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2nd and King station is a
The station opened on January 10, 1998, as part of the Muni Metro Extension project. It was initially served by a temporary E Embarcadero line between
northboundsouthbound
*SF Bay Transit (unofficial)
King St & 2nd St
Muni Metro stations South of Market, San Francisco Railway stations in the United States opened in 1998 San Francisco Municipal Railway streetcar stations {{SanFranciscoMunicipalRailway-stub
Muni Metro
Muni Metro is a light rail system serving San Francisco, California, United States. Operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni), a part of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), Muni Metro served an average of 15 ...
light rail station located in the median of King Street near Second Street in the China Basin
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neighborhood of San Francisco
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, California. It is adjacent to Oracle Park. Muni Metro trains use a high-level island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
, while historic streetcars use a pair of side platforms
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...
just to the south.
History
The station opened on January 10, 1998, as part of the Muni Metro Extension project. It was initially served by a temporary E Embarcadero line between Embarcadero station
Embarcadero station is a combined BART and Muni Metro rapid transit station in the Market Street subway. Located under Market Street between Drumm Street and Beale Street near The Embarcadero, it serves the Financial District neighborhood and s ...
and 4th and King/Caltrain station. N Judah
The N Judah is a hybrid light rail/streetcar line of the Muni Metro system in San Francisco, California. The line is named after Judah Street that it runs along for much of its length, named after railroad engineer Theodore Judah. It links downt ...
service replaced the shuttle service on August 22, 1998. The adjacent San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Y ...
baseball stadium (then named Pacific Bell Park
Oracle Park is a Major League Baseball stadium in the SoMa neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Since 2000, it has been the home of the San Francisco Giants. Previously named Pacific Bell Park, SBC Park, and AT&T Park, the stadium's curre ...
) opened in 2000, with 2nd and King station serving as a major transit connection for the stadium and surrounding redevelopment.
T Third Street
The T Third Street is a Muni Metro light rail line in San Francisco, California. It runs along the east side of San Francisco — primarily in the median of Third Street — from to the Market Street subway. It is interlined with th ...
service began on April 7, 2007; N Judah service was initially cut back to Embarcadero station, with J Church service added at peak hours. On June 30, 2007, the J and N were restored to their previous configuration. E Embarcadero
The E Embarcadero is a historic streetcar line that is the San Francisco Municipal Railway's second heritage streetcar line in San Francisco, California. Trial service first ran during the Sunday Streets events on The Embarcadero in 2008. The ...
heritage streetcar service was added on August 1, 2015.
T Third Street service rerouted off King Street and into the Central Subway on January 7, 2023.
References
External links
*SFMTA – King St & 2nd Stnorthbound
*SF Bay Transit (unofficial)
King St & 2nd St
Muni Metro stations South of Market, San Francisco Railway stations in the United States opened in 1998 San Francisco Municipal Railway streetcar stations {{SanFranciscoMunicipalRailway-stub