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Taraval_and_19th_Avenue_station Latitude and Longitude:
37°44′35″N 122°28′32″W / 37.74303°N 122.47566°W / 37.74303; -122.47566
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Taraval and 19th Avenue
L Taraval
Eastbound train at 19th Avenue in February 2019
General information
LocationTaraval Street at 19th Avenue
San Francisco, California
Coordinates 37°44′35″N 122°28′32″W / 37.74303°N 122.47566°W / 37.74303; -122.47566
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Muni: 28, 28R, 91 Owl
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedApril 12, 1919 [1]
Rebuilt2019, 2022–2024
Services
Preceding station Muni Following station
Taraval and 22nd/23rd Avenues
towards SF Zoo
 L Taraval
Suspended
 Taraval and 17th Avenue
towards Embarcadero
15th Avenue and Taraval
One-way operation
Location

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 stop opened with the first section of the L Taraval line on April 12, 1919.

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 routes 28, 28R (limited stop rapid service), 91 Owl (overnight service), 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 outbound accessible platform under construction in February 2024

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. [4]

On September 20, 2016, the SFMTA Board approved the L Taraval Rapid Project. Construction will occur from 2018 to 2020. [5] [6] 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. [7] As an interim measure, painted clear zones were added in both directions in January 2017. The clear zones gave passengers a safe place to alight from trains before crossing the travel lane. [8] Concrete platforms were added in early 2019.

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. ^ 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.
  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. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  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.
  8. ^ Hyden, Rachel (December 13, 2016). "Muni Forward Upgrades on Taraval Start in January" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.

External links

Media related to Taraval and 19th Avenue station at Wikimedia Commons

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