List of Muni Metro stations

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.

The outdated Muni Metro map (Effective August 14, 2021).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

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, 2021 and J Church returned to the subway on February 19, 2022; L Taraval continues to operate with buses.[12][13]

Infrastructure

The system consists of nine subway stations and twenty-four surface stations with high-level 34-inch (860 mm)[14] platforms that allow for level boarding.[15] There are also eighty-seven surface stops[16] whose features vary anywhere between low-level platforms, traffic islands, and markers painted on nearby utility poles.[17] 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,[18] while the newest stations were opened as part as the Third Street Light Rail Project in 2007.[5]

Subway stations

	Transfer stations with BART
	Transfer stations with BART/Line termini
	Line termini

Station[lower-alpha 1]	Line(s)	Platform Layout	Year Opened
Embarcadero	J Church K Ingleside M Ocean View N Judah S Shuttle T Third Street	Island	1980
Montgomery Street	J Church K Ingleside M Ocean View N Judah S Shuttle T Third Street	Island	1980
Powell Street	J Church K Ingleside M Ocean View N Judah S Shuttle T Third Street	Island	1980
Civic Center	J Church K Ingleside M Ocean View N Judah S Shuttle T Third Street	Island	1980
Van Ness	J Church K Ingleside M Ocean View N Judah S Shuttle T Third Street	Island	1980
Church Street	J Church - surface K Ingleside M Ocean View S Shuttle T Third Street	Side	1980
Castro Street	K Ingleside M Ocean View S Shuttle T Third Street	Side	1980
Forest Hill	K Ingleside M Ocean View S Shuttle T Third Street	Side	1918[18][19][lower-alpha 2]
West Portal[lower-alpha 3]	K Ingleside M Ocean View S Shuttle T Third Street	Side	1918[18]

Proposed/Future stations

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

Station[lower-alpha 1]	Image	Line(s)	Platform Layout	Year Opening
Parkmerced[lower-alpha 4]	–	M Ocean View	–	–
Chinatown		T Third Street	Island	2022
Union Square/Market Street
Yerba Buena/Moscone

Abandoned station and stop

These were stations that were once opened for streetcar service, but had been abandoned by the railway company.[20]

Station[lower-alpha 1]	Image	Line(s)	Platform Layout	Year Closed
Church and 19th Street		J Church	Side	1981
Eureka Valley		K Ingleside L Taraval M Ocean View	Side	1972

Surface stations

	Transfer stations with Caltrain
	Line termini
	Transfer stations with Caltrain/Line termini
	Transfer stations with BART/Line termini

Station[lower-alpha 1]	Line(s)	Platform Layout	Year Opened
Stonestown Galleria[lower-alpha 4]	M Ocean View	Island	1993[21]
San Francisco State University[lower-alpha 4]	M Ocean View	Island	1993[21]
Folsom	N Judah T Third Street	Island	1998[3]
Brannan
2nd and King
4th and King[lower-alpha 5]	N Judah	Island	1998[3]
4th and King [lower-alpha 5]	T Third Street	Island	2007
Mission Rock	T Third Street	Side	2007
UCSF/Chase Center	T Third Street	Island	Rebuilt 2018-2019
Mariposa	T Third Street	Side	2007
20th Street	T Third Street	Side	2007
23rd Street	T Third Street	Side	2007
Marin Street	T Third Street	Side	2007
Evans	T Third Street	Side	2007
Hudson/Innes	T Third Street	Island	2007
Kirkwood/La Salle	T Third Street	Island	2007
Oakdale/Palou	T Third Street	Island	2007
Revere/Shafter	T Third Street	Island	2007
Williams	T Third Street	Side	2007
Carroll	T Third Street	Side	2007
Gilman/Paul	T Third Street	Side	2007
Le Conte	T Third Street	Island	2007
Arleta	T Third Street	Island	2007
Sunnydale	T Third Street	Island	2007

