24th Street Mission station

24th St Mission
Two trains at 24th Street Mission station in February 2019
General information
Location	2800 Mission Street San Francisco, California
Coordinates	37°45′07″N122°25′07″W / 37.7520°N 122.4187°W / 37.7520; -122.4187
Line(s)	BART M-Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	AC Transit: 800 Muni: 12, 14, 14R, 27, 48, 49, 67, 714 SFGH Shuttle CPMC St. Luke's-BART Shuttle
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Hertzka & Knowles [1] [2]
Other information
Station code	BART: 24TH
History
Opened	November 5, 1973 (1973-11-05)
Passengers
2024	5,364 (weekday average) [3]
Services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station Glen Park toward Daly City Blue Line 16th Street Mission toward Dublin/​Pleasanton Green Line 16th Street Mission toward Berryessa/​North San José Glen Park toward Millbrae Red Line 16th Street Mission toward Richmond Glen Park toward San Francisco International Airport or Millbrae Yellow Line 16th Street Mission toward Antioch via  Pittsburg/​Bay Point
Location

24th Street Mission station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station located under Mission Street at 24th Street in the Mission District of San Francisco, California. The station is served by the Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue lines.

Station layout

The arched mezzanine of the station

24th Street Mission station is oriented north-south under Mission Street. It has two underground levels, with a single 700-foot (210 m)-long island platform serving two tracks on the lower level. ^{[4] [2]} Above it is a mezzanine, vaulted for most of its length. Two stairs and one escalator spread out along the station, plus one elevator at the far north end, connect the two levels. The fare lobby is at the south end of the mezzanine under the intersection of 24th Street and Mission Street. Entrances with escalators and stairs are located in the plazas at the northeast and southwest corners of the intersection; the surface elevator is at the northeast entrance. ^[4]

16th Street Mission station, also designed by Hertzka & Knowles, has an identical design. ^[2] Both stations have concrete reliefs by William Mitchell on the walls of their entrances. ^[5] The mezzanine and platform levels of both stations also feature colorful tilework by Janet Bennett. ^{[2] [6] [7]} The tiles at 24th Street Mission are colored yellow and three shades of brown with a serpentine pattern; they were intended to pay homage to the Latin American culture of the Mission. ^{[2] [6]}

History

The BART Board approved the name "24th Street Mission" in December 1965. ^[8] Service at the station began on November 5, 1973. ^[9]

BART began planning a renovation of the southwest entrance plaza in 2001. The $4.2 million project broke ground in April 2013 and was completed in January 2014. ^[10]

From September 20, 2020, to March 21, 2021, and from August 2, 2021, 24th Street Mission became the terminal for Dublin/Pleasanton–Daly City line trains during single-tracking work on some Sundays. ^{[11] [12]}

On July 20, 2022, BART temporarily fenced off the plazas at the station for a planned 60 days, while retaining access to the station. The closure was requested by San Francisco Supervisor Hillary Ronen in response to reported selling of stolen goods at the plazas. ^[13]

Installation of second-generation faregates at the station took place in September 2024. ^{[14] [15]}

References

1. Cerny, Susan Dinkelspiel (2007). An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area (1st ed.). Layton, UT: Gibbs Smith. pp. 501–502. ISBN   978-1-58685-432-4. OCLC   85623396.
2. "Mission Street Stations the Same". The San Francisco Examiner. April 20, 1972. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. June 2024.
4. "Station Map: 24th St. Mission Station" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Commission. October 2023.
5. Weinstein, Dave. "How BART got ART". CA-Modern. Eichler Network. p. 5.
6. "Bay Area history reclaimed: The story of 95-year-old artist Janet Bennett and her longstanding tile artworks at 16th and 24th St. stations". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. March 22, 2024.
7. "BART tile work checked". The Argus. March 5, 1971. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Names Approved for 38 Rapid Transit Stations Around Bay". Oakland Tribune. December 10, 1965. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "BART Chronology January 1947 – March 2009" (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2013.
10. "BART opens renovated 24th Street/Mission Street Station Southwest Plaza" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. January 21, 2014.
11. "BART schedule change beginning Sept 14th increases weekday commute service" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. September 8, 2020.
12. "BART returns to near-regular service starting 8/2/21" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. July 26, 2021.
13. "Temporary fencing to be placed at 24th Street Mission Station plazas, station remains open". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. July 19, 2022.
14. "Installation work to begin week of September 3rd for Next Generation Fare Gates at 24th Street/Mission Station" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. August 29, 2024.
15. "New Fare Gates & Station Hardening". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. September 2024. Archived from the original on December 4, 2024.

External links

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