Taraval and Sunset station

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Taraval and Sunset
L Taraval logo.svg
Outbound train at Taraval and Sunset, May 2018.JPG
A westbound train at Taraval and Sunset in May 2018
General information
LocationTaraval Street at Sunset Boulevard
San Francisco, California
Coordinates 37°44′32″N122°29′40″W / 37.74222°N 122.49438°W / 37.74222; -122.49438
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Muni: 29
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJanuary 14, 1923 [1]
Rebuilt2019–2024
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO SFmuni.svg Muni Following station
Taraval and 40th Avenue
towards SF Zoo
L Taraval Taraval and 32nd Avenue
towards Embarcadero
Location
Taraval and Sunset station

Taraval and Sunset is a light rail stop on the Muni Metro L Taraval line, located in the Parkside neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The station opened with the second section of the L Taraval line on January 14, 1923.

Contents

Service

In August 2020, service along the route was replaced by buses to allow for the construction of improvements to the L Taraval line. [2] The project was finished on September 28, 2024, and train service along the line resumed on that day. [3]

The stop is also served by the route 29 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. [4]

Reconstruction

Platform reconstruction in January 2021 Inbound platform construction at Taraval and Sunset, January 2021.jpg
Platform reconstruction in January 2021

The station is located at the intersection of Taraval Street with the Sunset Boulevard parkway, which is flanked by 37th Avenue on the west and 36th Avenue on the east. The station has the same layout as Judah and Sunset: a curb-level eastbound platform is located between 37th Avenue and Sunset, with the accessible mini-high platform west of 37th Avenue. Both the curb-level and accessible portions of the westbound platform are located between Sunset and 36th Avenue.

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. Because Taraval and Sunset already had platforms – unlike most stops on the line – no changes to the stop were proposed. [5] On September 20, 2016, the SFMTA Board approved the L Taraval Rapid Project. [6] [7] The current platforms were to be extended to the full length of a train, necessitating left-turn prohibitions at 36th and 37th Avenues. [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. Trains reversed direction using the crossover west of 35th Avenue, with the westbound platform at Sunset serving as the terminal. [10] [2] 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. [11]

Construction of a replacement accessible eastbound platform began on October 26, 2020, with reconstruction of the westbound platform beginning later that year. [12] [13] The first phase of the project, including the platforms at Sunset Boulevard, was completed in July 2021. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Perles, Anthony (1981). The People's Railway: The History of the Municipal Railway of San Francisco. Interurban Press. p. 75. ISBN   0916374424.
  2. 1 2 Maguire, Mariana (August 18, 2020). "Major Muni Service Expansion August 22" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
  3. ↑ "L Taraval Project completed: L trains return September 28" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Muni Service Map". SFMTA. July 9, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  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. ↑ "L Taraval Improvement Project Work Forecast July 27 – August 7, 2020" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. July 27, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Bus Substitution for All Rail Lines" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. August 25, 2020.
  12. ↑ "L Taraval Improvement Project Work Forecast October 18 – October 30, 2020" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. October 18, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Updated: L Taraval Improvement Project Work Forecast November 23 – December 4, 2020" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. November 23, 2020.

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