List of Muni Metro stations

Muni Metro is a light rail 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. Six services – J Church, K Ingleside, L Taraval, M Ocean View, N Judah, and T Third Street run on separate surface alignments and merge into a single downtown tunnel. The supplementary S Shuttle service operates within the tunnel. Muni Metro operates a fleet of 151 Breda high-floor light rail vehicles (LRVs), which are currently being replaced by a fleet of 249 Siemens S200 LRVs.

Map of the Muni Metro system, indicating lines, underground and platform stations, and surface stops.
Muni Metro map accurate to January 2023. Only accessible stops are labeled; S Shuttle service is not shown. L Taraval is currently served by buses.

The San Francisco Municipal Railway was created in 1909 and opened its first streetcar lines in 1912. Five of the current lines were added in the following decades: the J in 1917, the K (including the Twin Peaks Tunnel) in 1918, the L in 1919, the M in 1925, and the N in 1928.[1] The other Municipal Railway streetcar lines, and those of the privately owned Market Street Railway, were converted to buses in the 1920s to 1950s, but these five lines were retained as streetcars because of their private rights of way. The system was converted to light rail, with larger US Standard Light Rail Vehicles, in the late 1970s and early 1980s. This included the opening of the Market Street subway as well as extension of three lines to Balboa Park station.[1] An extension along The Embarcadero to the Caltrain terminal at 4th and King Street opened in 1998.[2][3] The T Third Street line opened in 2007, serving the southeastern portion of the city.[4] The Central Subway, with three new subway stations and one new surface station, opened on November 19, 2022.[5]

The system has 113 stations, of which 59 (52%) are accessible. All nine subway stations plus 24 surface stations have high-level platforms, 34-inch (860 mm) high, that allow for accessible level boarding at all doors.[6] The other 80 stations have a mixture of low-level platforms on dedicated right-of-way, low-level boarding islands (platforms between the tracks and traffic lanes), sidewalk bulbs, and no platforms (where passengers cross parking or traffic lanes to board). Of those 80, 25 have "mini-high" platforms providing accessible boarding at a single door, while one has a wheelchair lift. Three stations on the L Taraval are being retrofitted with mini-high platforms as part of a reconstruction project.

