Broad and Capitol station explained

Broad and Capitol
Symbol Location:sanfrancisco
Symbol:M
Address:Broad Street at Capitol Avenue
Borough:San Francisco, California
Platform:None, passengers wait on sidewalk
Tracks:2
Accessible:No
Opened:October 6, 1925
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Broad and Capitol station is a light rail stop on the Muni Metro M Ocean View line, located in the Ingleside neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The stop has no platforms; trains stop at marked poles before crossing Capitol Avenue and passengers cross a vehicle travel lane on Broad Street to board trains. The stop is not accessible.

History

The M Ocean View line opened on October 6, 1925. The line was replaced with buses on August 6, 1939, but streetcar service resumed on December 17, 1944.[1]

In 2022, the SFMTA begin planning the M Ocean View Transit and Safety Project, a MuniForward project intended to improve reliability of the segment between Junipero Serra Boulevard and Balboa Park station. Initial proposals released that September called for transit bulbs at Broad and Capitol.[2] A revised proposal in May 2023 kept this design.[3] [4], "quick-build" implementation of some changes is expected to begin in late 2023, with main construction beginning in 2026.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Stindt, Fred A. . San Francisco's Century of Street Cars . October 1990 . 0-9615465-1-4 . 195.
  2. Web site: September 2022 . M Ocean View Transit and Safety Project Engagement Boards . San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
  3. Web site: May 2023 . M Ocean View Transit and Safety Project – Detailed Proposal Drawings . San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
  4. Web site: May 2023 . M Ocean View Transit and Safety Project Proposed Improvements . San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
  5. Web site: M Ocean View Transit and Safety Project . https://web.archive.org/web/20231031193627/https://www.sfmta.com/projects/m-ocean-view-transit-and-safety-project . October 31, 2023 . San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.