16th Street Mission station is a

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station located under

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at 16th Street in the

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. Service at the station began, along with other stations between

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and the

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, on November 5, 1973.

Station design

16th Street Mission station has two escalator and stair banks at the northeast and southwest corners of the intersection, which lead to a mezzanine under the intersection. A single row of faregates connects to a vaulted paid mezzanine centered over the platform area. The station has a single island platform serving two tracks. 24th Street Mission station has an identical design. Both stations have concrete

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s by

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on the walls of their entrances, as well as colorful tilework on the mezzanine and platform levels. An early-2000s renovation of the southwest plaza added several additional art pieces. These include ''Palaza del Colibri'' by Victor Mario Zaballa - colorful metal railings depicting hummingbirds - and ''Future Roads'' by

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and Daniel Galvez, a screen printed tile mural around the entrance.

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BART - 16th Street Mission
Bay Area Rapid Transit stations in San Francisco Mission District, San Francisco Stations on the Antioch–SFO+Millbrae line Stations on the Berryessa/North San José–Daly City line Stations on the Richmond–Millbrae+SFO line Stations on the Dublin/Pleasanton–Daly City line Bay Area Rapid Transit stations located underground Railway stations in the United States opened in 1973 {{SanFrancisco-railstation-stub