Market Street Subway
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- This article is about the subway tunnel in San Francisco, California. There is also a Market Street Subway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, through which run that city's Market-Frankford Line and SEPTA Subway-Surface Trolley Lines
The Market Street Subway is a tunnel that carries both rapid transit and light rail traffic in San Francisco, California, United States. It runs under the length of Market Street between the Embarcadero Station and Castro Street Station and is used by both Muni Metro and BART. The upper level is used by Muni Metro lines and the lower level is used by BART lines. BART doesn't run through the whole subway, it turns south and runs under Mission Street southwest of Civic Center Station. The eastern end of the BART level is connected to the Transbay Tube. On the Muni Metro level, the southwestern end of the Market Street Subway connects to the much older Twin Peaks Tunnel, and the northeastern end connects to the surface along the Embarcadero. The Embarcadero portal was not originally part of the Market Street Subway and was opened in 1998. It is only used by the N Judah line, but when the Third Street Light Rail Project is in operation, the K Ingleside line will continue through as well, as the T Third.
The K Ingleside, L Taraval, and M Oceanview Muni Metro lines run through the entire tunnel and into the Twin Peaks Tunnel. The J Church and N Judah lines leave the tunnel through an exit that connects to Church Street.
[edit] Stations on the Market Street Subway
There are a total of seven stations in the tunnel. Four are used by BART, five by all of the Muni Metro lines, and two by only three Metro lines:
- Embarcadero Station - J, K, L, M, and N Muni Metro lines, BART
- Montgomery Street Station - J, K, L, M, and N Muni Metro lines, BART
- Powell Street Station - J, K, L, M, and N Muni Metro lines, BART
- Civic Center Station - J, K, L, M, and N Muni Metro lines, BART
- Van Ness Station - J, K, L, M and N Muni Metro lines
- Church Street Station - K, L, and M Muni Metro lines (The J stops at the station above-ground and the N stops nearby)
- Castro Street Station - K, L, and M Muni Metro lines
| San Francisco Municipal Railway | |
| Muni Metro | J Church – K Ingleside – L Taraval – M Oceanview – N Judah – S Castro Shuttle – T Third |
| Other Muni services | Cable cars – F Market streetcar – List of all Muni bus and rail lines |
| Muni Metro stations | Embarcadero – Montgomery – Powell – Civic Center – Van Ness – Church – Castro – Forest Hill – West Portal |
| Muni Metro system features | Market Street Subway – Twin Peaks Tunnel – Sunset Tunnel |
| Current projects | Third Street Light Rail Project – Central Subway – E Embarcadero streetcar |
| Connecting buses | AC Transit – Golden Gate Transit – SamTrans |
| Connecting rail services | Bay Area Rapid Transit – Caltrain |
| Other information | Rescue Muni | Key System |
| Bay Area Rapid Transit (website) | |
| Current lines | Richmond - Daly City – Fremont - Daly City – Richmond - Fremont – Pittsburg/Bay Point - Daly City – Dublin/Pleasanton - SFO/Millbrae – AirBART |
| System features | Transbay Tube – Market Street Subway |
| Connecting buses | AC Transit – County Connection – Emery Go Round – Golden Gate Transit – Muni – SamTrans – Tri-Delta Transit – VTA – WestCat – WHEELS |
| Connecting rail services | Amtrak – Amtrak California – Caltrain – Capitol Corridor – Muni Metro |
| Other information | List of Bay Area Rapid Transit stations |
