Don Chee Way and Steuart station

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Don Chee Way and Steuart
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Streetcar at Don Chee Way and Steuart in March 2017
General information
LocationDon Chee Way at Steuart Street
San Francisco, California
Coordinates 37°47′38.79″N122°23′37.78″W / 37.7941083°N 122.3938278°W / 37.7941083; -122.3938278 Coordinates: 37°47′38.79″N122°23′37.78″W / 37.7941083°N 122.3938278°W / 37.7941083; -122.3938278
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Muni: 6, 7X, 9, 14, 14X, 21, 31
Construction
AccessibleYes [1]
History
OpenedMarch 4, 2000 (2000-03-04)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO SFmuni.svg Muni Following station
Market and Main / Market and Drumm F Market & Wharves Ferry Building
Location
Don Chee Way and Steuart station

Don Chee Way and Steuart station is a light rail station in San Francisco, California, United States, serving the San Francisco Municipal Railway's F Market & Wharves heritage railway line. It is located on Don Chee Way, a streetcar right-of-way, between Steuart Street and The Embarcadero and serves as the station for the San Francisco Railway Museum.

The station opened on March 4, 2000 with the streetcar's extension to Fisherman's Wharf. [2]

Don Chee Way was named after Donald Chee, a San Francisco Municipal Railway project manager who was responsible for getting the F Market & Wharves line built. Chee died of cancer on August 26, 2002. [3]

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References

  1. "F-Market and Wharves accessible stop map". SFMTA. Muni. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  2. Morris, J. D. (March 2, 2000). "New Way to the Wharf / Merchants hope F-Market line will draw locals to tourist attractions". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  3. Nolte, Carl (August 29, 2002). "Donald Chee -- oversaw creation of S.F.'s F streetcar line". San Francisco Chronicle.

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