Muni also operates the San Francisco cable car system, a heritage streetcar system descendant of a larger network of manually operated cable cars. The 8 Bayshore, as the 8X Bayshore Express, was the only Express route that ran daily until April 25, 2015, the date where it is no longer an Express route. The project is currently[when?] [9][10], All 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. As of September 2018, Passports cost $23 for a 1-day pass, $34 for a 3-day pass, or $45 for a 7-day pass, with discounts for using Clipper card or MuniMobile. All Muni lines except for cable cars are wheelchair accessible. This was fourteen years after the previous cycle instead of the twelve years that buses are designed to last. Cable cars have seperate fares. Metro and Light Rail Vehicles: Only folding bikes are allowed on Muni Metro and LRVs Historic Vehicles: Only folding bikes are allowed on historic vehicles The 2010s started with severe cuts to Muni service. As the fleet replacement cycle begins again in 2013, Muni has arranged for life-extending rebuilds of 142 buses, by count over 30% of the fleet. And seven years passed without any new buses coming on board before Muni started its next full diesel fleet replacement cycle in 1999. [105] Anticipating the return of permanent streetcar service on Market Street, Muni began rehabilitating tracks in 1987, a process that culminated in the opening of the F line in 1995. [158] Some additional bus routes have started to be restored throughout Fall 2020 and into 2021 to address overcrowding and increasing ridership including new short routes on the 1-California, 5-Fulton, and 14R Mission Rapid. Express lines only run during peak hours; during mornings they run towards downtown (the Financial District) and during the evening they run away from downtown. All features 100% free. Supported cities include Toronto TTC, Boston MBTA, Oakland AC Transit, San Francisco SFMTA Muni, Laval STL, LA Metro, Jacksonville JTA, and other NextBus cities. [136][137] Further improvements were made throughout the decade, amidst changes in both city and agency leadership, with the implementation of the "Muni Forward" project and all-door boarding. By 1944, the MSR was in financial difficulties. That is because Metro Rail Service is not quite ready for prime time. SCU Lightning Complex fire update Video. 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). In July 2012 Muni vehicles were on-time 60% of the time and in August 2012, they were on-time 57% of the time. These improvements plunged Muni into direct competition with the URR on the entire length of Market Street. Fares listed were last updated on 07/02/2019. One such service was a trolley 14-Limited that used the abandoned trolley overhead on South Van Ness. [109] Riders angry over delays confronted one driver during the Monday afternoon commute on August 24; he responded by locking himself in the driver's compartment and refused to move the train, halting all service for half an hour. Fortunately he didn't. [132], On December 5, 2009, the Muni system underwent its most extensive changes in over 30 years, in an attempt by the SFMTA to reduce its budget shortfall. Trolleybuses had been running in San Francisco since 1935, but operated only by the Market Street Railway Company, successor to the URR. In June 1995, the San Francisco County Transportation Authority released The Four Corridor Plan, a vision to extend Muni Metro service along four major routes in the city: Bayshore (north-south along Third from the county line to California), Geary (east-west along Geary from 48th to Market/Kearny), North Beach (extending the new north-south Bayshore line along Kearny and Columbus to Fisherman's Wharf), and Van Ness (north-south along Van Ness from 16th and Mission to Aquatic Park), with a connector downtown to transfer between the Bayshore, Geary, and North Beach corridors. Jun 7, 2019 - on 7/25/18 muni driver take turn too short and ends up the wall. Other lines that may be electrified are the 7-Haight-Noriega, 27-Bryant, and 43-Masonic. Many of these had been amalgamated into the United Railroads of San Francisco (URR) company. In August, Muni plans to reopen its Muni Metro light-rail system, along with a few more bus lines. 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. [81] As of 2015, the corridor has a total of 55,270 average daily boardings,[82] making it the second busiest transit corridor west of the Mississippi after the Los Angeles Metro Wilshire transit corridor.