![]() ![]() However, Muni maps abbreviate the cable car route names to PM, PH and C, and they are given route numbers 59, 60 and 61, respectively, for use within Muni operations. Bus and trolleybus lines have number designations, rail lines have letters and the three cable car lines are typically referred to by name only (Powell-Mason, Powell-Hyde and California). This does not mean that the line runs solely on that street (e.g., the 1 California runs on Sacramento and Clay Streets east of Pacific Heights). The word(s) on the end generally refer to the street encompassing the plurality of the line. Main article: List of San Francisco Municipal Railway linesĪll Muni routes, except the cable cars, have two parts to the name, and are most often referred to by both, for example, the "1 California". 70% of stops are spaced closer than recommended range of 800–1,000 feet (240–300 m) apart. īus and car stops throughout the city vary from Metro stations with raised platforms in the subway and at the more heavily used surface stops, to small shelters to signposts to simply a yellow stripe on a utility pole or on the road surface. Most intercity connections are provided by BART and Caltrain heavy rail, AC Transit buses at the Transbay Terminal, and Golden Gate Transit and SamTrans downtown. Īll Muni lines run inside San Francisco city limits, with the exception of several lines serving locations in the northern part of neighboring Daly City, and the 76X Marin Headlands Express line to the Marin Headlands area on weekends and major holidays. Muni has had some difficulty meeting a stated goal of 85% voter-demanded on-time service. However, complaints of unreliability, especially on less-often-served lines and older (pre-battery backup) trolleybus lines, are a system-wide problem. ![]() On weekends, most Muni bus lines are scheduled to run every ten to twenty minutes. Most bus lines are scheduled to operate every five to fifteen minutes during peak hours, every five to twenty minutes middays, about every ten to twenty minutes from 9 pm to midnight, and roughly every half hour for the late night "owl" routes. Travelers can connect to San Francisco International Airport and Oakland International Airport via BART.Ī cable car being turned around at the end of the line, August 1964 Muni shares four metro stations with BART. Many weekday riders are commuters, as the daytime weekday population in San Francisco exceeds its normal residential population. Its network consists of 54 bus lines, 17 trolley bus lines, 7 light rail lines that operate above ground and in the city's lone subway tube (called Muni Metro), 3 cable car lines, and 2 heritage streetcar lines, the E Embarcadero and F Market. Muni is an integral part of public transit in the city of San Francisco, operating 365 days a year and connecting with regional transportation services, such as Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), Caltrain, SamTrans, Golden Gate Transit, and AC Transit. ![]() ![]() However, it has more boardings per mile and more vehicles in operation than similar transit agencies. With a fleet average speed of 8.1 mph (13.0 km/h), it is the slowest major urban transit system in America and one of the most expensive to operate, costing $19.21 per mile per bus and $24.37 per mile per train. In ridership Muni is the seventh largest transit system in the United States, with 210,848,310 rides in 2006 and the second largest in California behind Metro in Los Angeles. In 2006, it served 46.7 square miles (121 km 2) with an operating budget of about $700 million. The San Francisco Municipal Railway ( SF Muni or Muni) is the public transit system for the city and county of San Francisco, California. San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA)ġ,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 1⁄ 2 in) (light rail) 3 ft 6 in ( 1,067 mm) (cable cars) Reiskin, Director of Transportation, SFMTA Bus, trolleybus, light rail, streetcar, cable carsĮdward D. ![]()
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