Taraval and Sunset station

Taraval and Sunset
Taraval and Sunset
	A westbound train at Taraval and Sunset in May 2018
General information
Location	Taraval Street at Sunset Boulevard; San Francisco, California
Coordinates	37°44′32″N122°29′40″W / 37.74222°N 122.49438°W
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Muni: 29
Construction
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	January 14, 1923
Rebuilt	2019–2024
Services
Location

Last updated November 14, 2023

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.

Service

Since August 2020, service along the route is temporarily being provided by buses to allow for the construction of improvements to the L Taraval line. The project is expected to wrap up in 2024.^[2]

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.^[3]

Reconstruction

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.^[4] On September 20, 2016, the SFMTA Board approved the L Taraval Rapid Project.^[5]^[6] The current platforms were to be extended to the full length of a train, necessitating left-turn prohibitions at 36th and 37th Avenues.^[7]

Construction on the first phase of the project, between 33rd Avenue and 46th Avenue, began in September 2019.^[8] 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.^[9]^[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.^[10]

Construction of a replacement accessible eastbound platform began on October 26, 2020, with reconstruction of the westbound platform beginning later that year.^[11]^[12] The first phase of the project, including the platforms at Sunset Boulevard, was completed in July 2021.^[8]

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References

↑ Perles, Anthony (1981). The People's Railway: The History of the Municipal Railway of San Francisco. Interurban Press. p. 75. ISBN 0916374424.
1 2 Maguire, Mariana (August 18, 2020). "Major Muni Service Expansion August 22" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
↑ "Muni Service Map". SFMTA. July 9, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
↑ "Chapter 3: Proposals by Route". Transit Effectiveness Project Implementation Workbook (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. March 24, 2014. pp. 60–62.
↑ 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.
↑ "L Taraval Rapid Project Approved by SFMTA Board" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. September 20, 2016.
↑ "L Taraval Proposal Detail" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. 2016.
1 2 "L Taraval Improvement Project Reaches Key Milestone" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. July 9, 2021.
↑ "L Taraval Improvement Project Work Forecast July 27 – August 7, 2020" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. July 27, 2020.
↑ "Bus Substitution for All Rail Lines" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. August 25, 2020.
↑ "L Taraval Improvement Project Work Forecast October 18 – October 30, 2020" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. October 18, 2020.
↑ "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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[1] Perles, Anthony (1981). The People's Railway: The History of the Municipal Railway of San Francisco. Interurban Press. p. 75. ISBN 0916374424.

[aug22-2] 1 2 Maguire, Mariana (August 18, 2020). "Major Muni Service Expansion August 22" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.

[3] "Muni Service Map". SFMTA. July 9, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

[TEPplan-4] "Chapter 3: Proposals by Route". Transit Effectiveness Project Implementation Workbook (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. March 24, 2014. pp. 60–62.

[5] 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.

[approved-6] "L Taraval Rapid Project Approved by SFMTA Board" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. September 20, 2016.

[7] "L Taraval Proposal Detail" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. 2016.

[phasea-8] 1 2 "L Taraval Improvement Project Reaches Key Milestone" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. July 9, 2021.

[9] "L Taraval Improvement Project Work Forecast July 27 – August 7, 2020" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. July 27, 2020.

[10] "Bus Substitution for All Rail Lines" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. August 25, 2020.

[11] "L Taraval Improvement Project Work Forecast October 18 – October 30, 2020" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. October 18, 2020.

[12] "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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