Future surface stations

Station[lower-alpha 1]	Image	Line(s)	Platform Layout	Year Opening
4th and Brannan		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.[23]

Station[lower-alpha 1]	Line(s)	Year Retrofitted
Balboa Park station[lower-alpha 6]	J Church K Ingleside	2015-2017
Church and 18th Street AKA Dolores Park	J Church	c. 1982
Church and 24th Street	J Church
Church and 29th Street Church and Day Street	J Church	c. 1991
San Jose and Randall	J Church
St. Francis Circle[lower-alpha 4]	K Ingleside M Ocean View	2010
Junipero Serra and Ocean	K Ingleside
Ocean and Jules	K Ingleside
Ocean and Lee	K Ingleside
Ocean and Phelan AKA City College	K Ingleside	1979
Taraval and 22nd / 23rd[lower-alpha 7]	L Taraval	c. 1990
Taraval and Sunset	L Taraval
46th Avenue and Wawona AKA SF Zoo	L Taraval
Randolph and Arch	M Ocean View
Broad and Plymouth	M Ocean View
San Jose and Geneva[lower-alpha 6][lower-alpha 8]	M Ocean View
Duboce and Church	J Church N Judah
Duboce and Noe Street AKA Duboce Park	N Judah
Carl and Cole	N Judah
Irving and 2nd Avenue AKA UCSF Parnassus	N Judah
Judah and 9th Avenue	N Judah
Judah and 19th Avenue	N Judah
Judah and 28th Avenue	N Judah
Judah and Sunset	N Judah
Judah and La Playa AKA Ocean Beach	N Judah

Future Accessibility with extended platforms

Station[lower-alpha 1]	Line(s)	Year Expected
Taraval and 17th Avenue (Inbound)	L Taraval	2022–2024
Taraval and 19th Avenue
Taraval and 30th Avenue

Notes

A Muni Metro stop must have high-level platform(s) to be classified as a station.
Forest Hill did not have high platforms before 1984.
K and L service do not enter the underground portion of the station.
Proposed move underground in Subway Expansion Project
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.[22]
Balboa Park station and San Jose and Geneva are adjacent to each other. Passengers must walk to transfer between these lines.
inbound platform only
There is a wayside lift, not a platform [24]

References

"The Muni Paradox — A Brief Social History of the Municipal Railway". Urbanist. San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association. June 1999. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
"Historic Streetcars". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
Epstein, Edward (November 4, 1997). "Muni Metro Line Set To Open in January". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications Inc. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
Epstein, Edward (January 9, 1998). "Muni's Embarcadero Streetcar Line Set to Make First Runs". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications Inc. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
"New T-Third Service". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
Fowler, Amy (March 26, 2020). "Starting March 30: New Muni Service Changes" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
Dunn, Bradley (August 25, 2020). "Effective August 25 Buses Serve Muni Metro Routes" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
Maguire, Mariana (August 18, 2020). "Major Muni Service Expansion August 22" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
Graf, Carly (August 18, 2020). "Muni 'improvements' could make things harder for seniors, disabled". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
Maguire, Mariana (January 20, 2021). "Muni Expands Service, Access for Equity Neighborhoods in January" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
"Welcome Back to the Westside, K Ingleside Trains!" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. April 16, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
McCarthy, Kate (July 15, 2021). "Welcoming Back the M Ocean View and 31 Balboa" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
"J Trains Return to Downtown Tunnels as Muni Slowly Comes Back to Life". SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports. 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
"S200 SF Light Rail Vehicle" (PDF). Siemens. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
"San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Capital Investment Plan - FY 2009-2013" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. August 15, 2008. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 5, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
"Muni Metro Official System Map" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
"Info for New Riders: How do I find a bus stop?". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
"West of Twin Peaks". Western Neighborhoods Project. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
"Forest Hill Station". Western Neighborhoods Project. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
Wichary, Marcin (December 11, 2018). "The best laid tracks: Stories of San Francisco's ghost stations". Marcin Wichary. Retrieved December 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Callwell, Robert (1999). Transit in San Francisco: A Selected Chronology, 1850-1995. San Francisco: Communications Department, San Francisco Municipal Railway. p. 77. ASIN B0006RDQXK.
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.
"Muni Metro Accessible Stops". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Retrieved December 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
"Muni Access Guide" (PDF). SFMTA. 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2019.