Current stations

/ Transfer stations with BART / Caltrain
/ Transfer stations with BART / Caltrain, and Line termini
Line termini
StationImageLine(s)Service beganPlatformsAccessibleNotes
Embarcadero February 18, 1980High-level island platform (subway station)Yes
Montgomery February 18, 1980High-level island platform (subway station)Yes
Powell February 18, 1980High-level island platform (subway station)YesTransfer to Union Square/Market Street station
Civic Center February 18, 1980High-level island platform (subway station)Yes
Van Ness February 18, 1980High-level island platform (subway station)YesTransfer to Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit
Church
J Church (surface)
June 11, 1980High-level side platforms (subway station)Yes J Church stops on the surface at boarding islands with mini-high platforms at Church and Market / Church and 14th Street. The K, L, and M also used these boarding islands from 1972 to 1982.
Castro June 11, 1980High-level side platforms (subway station)Yes
Forest Hill February 3, 1918High-level side platforms (subway station)YesHigh-level platforms added in 1985[7]
West Portal February 3, 1918High-level side platforms (subway station)YesOriginally a surface station outside the portal; converted to high-level platforms in 1980
Church and Duboce (J)
Duboce and Church (N)
J Church (inbound only)
October 21, 1928Boarding islands with mini-high platformsYesAlso served by the K, L, and M from 1972 to 1982
Church and 16th Street August 11, 1917Boarding islandsNoAlso served by the K, L, and M from 1972 to 1982
Church and 18th Street August 11, 1917Low-level side platform (inbound) and boarding island (outbound) with mini-high platformsYesPartially inside Dolores Park
Right Of Way/20th Street August 11, 1917Low-level side platformsNoInside Dolores Park
Right Of Way/Liberty Street August 11, 1917NoneNo
Right Of Way/21st Street August 11, 1917Low-level side platformsNo
Church and 22nd Street August 11, 1917NoneNo
Church and 24th Street August 11, 1917Boarding islands with mini-high platformsYes
Church and Clipper August 11, 1917NoneNo
Church and 27th Street August 11, 1917NoneNo
Church and 29th Street (inbound)
Church and Day (outbound)
August 11, 1917Boarding islands with mini-high platformsYes
Church and 30th Street August 11, 1917NoneNoTerminus of the line until 1991
30th Street and Dolores August 31, 1991NoneNo
San Jose and Randall August 31, 1991Low-level side platforms with mini-high platformsYes
San Jose/​Glen Park August 31, 1991Low-level side platformsNoConnection to BART at Glen Park station
San Jose and Santa Rosa August 31, 1991Boarding islandsNo
San Jose and Santa Ynez August 31, 1991Boarding islandsNo
San Jose and Ocean August 31, 1991Boarding islandsNoK Ingleside stopped nearby from 1979 to 2015
Balboa Park April 23, 1979High-level side platformsYesConnection to M Ocean View at San Jose and Geneva
West Portal and 14th Avenue February 3, 1918Boarding islandsNo
St. Francis Circle February 3, 1918Boarding islands with mini-high platformsYes
Junipero Serra and Ocean February 21, 1919Boarding islands with mini-high platformsYes
Ocean and San Leandro February 21, 1919Boarding islandsNo
Ocean and Aptos February 21, 1919Boarding islandsNo
Ocean and Westgate / Ocean and Cerritos February 21, 1919Boarding islandsNo
Ocean and Fairfield / Ocean and Victoria February 21, 1919Boarding islandsNo
Ocean and Dorado / Ocean and Jules February 21, 1919Boarding islands with mini-high platformsYes
Ocean and Miramar February 21, 1919Boarding islandsNo
Ocean and Lee February 21, 1919Boarding islands with mini-high platformsYes
Ocean Avenue/CCSF Pedestrian Bridge April 23, 1979Boarding islands with mini-high platformsYes
15th Avenue and Taraval April 12, 1919None – bulb plannedNoInbound stop planned for closure
Taraval and 17th Avenue
L Taraval (inbound only)
April 12, 1919None – boarding island with mini-high platform plannedPlannedOutbound stop closed on February 25, 2017
Taraval and 19th Avenue April 12, 1919Boarding islands – mini-high platforms plannedPlanned
Taraval and 22nd Avenue / Taraval and 23rd Avenue April 12, 1919Boarding islands with mini-high platformsYesConsolidated from separate stops at 22nd Avenue and 23rd / 24th Avenues on February 25, 2017
Taraval and 26th Avenue April 12, 1919None – boarding islands plannedNo
Taraval and 30th Avenue April 12, 1919None – boarding islands with mini-high platforms plannedPlanned
Taraval and 32nd Avenue April 12, 1919None – boarding islands plannedNo
Taraval and Sunset January 14, 1923Boarding islands with mini-high platformsYes
Taraval and 40th Avenue January 14, 1923Boarding islandsNo
Taraval and 42nd Avenue January 14, 1923Boarding islands with mini-high platformsYes
Taraval and 44th Avenue January 14, 1923Boarding islandsNo
46th Avenue and Taraval / Taraval and 46th Avenue January 14, 1923Boarding island (inbound only)No
46th Avenue and Ulloa September 15, 1937NoneNo
46th Avenue and Vicente September 15, 1937NoneNo
Wawona and 46th Avenue (San Francisco Zoo) † September 15, 1937Bulb with mini-high platformYes
Right Of Way/Ocean October 6, 1925Low-level side platformsNo
Right Of Way/Eucalyptus October 6, 1925Low-level side platformsNo
Stonestown Galleria October 6, 1925High-level island platformYes
San Francisco State University October 6, 1925High-level island platformYes
19th Avenue and Junipero Serra / 19th Avenue and Randolph October 6, 1925NoneNo
19th Avenue and Randolph October 6, 1925NoneNo
Randolph and Arch October 6, 1925Bulbs with mini-high platformsYes
Randolph and Bright October 6, 1925NoneNo
Broad and Orizaba / Orizaba and Broad October 6, 1925NoneNo
Broad and Capitol October 6, 1925NoneNo
Broad and Plymouth October 6, 1925Bulbs with mini-high platformsYes
San Jose and Farallones August 30, 1980Boarding islandsNo
San Jose and Lakeview August 30, 1980Boarding islandsNo
San Jose and Mount Vernon August 30, 1980Boarding islandsNo
San Jose and Geneva (Balboa Park) August 30, 1980Boarding island with lift (inbound)YesConnection to J Church, K Ingleside, and BART at Balboa Park
Duboce and Noe October 21, 1928Side platforms with mini-high platformsYes
Carl and Cole October 21, 1928Bulbs with mini-high platformsYes
Carl and Stanyan October 21, 1928Bulb (inbound)No
Carl and Hillway October 21, 1928NoneNo
Irving and Arguello / Irving and 2nd Avenue October 21, 1928Bulbs with mini-high platformsYes
Irving and 5th Avenue / Irving and 6th Avenue August 22, 2020Bulbs with mini-high platformsYesReplaced former stops at 4th Avenue and 7th Avenue
Irving and 8th Avenue / 9th Avenue and Irving October 21, 1928BulbsNo
Judah and 9th Avenue October 21, 1928Boarding islands with mini-high platformsYes
Judah and 12th Avenue October 21, 1928Boarding islandsNo
Judah and Funston October 21, 1928NoneNo
Judah and 15th Avenue / Judah and 16th Avenue October 21, 1928Boarding islandsNo
Judah and 19th Avenue October 21, 1928Boarding islands with mini-high platformsYes
Judah and 22nd Avenue / Judah and 23rd Avenue October 21, 1928Boarding islandsNo
Judah and 25th Avenue October 21, 1928Boarding islandsNo
Judah and 28th Avenue October 21, 1928Boarding islands with mini-high platformsYes
Judah and 31st Avenue October 21, 1928Boarding islandsNo
Judah and 34th Avenue October 21, 1928Boarding islandsNo
Judah and Sunset October 21, 1928Boarding islands with mini-high platformsYes
Judah and 40th Avenue October 21, 1928Boarding islandsNo
Judah and 43rd Avenue October 21, 1928Boarding islandsNo
Judah and 46th Avenue October 21, 1928Boarding islandsNo
Judah and La Playa (Ocean Beach) † October 21, 1928Mini-high platform onlyYes
The Embarcadero and Folsom January 10, 1998High-level island platformYes
The Embarcadero and Brannan January 10, 1998High-level island platformYes
2nd and King January 10, 1998High-level island platformYes
4th and King January 10, 1998High-level island platformsYesN Judah and T Third Street use separate platforms
Chinatown November 19, 2022High-level island platform (subway station)Yes
Union Square/​Market Street November 19, 2022High-level island platform (subway station)YesTransfer to other Muni Metro lines and BART at Powell station
Yerba Buena/​Moscone November 19, 2022High-level island platform (subway station)Yes
4th and Brannan November 19, 2022High-level island platformYes
Mission Rock January 13, 2007High-level side platformsYes
UCSF/Chase Center January 13, 2007High-level island platformYes
UCSF Medical Center January 13, 2007High-level side platformsYes
20th Street January 13, 2007High-level side platformsYes
23rd Street January 13, 2007High-level side platformsYes
Marin Street January 13, 2007High-level side platformsYes
Evans January 13, 2007High-level side platformsYes
Hudson/Innes January 13, 2007High-level island platformYes
Kirkwood/La Salle January 13, 2007High-level island platformYes
Oakdale/Palou January 13, 2007High-level island platformYes
Revere/Shafter January 13, 2007High-level island platformYes
Williams January 13, 2007High-level side platformsYes
Carroll January 13, 2007High-level side platformsYes
Gilman/Paul January 13, 2007High-level side platformsYes
Le Conte January 13, 2007High-level island platformYes
Arleta January 13, 2007High-level island platformYes
Sunnydale January 13, 2007High-level island platformYes

