Embarcadero Station
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Embarcadero is a BART and Muni Metro
station in the Financial District
of San Francisco. The easternmost stop on the Market Street Subway, Embarcadero acts as a major hub for passenger movement throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. With 34,310 exits each weekday, Embarcadero is the busiest station in the BART system, a title for which it vies with its western neighbor, Montgomery Street
.
, Embarcadero Center, Transbay Terminal
and the eastern end of the California Street cable car
line are all located near Embarcadero station.
Embarcadero originally was the terminus for all of the Muni Metro lines, but in 1998 a new extension was opened along the Embarcadero and to the Caltrain
station at 4th and King Streets. Service along that extension was originally provided by the E Embarcadero line, which ran between Embarcadero Station and the Caltrain station. The N Judah
line was later extended along the new extension to replace the E line. On April 7, 2007, the T Third Street line replaced the N line along this route, but N line service was reinstated on June 30, 2007 to serve alongside the T.
bus lines stopping at this station in addition to service from Samtrans
, AC Transit
, Vallejo Transit, and Golden Gate Transit
.
Amtrak Thruway Bus line 34 makes two trips to Stockton
from this station daily, each way. Route 99 connects San Francisco with the closest Amtrak station at Emeryville many times daily.
Alameda Bicycle operates a bike station
inside the Embarcadero Station offering bicycle commuters with a BikeLink membership card to use the secure bike parking facility.
Muni Metro
Muni Metro is a light rail system serving San Francisco, California, operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway , a division of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency...
station in the Financial District
Financial District, San Francisco, California
The Financial District is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, that serves as its main central business district. The nickname "FiDi" is occasionally employed, analogous to nearby SoMa.-Location:...
of San Francisco. The easternmost stop on the Market Street Subway, Embarcadero acts as a major hub for passenger movement throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. With 34,310 exits each weekday, Embarcadero is the busiest station in the BART system, a title for which it vies with its western neighbor, Montgomery Street
Montgomery Street Station
Montgomery Street Station is a Muni Metro and Bay Area Rapid Transit station in the Financial District of San Francisco, California. It is located on the Market Street Subway beneath Market Street, between Montgomery Street and Sansome Street...
.
Location
Embarcadero is located in the northeastern section of San Francisco's Financial District, specifically underneath Market Street between Front and Drumm Streets to the north and Fremont and Main Streets to the south. The Ferry BuildingFerry Building
The San Francisco Ferry Building is a terminal for ferries that travel across the San Francisco Bay and a shopping center located on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, California. On top of the building is a large clock tower, which can be seen from Market Street, a main thoroughfare of the city...
, Embarcadero Center, Transbay Terminal
San Francisco Transbay Terminal
San Francisco Transbay Transit Terminal, or simply Transbay Terminal, was a transportation complex in San Francisco, California, USA, located roughly in the center of the rectangle bounded north–south by Mission Street and Howard Street, and east–west by Beale Street and 2nd Street...
and the eastern end of the California Street cable car
San Francisco cable car system
The San Francisco cable car system is the world's last permanently operational manually operated cable car system, in the US sense of a tramway whose cars are pulled along by cables embedded in the street. It is an icon of San Francisco, California...
line are all located near Embarcadero station.
History
Service at this station began on May 27, 1976, three years after the other San Francisco stations. The station was not part of the original plans for the system. As a result of increasing development in the lower Market Street area, the basic structure of the station was added into the construction of the Market Street subway, anticipating a later opening. The later opening resulted in Embarcadero having a much different design than the other three Market Street stations.Embarcadero originally was the terminus for all of the Muni Metro lines, but in 1998 a new extension was opened along the Embarcadero and to the Caltrain
Caltrain
Caltrain is a California commuter rail line on the San Francisco Peninsula and in the Santa Clara Valley in the United States. The northern terminus of the rail line is in San Francisco, at 4th and King streets; its southern terminus is in Gilroy...
station at 4th and King Streets. Service along that extension was originally provided by the E Embarcadero line, which ran between Embarcadero Station and the Caltrain station. The N Judah
N Judah
The N Judah is a Muni Metro line in San Francisco, California, so called as it runs along Judah Street for much of its length, named after railroad engineer Theodore Judah. It links downtown San Francisco to the Cole Valley and Sunset neighborhoods. It is the busiest line in the Muni Metro system...
line was later extended along the new extension to replace the E line. On April 7, 2007, the T Third Street line replaced the N line along this route, but N line service was reinstated on June 30, 2007 to serve alongside the T.
Station layout
Like all stations in the Market Street Subway, Embarcadero has a tri-level configuration. Passengers first descent to a mezzanine concourse containing faregates for passengers to enter separate BART and Muni paid areas, with one BART entrance on each end and one for Muni in the middle. The second level underground houses an island platform with two tracks used by Muni streetcars, while the third level has another island platform with two tracks used by BART trains.Transit connections
There are numerous local and express MuniSan Francisco Municipal Railway
The San Francisco Municipal Railway is the public transit system for the city and county of San Francisco, California. In 2006, it served with an operating budget of about $700 million...
bus lines stopping at this station in addition to service from Samtrans
SamTrans
SamTrans is a public transport agency in and around San Mateo, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It provides bus service throughout San Mateo County and into portions of San Francisco and Palo Alto...
, AC Transit
AC Transit
AC Transit is an Oakland-based regional public transit agency serving the western half of Alameda County and parts of western Contra Costa County in the western, Bay-side area of the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area...
, Vallejo Transit, and Golden Gate Transit
Golden Gate Transit
Golden Gate Transit is a public transportation system serving the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in California, United States. It mainly serves Marin and Sonoma Counties, and also provides limited service to San Francisco and Contra Costa County.Golden Gate Transit is one of three...
.
Amtrak Thruway Bus line 34 makes two trips to Stockton
Stockton, California
Stockton, California, the seat of San Joaquin County, is the fourth-largest city in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. With a population of 291,707 at the 2010 census, Stockton ranks as this state's 13th largest city...
from this station daily, each way. Route 99 connects San Francisco with the closest Amtrak station at Emeryville many times daily.
Alameda Bicycle operates a bike station
Bike station
A bike station, bicycle center or cycle center is a building or structure designed for bicycle commuters that typically requires users to join as members in order to use secure bicycle parking, and sometimes showers or lockers...
inside the Embarcadero Station offering bicycle commuters with a BikeLink membership card to use the secure bike parking facility.