46th Avenue and Taraval / Taraval and 46th Avenue stations

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46th Avenue and Taraval
Taraval and 46th Avenue
L Taraval logo.svg
Inbound train at 46th Avenue and Taraval, June 2018.JPG
Eastbound train at 46th Avenue and Taraval in June 2018
General information
LocationTaraval Street and 46th Avenue
San Francisco, California
Coordinates 37°44′30″N122°30′17″W / 37.74177°N 122.50463°W / 37.74177; -122.50463
Platforms1 side platform (westbound)
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Muni: 18
Construction
AccessibleNo
History
OpenedJanuary 14, 1923
Rebuilt2019–2021 (westbound)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO SFmuni.svg Muni Following station
46th Avenue and Ulloa
towards SF Zoo
L Taraval Taraval and 44th Avenue
towards Embarcadero
Location
46th Avenue and Taraval / Taraval and 46th Avenue stations

46th Avenue and Taraval (eastbound) and Taraval and 46th Avenue (westbound) are a pair of one-way light rail stops on the Muni Metro L Taraval line, located in the Parkside neighborhood of San Francisco, California.

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Service

In August 2020, service along the route was replaced by buses to allow for the construction of improvements to the L Taraval line. [1] The project was finished on September 28, 2024, and train service along the line resumed on that day. [2]

The stop is also served by the route 18 bus, plus the L Bus and L Owl bus routes, which provide service along the L Taraval line during the early morning and late night hours respectively when trains do not operate. [3]

History

A historic streetcar on the tail tracks during an excursion in 1982 Muni 178 at 46th and Taraval, April 1982.jpg
A historic streetcar on the tail tracks during an excursion in 1982

The station opened with the second section of the L Taraval line – an extension to 48th Avenue – on January 14, 1923. In 1937, a southern extension to Wawona and 46th Avenue was opened; the tracks west of 46th Avenue were then removed from revenue service, though they are still used for occasional vehicle storage, usually for accessible vehicles. [4]

Reconstruction

Like many stations on the line, Taraval and 46th Avenue had no platforms; trains stopped at marked poles before the cross street, and passengers crossed travel lanes on Taraval to board inbound trains. In March 2014, Muni released details of the proposed implementation of their Transit Effectiveness Project (later rebranded MuniForward), which included a variety of stop changes for the L Taraval line, but did not propose changes at 46th Avenue. [5] On September 20, 2016, the SFMTA Board approved the L Taraval Rapid Project. [6] [7] Contrary to the original plan, a westbound boarding island will be built at 46th Avenue. [8]

Construction on the first phase of the project, between 33rd Avenue and 46th Avenue, began in September 2019. [9] When Muni Metro service resumed on August 22, 2020, after a five-month closure during the COVID-19 pandemic, L Taraval service remained suspended west of Sunset Boulevard for construction. [1] Rail service was re-replaced with buses on August 25 due to issues with malfunctioning overhead wire splices and the need to quarantine control center staff after a COVID-19 case. [10] Construction of the westbound platform began on January 22, 2021. [11] The first phase of the project, including the platform at 46th Avenue, was completed in July 2021. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 Maguire, Mariana (August 18, 2020). "Major Muni Service Expansion August 22" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
  2. ↑ "L Taraval Project completed: L trains return September 28" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Muni Service Map". SFMTA. July 9, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  4. ↑ Perles, Anthony (1981). The People's Railway: The History of the Municipal Railway of San Francisco. Interurban Press. p. 75, 104. ISBN   0916374424.
  5. ↑ "Chapter 3: Proposals by Route". Transit Effectiveness Project Implementation Workbook (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. March 24, 2014. pp. 60–62.
  6. ↑ Rodriguez, Joe Fitzgerald (September 20, 2016). "SFMTA approves controversial L-Taraval changes in name of safety". San Francisco Examiner. Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  7. ↑ "L Taraval Rapid Project Approved by SFMTA Board" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. September 20, 2016.
  8. ↑ "L Taraval Proposal Detail" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. 2016.
  9. 1 2 "L Taraval Improvement Project Reaches Key Milestone" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. July 9, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Bus Substitution for All Rail Lines" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. August 25, 2020.
  11. ↑ "L Taraval Improvement Project Work Forecast January 18 to January 30, 2021" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. January 18, 2021.
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