[83]. Formal planning for the extension began in late 2018 with an Alternatives Study. [14] Passes are valid on all Muni lines—including cable cars—and the $98 adult pass allows BART transit entirely within San Francisco (between Embarcadero and Balboa Park). The diesel 82-Chinatown was replaced with short runs of the 30-Stockton. [179] Existing F Market & Wharves service is planned to be improved under the Better Market Street project with a new loop at Civic Center. [134][135] Months after the cuts were enacted, significant portions of the service were restored through additional funding and cutting operational costs. Three trunk diesel lines were converted to trolley bus service in the next twelve years. The entire travel time including all transfers must be completed within 120 minutes to qualify as one fare. [111] However, by August 26, Mayor Willie Brown was threatening to sue Alcatel. In 1941, Muni introduced its first trolleybus line, the R-Howard line. Construction on the metro began in 1970, but the project suffered from further cuts and design changes throughout the 1970s. For Visitors See San Francisco by Muni transit, bike, foot or car. On February 3, 1918, the Twin Peaks Tunnel opened, making the southwestern quarter of the city available for development. At Powell and Market Streets and California and Market Streets, three types of rail gauges come within a few hundred feet of each other: Bay Area Rapid Transit's 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge (which is underground in the lower level of the tunnels), Muni Metro's 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge (also underground in the upper level of the tunnels), and the San Francisco cable car system's 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow gauge (at street level a few hundred feet away to the north of Market Street in both cases). Additionally, there are plans to expand trolleybus service in several parts of the city. The shortest route is the peak-hour only 88 BART Shuttle at 1.4 miles (2.3 km), while the shortest off-peak route is the 39 Coit at 1.6 miles (2.6 km). SF MUNI Bus/Rail. On October 21, 1928, the Sunset Tunnel opened, bringing the N Judah streetcar line to the Sunset District. Both corridors will include transit signal priority, all-door boarding, new low-floor buses, and improved stations. The trolley bus fleet was in good order and had excess capacity at the time so Muni improvised a few temporary services with them to help out. Weekday mode share on Muni services in 2019, Muni operates about 1,000 vehicles: diesel, electric, and hybrid electric transit buses, light rail vehicles, streetcars, historic streetcars, and cable cars. Several extensions to existing trolleybus lines are planned, including 14-Mission service to the Daly City BART station, 6-Haight-Parnassus service to West Portal Station, 33-Ashbury-18th service across Potrero Hill to Third Street, 45-Union-Stockton service to the Letterman Digital Arts Center in the Presidio and 24-Divisadero service into the former Hunters Point shipyard. [169] Improvements on the J, K, and M lines are planned in the future. In the 1950s and 1960s, the regional BART system was conceived as a much more extensive system than was eventually built, with plans for express trains through San Francisco and local service within San Francisco. Golden Gate Transit is now permitting local bus rides within San Francisco in an effort to help the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) as it makes necessary Muni service reductions during the current COVID-19 pandemic and shelter-in-place orders. In addition, several projects are underway to improve the effectiveness of existing lines, many as a part of the Muni Forward initiative. In August 1998, San Francisco residents witnessed a protracted malfunction of Muni Metro after switching to an automatic train control implemented by Alcatel Transport Automation, culminating in an event that is now known as the Muni Meltdown. [114], On August 31, two San Francisco Chronicle reporters staged a 1 1⁄2-mile (2.4 km) race: one took the train, and the other walked along Market from Civic Center to Embarcadero. Muni shares four Metro stations with BART. The B Express line is shorter and has stops that are closer to downtown, while the A Express makes stops further away from downtown and will make few or no stops in the area where the B Express stops. Officials with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency announced Monday the agency is bringing back several bus lines that have been out of service since March due to COVID-19. Senior(64+) - Clipper $1.25. [161] On September 19, 2020, the 30-Stockton was extended to Sports Basement in The Presidio to accommodate longer, 60 foot buses along the entire route. The San Francisco Municipal Railway (SF Muni or Muni) is the public transit system for the city and county of San Francisco, California. 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Adult - Cash $3.00. Additionally, Muni operates two heritage streetcar lines distinct from the Muni Metro: the E Embarcadero and F Market & Wharves. Some lines are divided into A and B Expresses. