][18][b]
West Portaldagger[c] Outbound M Ocean View train at West Portal station, January 2018.JPG
  • K Ingleside K Ingleside
  • M Ocean View M Ocean View
  • S Shuttle S Shuttle
  • T Third Street T Third Street
Side 1918[17]

Proposed/Future stations[]

These are the stations that are, or may be open for rail service in the future.

Station[a] Image Line(s) Platform Layout Year Opening
Parkmerceddagger[d] –
M Ocean View M Ocean View
– –
Chinatowndagger Chinatown station construction (3), August 2020.JPG
T Third Street T Third Street
Island 2022
Union Square/Market Street Bay Area Rapid Transit Construction of Union Square-Market Street station entrance, April 2018.JPG
Yerba Buena/Moscone Yerba Buena Moscone headhouse construction (1), July 2020.JPG

Abandoned station and stop[]

These were stations that were once opened for streetcar service, but had been abandoned by the railway company.[19]

Station[a] Image Line(s) Platform Layout Year Closed
J Church J Church
Side 1981
Eureka Valley Eureka Valley station remains, September 19, 2015.jpg
  • K Ingleside K Ingleside
  • L Taraval L Taraval
  • M Ocean View M Ocean View
Side 1972

Surface stations[]

Caltrain Transfer stations with Caltrain
dagger Line termini
daggerCaltrain Transfer stations with Caltrain/Line termini
daggerBay Area Rapid Transit Transfer stations with BART/Line termini
Station[a] Image Line(s) Platform Layout Year Opened
Stonestown[d] Photograph of Stonestown station in 2017
M Ocean View M Ocean View
Island 1993[20]
San Francisco State University[d] Photograph of San Francisco State University station Island 1993[20]
Folsom Photograph of Folsom station
  • N Judah N Judah
  • T Third Street T Third Street
Island 1998[3]
Brannan Photograph of Brannan station
2nd and King Photograph of 2nd and King station
4th and KingdaggerCaltrain[e] Photograph of 4th and King station for N Judah
N Judah N Judah
Island 1998[3]
4th and King Caltrain[e]
T Third Street T Third Street
Island 2007
Mission Rock Southbound train at Mission Rock station, April 2018.JPG
T Third Street T Third Street
Side 2007
UCSF/Chase Center Photograph of UCSF Mission Bay station before 2018
T Third Street T Third Street
Island Rebuilt 2018-2019
Mariposa Southbound train at Mariposa station, April 2019.JPG
T Third Street T Third Street
Side 2007
20th Street Northbound train at 20th Street station, January 2018.JPG
T Third Street T Third Street
Side 2007
23rd Street Third Street Light Rail construction at 23rd Street station, March 2005.jpg
T Third Street T Third Street
Side 2007
Marin Street Northbound train at Marin Street station, May 2019.JPG
T Third Street T Third Street
Side 2007
Evans Southbound platform at Evans station, January 2018.JPG
T Third Street T Third Street
Side 2007
Hudson/Innes Two trains at Hudson Innes station, January 2018.JPG
T Third Street T Third Street
Island 2007
Kirkwood/La Salle Kirkwood LaSalle station from Kirkwood Avenue, January 2018.JPG
T Third Street T Third Street
Island 2007
Oakdale/Palou Photograph of Oakdale/Palou station
T Third Street T Third Street
Island 2007
Revere/Shafter Southbound train at Revere Shafter station, May 2019.JPG
T Third Street T Third Street
Island 2007
Williams Northbound train at Third and Williams, July 2017.JPG
T Third Street T Third Street
Side 2007
Carroll Northbound train at Carroll station, February 2020.JPG
T Third Street T Third Street
Side 2007
Gilman/Paul Outbound platform at Gilman Paul station, January 2020.JPG
T Third Street T Third Street
Side 2007
Le Conte Le Conte station facing south, January 2020.JPG
T Third Street T Third Street
Island 2007
Arleta Photograph of Arleta station
T Third Street T Third Street
Island 2007
Sunnydaledagger Sunnydale station facing south, July 2017.JPG
T Third Street T Third Street
Island 2007

Future surface stations[]

Station[a] Image Line(s) Platform Layout Year Opening
4th and Brannan 4th and Brannan station construction, July 2020.JPG
T Third Street T Third Street
Island 2022

Stations with Short/Long platforms, and Accessibility[]

Some stations have truncated platforms; while some stations don't have. Usually, trains access with only one door to facilitate accessibility.[22]

