46th Avenue and Taraval / Taraval and 46th Avenue stations

46th Avenue and Taraval (inbound) and Taraval and 46th Avenue (outbound) are a pair of one-way light rail stops on the Muni Metro L Taraval line, located in the Parkside neighborhood of San Francisco, California.

46th Avenue and Taraval
Taraval and 46th Avenue
An inbound train at 46th Avenue and Taraval in 2018
LocationTaraval Street and 46th Avenue
San Francisco, California
Coordinates37.74177°N 122.50463°W / 37.74177; -122.50463
Connections Muni: 18, L Bus, L Owl
History
OpenedJanuary 14, 1923
Services
Preceding station Muni Following station
46th Avenue and Ulloa
towards SF Zoo
 L Taraval Taraval and 44th Avenue
towards Balboa Park
Location

History
A historic streetcar on the tail tracks during an excursion in 1982

The station opened with the second section of the L Taraval line - an extension to 48th Avenue - on January 14, 1923. In 1937, a southern extension to Wawona and 46th Avenue was opened; the tracks west of 46th Avenue were then removed from revenue service, though they are still used for occasional vehicle storage (usually for disabled vehicles) and to short-turn trains.[1]

Planned changes

Like many stations on the line, Taraval and 46th Avenue has no platforms; trains stop at marked poles before the cross street, and passengers cross travel lanes on Taraval to board inbound trains. In March 2014, Muni released details of the proposed implementation of their Transit Effectiveness Project (later rebranded MuniForward), which included a variety of stop changes for the L Taraval line, but did not propose changes at 46th Avenue.[2]

On September 20, 2016, the SFMTA Board approved the L Taraval Rapid Project. Construction will occur from 2018 to 2020.[3][4] Contrary to the original plan, an outbound boarding island will be built at 46th Avenue.[5] Service was temporarily replaced by buses beginning on August 22, 2020, to allow construction of the L Taraval Rapid project.[6]

References
  1. Perles, Anthony (1981). The People's Railway: The History of the Municipal Railway of San Francisco. Interurban Press. p. 75, 104. ISBN 0916374424.
  2. "Chapter 3: Proposals by Route". Transit Effectiveness Project Implementation Workbook (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. March 24, 2014. pp. 60–62.
  3. Rodriguez, Joe Fitzgerald (September 20, 2016). "SFMTA approves controversial L-Taraval changes in name of safety". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  4. "L Taraval Rapid Project Approved by SFMTA Board" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. September 20, 2016.
  5. "L Taraval Proposal Detail" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. 2016.
  6. Maguire, Mariana (August 18, 2020). "Major Muni Service Expansion August 22" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
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