Powell Street Station

Powell Street
Rapid transit (BART) Light rail (Muni)
Entrance to Powell Street Station
Location	899 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94105
Coordinates	37°47′02″N 122°24′29″W / 37.784°N 122.408°WCoordinates: 37°47′02″N 122°24′29″W / 37.784°N 122.408°W
Line(s)	BART   Pittsburg/​Bay Point–​SFO/​Millbrae   Dublin/​Pleasanton–​Daly City   Richmond–​Daly City/​Millbrae   Fremont–​Daly City Muni Metro  J Church  K Ingleside  L Taraval  M Ocean View  N Judah  S Castro Shuttle  T Third Street
Platforms	2 island platforms (1 for BART, 1 for MUNI)
Tracks	4 (2 for BART, 2 for MUNI)
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	November 5, 1973 (BART) February 1980 (Muni)
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2013)	28,295 exits/day[1]  7.2% (BART)
Services
Preceding station   Bay Area Rapid Transit   Following station Montgomery Street toward Richmond Richmond–​Daly City/​Millbrae Civic Center toward Millbrae (Daly City on Saturdays) Montgomery Street toward Dublin / Pleasanton Dublin/​Pleasanton–​Daly City Civic Center toward Daly City Montgomery Street toward Pittsburg / Bay Point Pittsburg/​Bay Point–​SFO/​Millbrae Civic Center toward SFO (Millbrae on weeknights & weekends) Montgomery Street toward Fremont Fremont–​Daly City Civic Center toward Daly City Muni Metro Montgomery Street One-way operation K Ingleside Civic Center toward Balboa Park Montgomery Street toward Embarcadero J Church L Taraval Civic Center toward 46th Avenue and Wawona M Ocean View Civic Center toward San Jose and Geneva (Balboa Park) Montgomery Street toward 4th and King/Caltrain Depot N Judah Civic Center toward Judah and La Playa Montgomery Street toward Embarcadero (4th and King/Caltrain Depot on AT&T Park game days) S Castro Shuttle Civic Center toward Castro Street (West Portal on AT&T Park game days) Montgomery Street toward Sunnydale T Third Street Civic Center One-way operation Muni heritage railway 3rd and Kearny/Geary toward Jones and Beach F Market & Wharves Transfer at: 4th and Stockton/Ellis or 5th and Powell 6th and Taylor toward 17th and Castro
Route map Legend Cable Car Union Square 2019 5th & Powell 4th & Stockton/Ellis  F  Central Subway 2019

Powell Street is a shared Muni Metro and Bay Area Rapid Transit station near the intersection of Market Street and Powell Street in downtown San Francisco. The station is located along the Market Street Subway and extends underground from Fourth Street to Fifth Street. Hallidie Plaza connects to the station on the north side of Market Street. Like all of the shared BART and Muni stations on the Market Street Subway, the concourse mezzanine is on the first level down, an island platform for the Muni Metro is on the second level down, and the island platform for BART is on the third level down.

The Powell-Mason and Powell-Hyde cable car lines turn around at Powell and Market, above the station. Union Square is three blocks north of the station, the Westfield San Francisco Centre is on Market at Powell and the old United States Mint building is located one block away at Fifth Street and Mission Street. Also nearby is the famous Yerba Buena Gardens and Moscone Center, each about a block away, near Mission Street on 4th. Within the area is the The Metreon shopping center and movie theater. More tourist information is available at the San Francisco Visitor's Bureau located in Hallidie Plaza.

Powell Street is also the hub for San Francisco's Theater District. The Geary Theater, home to the American Conservatory Theater, is three-and-a-half blocks away. Next door to that is the historic Curran Theatre, now home to several touring Broadway productions. In Yerba Buena Gardens is the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, home to several performances and visual art that has enriched San Francisco. Located in Union Square is San Francisco's own TIX Bay Area, a Ticketmaster booth that also sells half-price tickets to several local theater companies.