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) – Muni riders will have to stay on the bus for now. Perles, Anthony, with John McKane, Tom Matoff, and Peter Straus, This page was last edited on 18 January 2021, at 07:17. Because of San Francisco's geographical makeup (the city having neighborhoods located on hilltop-like areas, making it difficult for vehicles to drive up or down the streets), Muni operators were banned from using low-floor buses on certain routes with streets requiring buses or trolleybuses that are capable of reaching steep grades, but as of 2013, high-floor vehicles are no longer available to be purchased by Muni. The Muni metro is often called "the train" or "the streetcar." On weekends, most Muni bus lines are scheduled to run every ten to twenty minutes. Starting Monday, all Muni Metro and light rail routes will be replaced by buses. [167], Service improvements for existing rail routes that are underway include the N Judah Rapid Project[168] and L Taraval Improvement Project. [157] The splice failures in 2020 meant that passengers could be trapped for an extended period of time in an enclosed light rail car during the pandemic. [94][95], Muni has its origins in the period following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Muni bus driver attacked Video. Most of the rest of the fleet were undersized 36-foot AM Generals purchased for neighborhood routes, and their use on heavier lines exacerbated conditions. How I bought a double decker bus and converted it in five years time into an RV. [146], With the Breda cars approaching 20 years of use, the SFMTA announced an order in 2014 for 175 new Siemens S200 cars for its Muni Metro lines. "Passports" are folding scratch-off passes that can be purchased by mail, or at various places throughout the city; they are good on all regular-service lines without surcharge, including cable cars. Only folding bikes are allowed inside the bus. The longest Muni line is the 24.1-mile (38.8 km) 91 Owl, a nighttime-only route that blends several other routes together, while the longest daytime route is the 17.4-mile (28.0 km) 29 Sunset. [115] Mayor Brown re-enacted the race as the pedestrian on September 3; this time, Muni Metro service had improved and train passengers completed the trip in just seven minutes. "[126], On November 15, 2007, city officials announced that they were looking into the possibility of adding double-decker buses to the Muni fleet, which would be operating mostly on the 38 Geary and the 14 Mission routes. The electricity to run all of Muni's trolleybuses and streetcars comes from the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park. Because it was assumed BART would provide local rail service, investment in Muni infrastructure failed to keep pace with major urban redevelopment projects. Senior(64+) - Cash $1.50. undergoing environmental review. [EDITORS NOTE: This is a censored version of the YouTube fight Construction broke ground on Van Ness BRT on March 1, 2017, with completion by 2020. A fight between two female passengers on Muni, captured by an amateur photographer on his cell phone video camera, has lit up YouTube — and is … The San Francisco Municipal Railway (SF Muni or Muni) is the public transit system for the city and county of San Francisco, California.. On February 19, 2016, Muni released a Draft Rail Capacity Study,[166] which outlines proposed system improvements through the year 2050+. Neoplan AN440 SFMTA - Muni Bus San Francisco San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency Linie 28 Daly City Station/BART All express lines have an "X", "AX", or "BX" following the line's number. She has obviously been shaken up by what just happened. Today. However, complaints of unreliability, especially on less-often-served lines and older (pre-battery backup) trolleybus lines, are a system-wide problem. Initially designed as a temporary tourist attraction to make up for the suspension of cable car service for rebuilding, the F has become a permanent fixture. [188][189], The SFMTA is also studying a bus rapid transit route on the Geneva-Harney corridor on the southeast side of the city. [152][153] By April 6, service had been eliminated on all but 17 of the agency's then 89 routes with San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Director of Transportation Jeffrey Tumlin calling it "the worst Muni service since 1906. The municipal bus market is positioned to benefit from this increased investment and possesses the potential for strong growth. With multiple ways of paying, buying your Muni bus, rail or cable car tickets is easy. Bus stops come in many forms: small bus shelters, yellow paint on street poles, and white paint on streets. They would arrange for mid-life rebuilds to keep the buses more serviceable in their final years. On December 29, 1914, the new Stockton Street Tunnel under Nob Hill opened, allowing streetcars from downtown to go to North Beach and the new Marina District. The paranoid schizophrenic woman was spontaneously shouting out things like \"I'll kill you right now!\" and \"You devil!\" That enraged a homeless man that was on the bus, and he threatened to break her face and kill her. [149] Throughout the 2010s, Muni also procured new buses and replaced over 90 percent of its diesel bus fleet[150] and replaced all of its aging trolleybuses, improving performance for its bus fleet. 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