Taraval and 19th Avenue station

Taraval and 19th Avenue
Inbound train at 19th Avenue in 2017
Location Taraval Street at 19th Avenue
San Francisco, California
Coordinates 37°44′35″N 122°28′32″W / 37.74303°N 122.47566°W / 37.74303; -122.47566Coordinates: 37°44′35″N 122°28′32″W / 37.74303°N 122.47566°W / 37.74303; -122.47566
Owned by MUNI
Line(s)
 L Taraval
Connections Muni: 28, 28R, 91, L Owl
History
Opened April 12, 1919[1]
Rebuilt 2018-2020 (planned)
Services
Preceding station   Muni Metro   Following station
L Taraval
(inbound)
toward Embarcadero
(outbound)
toward Embarcadero

Taraval and 19th Avenue 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 first section of the L Taraval line on April 12, 1919.

Planned changes

Painted safety zone added in 2017

Like many stations on the line, 19th Avenue has no platforms; trains stop at marked poles before the cross street, and passengers cross travel lanes to board. 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. Boarding islands would be built between 19th Avenue and 18th Avenue.[2]

On September 20, 2016, the SFMTA Board approved the L Taraval Rapid Project. Construction will occur from 2018 to 2020.[3][4] Boarding islands with handicapped accessible platforms will be built; the inbound platform will remain west of 19th Avenue, with the outbound platform to the east.[5] As an interim measure, painted clear zones were added in both directions in January 2017. The clear zones give passengers a safe place to alight from trains before crossing the travel lane.[6]

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. ↑ "Chapter 3: Proposals by Route". Transit Effectiveness Project Implementation Workbook (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. March 24, 2014. pp. 60–62.
  3. ↑ Rodriguez, Joe Fitzgerald (September 20, 2016). "SFMTA approves controversial L-Taraval changes in name of safety". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ "L Taraval Rapid Project Approved by SFMTA Board" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. September 20, 2016.
  5. ↑ "L Taraval Proposal Detail" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. 2016.
  6. ↑ Hyden, Rachel (December 13, 2016). "Muni Forward Upgrades on Taraval Start in January" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
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