Station[a] Image Line(s) Platform Layout Year Retrofitted
Balboa Park stationdaggerBay Area Rapid Transit[f] K Ingleside train boarding at Balboa Park, May 2018.JPG
  • J Church J Church
  • K Ingleside K Ingleside
2015-2017
Church and 18th Street
AKA Dolores Park 		Inbound platform at Church and 18th Street, May 2018.JPG
J Church J Church
c. 1982
Church and 24th Street Inbound train at Church and 24th Street, January 2019.JPG
J Church J Church
Church and 29th Street
Church and Day Street 		Inbound train at Church and 29th Street mini-high platform, January 2019.JPG
J Church J Church
c. 1991
San Jose and Randall Inbound train at San Jose and Randall, November 2019.JPG
J Church J Church
St. Francis Circle[d] Mini-high platforms at St Francis Circle, December 2017.JPG
  • K Ingleside K Ingleside
  • M Ocean View M Ocean View
2010
Junipero Serra and Ocean Inbound train at Junipero Serra and Ocean station, January 2018.JPG
K Ingleside K Ingleside
Ocean and Jules Outbound mini-high platform at Ocean and Jules, January 2018.JPG
K Ingleside K Ingleside
Ocean and Lee Inbound train at Ocean and Lee, January 2018.JPG
K Ingleside K Ingleside
Ocean and Phelan
AKA City College 		Photograph of Ocean & Phelan station, with truncated high level platform
K Ingleside K Ingleside
1979
Taraval and 22nd / 23rd[g] Boarding island at Taraval and 23rd Street, June 2017.JPG
L Taraval L Taraval
c. 1990
Taraval and Sunset Outbound train at Taraval and Sunset, May 2018.JPG
L Taraval L Taraval
46th Avenue and Wawonadagger
AKA SF Zoo 		L Taraval train at Wawona and 46th Avenue, June 2018.JPG
L Taraval L Taraval
Randolph and Arch Outbound train at Randolph and Arch, February 2019.JPG
M Ocean View M Ocean View
Broad and Plymouth Inbound train at Broad and Plymouth, February 2019.JPG
M Ocean View M Ocean View
San Jose and Genevadagger[f][h] Inbound train at San Jose and Geneva, May 2011.jpg
M Ocean View M Ocean View
Duboce and Church New and old Muni Metro trains at Duboce and Church, January 2018.JPG
  • J Church J Church
  • N Judah N Judah
Duboce and Noe Street
AKA Duboce Park 		Outbound train at Duboce and Noe, April 2018.JPG
N Judah N Judah
Carl and Cole Commuters in San Francisco 2011.jpg
N Judah N Judah
Irving and 2nd Avenue
AKA UCSF Parnassus 		Inbound train boarding at Irving and Arguello, September 2017.JPG
N Judah N Judah
Judah and 9th Avenue Inbound train at Judah and 9th Avenue (2), October 2017.JPG
N Judah N Judah
Judah and 19th Avenue Outbound N Judah train at 19th Avenue, June 2017.JPG
N Judah N Judah
Judah and 28th Avenue Inbound train at Judah and 28th Avenue station, February 2018.JPG
N Judah N Judah
Judah and Sunset Outbound train at Judah and Sunset, February 2018.JPG
N Judah N Judah
Judah and La Playadagger
AKA Ocean Beach 		N Judah train at La Playa loop, September 2019.JPG
N Judah N Judah

Future Accessibility with extended platforms[]

Station[a] Image Line(s) Platform Layout Year Expected
Taraval and 17th Avenue (Inbound) Inbound train at Taraval and 17th Avenue clear zone, February 2019.JPG
L Taraval L Taraval
2022–2024
Taraval and 19th Avenue Inbound train at Taraval and 19th Avenue, February 2019.JPG
Taraval and 30th Avenue Outbound train at Taraval and 30th Avenue (1), September 2018.JPG

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g A Muni Metro stop must have high-level platform(s) to be classified as a station.
  2. ^ Forest Hill did not have high platforms before 1984.
  3. ^ K and L service do not enter the underground portion of the station.
  4. ^ a b c d Proposed move underground in Subway Expansion Project
  5. ^ a b The N Judah station platform is located on the median of King Street immediately southwest of the 4th and King intersection, adjacent to the Caltrain depot. The T Third Street station platform is located on the median of 4th Street immediately southeast of the intersection.[21]
  6. ^ a b Balboa Park station and San Jose and Geneva are adjacent to each other. Passengers must walk to transfer between these lines.
  7. ^ inbound platform only
  8. ^ There is a wayside lift, not a platform [23]

References[]

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  3. ^ a b c Epstein, Edward (November 4, 1997). "Muni Metro Line Set To Open in January". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications Inc. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
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  21. ^ San Francisco Municipal Railway Route Map (Map). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. December 5, 2009. Archived from the original on February 23, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  22. ^ "Muni Metro Accessible Stops". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Retrieved December 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ "Muni Access Guide" (PDF). SFMTA. 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2019.

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