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[StationClass-19] A Muni Metro stop must have high-level platform(s) to be classified as a station.

[Note3-21] Forest Hill did not have high platforms before 1984.

[22] K and L service do not enter the underground portion of the station.

[19thSubway-23] Proposed move underground in Subway Expansion Project

[4+K-27] 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.[22]

[WalkToTransfer-29] Balboa Park station and San Jose and Geneva are adjacent to each other. Passengers must walk to transfer between these lines.

[30] und platform only

[32] There is a wayside lift, not a platform [24]

[SPUR-1] "The Muni Paradox — A Brief Social History of the Municipal Railway". Urbanist. San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association. June 1999. Retrieved January 22, 2009.

[SFMTAMetro-2] "Historic Streetcars". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Retrieved January 22, 2009.

[MMX-3] Epstein, Edward (November 4, 1997). "Muni Metro Line Set To Open in January". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications Inc. Retrieved January 22, 2009.

[NewEmbarcadero-4] Epstein, Edward (January 9, 1998). "Muni's Embarcadero Streetcar Line Set to Make First Runs". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications Inc. Retrieved January 14, 2009.

[NewTThirdStreet-5] "New T-Third Service". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2009.

[6] Fowler, Amy (March 26, 2020). "Starting March 30: New Muni Service Changes" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Retrieved November 28, 2021.

[7] Dunn, Bradley (August 25, 2020). "Effective August 25 Buses Serve Muni Metro Routes" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Retrieved November 28, 2021.

[8] Maguire, Mariana (August 18, 2020). "Major Muni Service Expansion August 22" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Retrieved November 28, 2021.

[9] Graf, Carly (August 18, 2020). "Muni 'improvements' could make things harder for seniors, disabled". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved December 5, 2021.

[10] Maguire, Mariana (January 20, 2021). "Muni Expands Service, Access for Equity Neighborhoods in January" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Retrieved December 5, 2021.

[11] "Welcome Back to the Westside, K Ingleside Trains!" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. April 16, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.

[12] McCarthy, Kate (July 15, 2021). "Welcoming Back the M Ocean View and 31 Balboa" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Retrieved November 29, 2021.

[13] "J Trains Return to Downtown Tunnels as Muni Slowly Comes Back to Life". SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports. 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2022-02-21.

[14] "S200 SF Light Rail Vehicle" (PDF). Siemens. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

[SFMTA_CIP-15] "San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Capital Investment Plan - FY 2009-2013" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. August 15, 2008. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 5, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2009.

[16] "Muni Metro Official System Map" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2011.

[busstop-17] "Info for New Riders: How do I find a bus stop?". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2009.

[TwinPeaksTunnelOpens-18] "West of Twin Peaks". Western Neighborhoods Project. Retrieved January 14, 2009.

[ForestHillHistory-20] "Forest Hill Station". Western Neighborhoods Project. Retrieved January 14, 2009.

[24] Wichary, Marcin (December 11, 2018). "The best laid tracks: Stories of San Francisco's ghost stations". Marcin Wichary. Retrieved December 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[Stonestown/SFState-25] Callwell, Robert (1999). Transit in San Francisco: A Selected Chronology, 1850-1995. San Francisco: Communications Department, San Francisco Municipal Railway. p. 77. ASIN B0006RDQXK.

[map-26] 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.

[28] "Muni Metro Accessible Stops". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Retrieved December 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[31] "Muni Access Guide" (PDF). SFMTA. 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2019.