Future stations

StationImageLine(s)PlatformsScheduled opening
Ulloa and 14th Avenue None2024[8]

Former stations

Prior to the late 1970s, there was a higher density of stops on the surface streetcar lines. Many of these stops were closed as the conversion to Muni Metro introduced longer trains and a desire for higher surface speeds. Most were had no infrastructure other than marked poles at street corners; several on the M Ocean View had small platforms. A number of stops on Market Street were closed when the Market Street subway opened; most are now served by the F Market & Wharves streetcar. Four stations with significant infrastructure were closed during conversion:

StationImageLine(s)Service endedPlatformsNotes
Church and 19th Street c. 1980Low-level side platformsInside Dolores Park
Eureka Valley 1972[1]Low-level side platforms (subway station)
Phelan Loop March 17, 1981[1]Low-level side platformReplaced by Ocean and Lee
Transbay Terminal September 20, 1982[1]Low-level side platformsStreetcar loop on the north side of the terminal, separate from the elevated bus loops formerly used by Transbay trains

Several surface stops have closed during the Muni Metro era during station consolidation projects.

StationImageLine(s)Service endedPlatformsNotes
Irving and 4th Avenue March 30, 2020[9][10]NoneConsolidated into Irving and 5th Avenue / Irving and 6th Avenue
Irving and 7th Avenue March 30, 2020[9][10]NoneConsolidated into Irving and 5th Avenue / Irving and 6th Avenue
Taraval and 28th Avenue February 25, 2017[11]None
Taraval and 35th Avenue February 10, 2018[12]None
Ulloa and 15th Avenue February 25, 2017[11]NoneConsolidated into Ulloa and 14th Avenue
Ulloa and Forest Side c. 2022NoneConsolidated into Ulloa and 14th Avenue

References

External links

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