Broad and Capitol station is a
light rail stop on the
Muni Metro M Ocean View
The M Ocean View is a Muni Metro light rail line in San Francisco. It originated as one of San Francisco's streetcar lines in the early 20th century.
Route description
The line runs from Embarcadero station in the Financial District to Geneva ...
line, located in the
Ingleside neighborhood of
San Francisco, California. The stop has no platforms; trains stop at marked poles before crossing Capitol Avenue and passengers cross a vehicle travel lane on Broad Street to board trains. The stop is not
accessible
Accessibility is the design of products, devices, services, vehicles, or environments so as to be usable by people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design and practice of accessible development ensures both "direct access" (i.e ...
.
History
The M Ocean View line opened on October 6, 1925. The line was replaced with buses on August 6, 1939, but streetcar service resumed on December 17, 1944.
In 2022, the SFMTA begin planning the
M Ocean View Transit and Safety Project, a
MuniForward project intended to improve reliability of the segment between Junipero Serra Boulevard and Balboa Park station. Initial proposals released that September called for
transit bulb
A bus bulb, also called a bus boarder, bus border, bumpout, bus cape, or a kerb outstand is an arrangement by which a sidewalk or pavement is extended outwards for a bus stop; typically the bus bulb replaces roadway that would otherwise be part o ...
s at Broad and Capitol. A revised proposal in May 2023 kept this design. , "quick-build" implementation of some changes is expected to begin in late 2023, with main construction beginning in 2026.
References
External links
*SFMTA – Broad Street & Capitol Av
inboundan
outbound*SFBay Transit (unofficial) â€
Broad St & Capitol Ave
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Muni Metro stations