Irving and 5th Avenue / Irving and 6th Avenue stations
Irving and 5th Avenue Irving and 6th Avenue  | |||||||||||
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 A eastbound train at 5th Avenue in May 2022 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Irving Street at 5th and 6th Avenues San Francisco, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°45′51″N 122°27′45″W / 37.76422°N 122.46259°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities | Racks | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | August 22, 2020[1] | ||||||||||
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Irving and 5th Avenue / Irving and 6th Avenue stations are a pair of
The station has
The stop is also served by the N Bus and N Owl bus routes, which provide service along the N Judah line during the early morning and late night hours respectively when trains do not operate.[2]
History
The N Judah line opened on October 21, 1928.[1] By the 2010s, trains stopped on Irving at several cross streets including 4th Avenue and 7th Avenue. Passengers had to cross travel lanes to board, and neither stop was accessible.[3]
In March 2014, Muni released details of the proposed implementation of their Transit Effectiveness Project (later rebranded
Two subprojects – accessible platforms at 28th Avenue, and improvements on Irving Street between 9th Avenue and Arguello – were selected for early implementation in coordination with rail replacement and seismic refitting of the Sunset Tunnel. The latter project (the Inner Sunset Streetscape Project) began construction during weekend shutdowns of the line in September 2017.[5]
All Muni Metro service was replaced by buses on March 30, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
- ^ ISBN 0916374424.
- ^ "Muni Service Map". SFMTA. July 9, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ a b "Chapter 3: Proposals by Route". Transit Effectiveness Project Implementation Workbook (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. March 24, 2014. pp. 65–69.
- ^ "Irving from 4th to 7th Proposed Changes" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. March 24, 2014.
- ^ Bialick, Aaron (August 29, 2017). "N Judah Bus Substitutions Coming for Inner Sunset Street Upgrades" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
- ^ Fowler, Amy (March 26, 2020). "Starting March 30: New Muni Service Changes" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
- ^ "Permanent Stop Changes Starting Saturday, August 22, 2020" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. August 2020.
- ^ "Bus Substitution for All Rail Lines" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. August 25, 2020.
- ^ Graf, Carly (August 24, 2020). "Muni tells train riders to get back on the bus". San Francisco Examiner.
- ^ "Welcome Back to the Westside, K Ingleside Trains!" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. April 16, 2021.
External links
Media related to Irving and 5th Avenue / Irving and 6th Avenue stations at Wikimedia Commons