Service at this station began on November 5, 1973.^[2] As of December 2013, Powell Street was the busiest station in the BART system.^[3] At this and other downtown stations, passengers may resort to “back-riding” during the evening commute across the bay. They take a train in the other direction for a few stops and then transfer to the correct train at a station when the train is less crowded such as Glen Park.^[4]

The under-construction Central Subway must dive deep underground to pass underneath this station. The Central Subway will include a new station on Stockton Street between Union Square and Market Street to be connected by a tunnel to the existing Powell Street station mezzanine. The result will be a single integrated underground complex running all the way from Union Square to Market and Fifth Streets.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
M	Mezzanine	One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent, Westfield San Francisco Centre entrance/exit
B1	Outbound	←  J Church toward Balboa Park (Civic Center) ←  K Ingleside toward Balboa Park (Civic Center) ←  L Taraval toward 46th Avenue and Wawona (Civic Center) ←  M Ocean View toward San Jose and Geneva / Balboa Park (Civic Center) ←  N Judah toward Judah and La Playa (Civic Center) ←  S Castro Shuttle toward Castro Street, West Portal on AT&T Park game days (Civic Center)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Inbound	→  J Church toward Embarcadero (Montgomery St) → →  L Taraval toward Embarcadero (Montgomery St) → →  M Ocean View toward Embarcadero (Montgomery St) → →  N Judah toward 4th and King/Caltrain Depot (Montgomery St) → →  S Castro Shuttle toward Embarcadero, 4th and King/Caltrain Depot on AT&T Park game days (Montgomery St) → →  T Third Street toward Sunnydale (Montgomery St) →
B2	Southbound/Westbound	←      Pittsburg/​Bay Point–​SFO/​Millbrae toward SFO weekdays, Millbrae weekends (Civic Center) ←      Dublin/​Pleasanton–​Daly City toward Daly City (Civic Center) ←      Richmond–​Daly City/​Millbrae toward Millbrae weekdays, Daly City Saturdays (Civic Center) ←      Fremont–​Daly City toward Daly City (Civic Center)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Northbound/Eastbound	→      Pittsburg/​Bay Point–​SFO/​Millbrae toward Pittsburg / Bay Point (Montgomery St) → →      Dublin/​Pleasanton–​Daly City toward Dublin / Pleasanton (Montgomery St) → →      Richmond–​Daly City/​Millbrae toward Richmond (Montgomery St) → →      Fremont–​Daly City toward Fremont (Montgomery St) →

Transit connections

MUNI

•   F Market & Wharves
• Powell/Hyde Cable Car Line
• Powell/Mason Cable Car Line
• 5 Fulton
• 6 Parnassus
• 7 Haight/Noriega
• 7R Haight/Noriega Rapid
• 8 Bayshore
• 8AX Bayshore "A" Express
• 8BX Bayshore "B" Express
• 9 San Bruno
• 9R San Bruno Rapid
• 16X Noriega Express
• 21 Hayes
• 27 Bryant
• 30 Stockton
• 31 Balboa
• 45 Union-Stockton
• 91 Owl
• L Owl
• N Owl

AC Transit

• 800 All Nighter
• 822 All Nighter

Independent Transit Operator

• Jitney Bus

Valley of the Moon Commute Club

• Sonoma-San Francisco (Stops on Mission Street between 4th and 5th Streets. Access via San Francisco Shopping Center)^[5]

California Shuttle Bus

• Oakland-San Jose-Los Angeles (Ellis & Mason)

Amtrak Thruway Bus Service

• Emeryville-San Francisco

See also

• List of Bay Area Rapid Transit stations

References

1. "BART Fiscal Year Weekday Average Exits" (PDF). Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
2. "Celebrating 40 Years of Service 1972 • 2012 Forty BART Achievements Over the Years" (PDF). Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). 2012. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
3. http://www.bart.gov/about/reports/ridership
4. Cabanatuan, Michael (April 10, 2010). "BART can’t keep pace with rising 'crush loads’". SFGate.
5. VOMCC

External links

• Media related to Powell Street Station at Wikimedia Commons
• BART – Powell St. Station Overview
• Street map from Mapquest