14 Mission is a
trolleybus
A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tramin the 1910s and 1920sJoyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). ''British Trolleybus Systems'', pp. 9, 12. London: Ian Allan Publishing. .or trol ...
line operated by the
San Francisco Municipal Railway
The San Francisco Municipal Railway (SF Muni or Muni), is the public transit system for the City and County of San Francisco. It operates a system of bus routes (including trolleybuses), the Muni Metro light rail system, three historic cabl ...
. It serves
Mission Street
Mission Street is a north-south arterial thoroughfare in Daly City and San Francisco, California that runs from Daly City's southern border to San Francisco's northeast waterfront. The street and San Francisco's Mission District through which it ...
between the Ferry Plaza and
Daly City
Daly City () is the second most populous city in San Mateo County, California, United States, with population of 104,901 according to the 2020 census. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, and immediately south of San Francisco (sharing its ...
.
Route description
The route runs almost entirely along Mission Street between the
San Francisco Ferry Building
The San Francisco Ferry Building is a terminal for ferries that travel across the San Francisco Bay, a food hall and an office building. It is located on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, California and is served by Golden Gate Ferry and San ...
Plaza and Mission and San Jose Streets in Daly City. Outbound buses run on Otis Street for the one-way segment of Mission near the
Central Freeway
The Central Freeway is a roughly one-mile (1.5 km) elevated freeway in San Francisco, California, United States, connecting the Bayshore/James Lick Freeway (US 101 and I-80) with the Hayes Valley neighborhood. Most of the freeway is part ...
. At in length, the 14 Mission is Muni's longest trolleybus line.
The route operates 24 hours as part of the
All Nighter network.
Mission Rapid
Limited-stop service is provided by the 14R Mission Rapid in order to provide faster service through the corridor. The southern terminus is
Daly City BART station. This service utilizes regular buses in order to allow passing of local services and due to lack of
overhead line
An overhead line or overhead wire is an electrical cable that is used to transmit electrical energy to electric locomotives, trolleybuses or trams. It is known variously as:
* Overhead catenary
* Overhead contact system (OCS)
* Overhead equipm ...
at the southern terminus.
Mission Express
A modified rush-hour route primarily operates on Mission Street, but runs
express between Trumbull and 6th Streets, partially utilizing
Interstate 280 and
U.S. Route 101. This service utilizes regular buses due to lack of
overhead line
An overhead line or overhead wire is an electrical cable that is used to transmit electrical energy to electric locomotives, trolleybuses or trams. It is known variously as:
* Overhead catenary
* Overhead contact system (OCS)
* Overhead equipm ...
on the non-Mission segments.
History
Taking over from a previous
horsecar
A horsecar, horse-drawn tram, horse-drawn streetcar (U.S.), or horse-drawn railway (historical), is an animal-powered (usually horse) tram or streetcar.
Summary
The horse-drawn tram (horsecar) was an early form of public rail transport, w ...
operation, the
Market Street Railway electrified
streetcar
A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport a ...
line along Mission Boulevard opened on September 15, 1894.
The service acquired the number 14 in 1908. The southern end of the line was largely rebuilt between 1935 and 1936. Also by the late 1930s, cars would continue further south to
Tanforan Racetrack
Tanforan Racetrack, also known as Tanforan Park, was a thoroughbred horse racing facility in San Bruno, on the San Francisco Peninsula, in California. It was in operation from November 4, 1899, to 1964. The horse racing track and buildings were con ...
in
San Bruno
San Bruno (Spanish for " St. Bruno") is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, incorporated in 1914. The population was 43,908 at the 2020 United States Census. The city is between South San Francisco and Millbrae, adjacent to ...
during the racing season.
Streetcar service ended on January 15, 1949,
with buses operating the route until 1952 when the line became a trolleybus service.
construction on Mission Street greatly disrupted 14 Mission operations throughout the late 1960s.
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA or San Francisco MTA) is an agency created by consolidation of the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni), the Department of Parking and Traffic (DPT), and the Taxicab Commission. The agen ...
installed
bus lanes along Mission Street in 2016 to speed travel times for the 14 bus.
References
External links
14 Mission— via SFMTA
by Elaine Elinson
{{Muni
San Francisco Municipal Railway trolleybus routes
Railway lines opened in 1894
Railway lines closed in 1949
Public transportation in San Mateo County, California