K Ingleside

San Francisco light rail line

The K Ingleside is a light rail line of the Muni Metro system in San Francisco, California. It mostly serves the West Portal and Ingleside neighborhoods. Opened on February 3, 1918, it was the first line to use the Twin Peaks Tunnel.

K Ingleside
An inbound train at Ocean and Victoria in 2018
Overview
OwnerSan Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
LocaleSan Francisco, California
TerminiWest Portal station (continues as T Third Street)
Balboa Park station
Stations24
Service
TypeLight rail/streetcar
SystemMuni Metro
Operator(s)San Francisco Municipal Railway
Rolling stockBreda LRV2/LRV3, Siemens LRV4
Daily ridership40,600 (2019; combined with T Third Street)[1]
History
OpenedFebruary 3, 1918 (1918-02-03)
Technical
CharacterAt grade and underground
Track gauge4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead lines, 600 V DC
Route diagram

UpperLeft arrow Bay Area Rapid Transit | Up arrow N Judah T Third Street
Left arrow F Market & Wharves | K Ingleside M Ocean View S Shuttle
Embarcadero
San Francisco Ferry Building Bay Area Rapid Transit
Montgomery
Bay Area Rapid Transit
Powell
Bay Area Rapid Transit
Civic Center
Bay Area Rapid Transit
Van Ness
Church
Castro
F Market & Wharves
to surface tracks on
Market Street (closed 1982)
Eureka Valley
closed
1972
Forest Hill
West Portal
T Third Street S Shuttle
L Taraval to SF Zoo
West Portal and 14th Avenue
St. Francis Circle
M Ocean View
Junipero Serra and Ocean
Ocean and San Leandro
Ocean and Aptos
Ocean and Westgate/Cerritos
Ocean and Fairfield/Victoria
Ocean and Dorado/Jules
Ocean and Miramar
Brighton and Grafton
closed
1952
Ocean and Lee
Phelan Loop
closed
1981
City College
I-280Module:Jct warning: "rdt" parameter is deprecated
J Church
Balboa Park
Bay Area Rapid Transit
San Jose and Geneva M Ocean View
Mission and Onondaga
closed
1952
M Ocean View

Route description

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The K Ingleside line stops at concrete boarding islands in the middle of the street next to the tracks. Some stops have raised platforms for accessibility. Stations between West Portal and Embarcadero are only served by the outbound K. But, not the inbound K, as it switches to T at West Portal.

Operation

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The K Ingleside begins service at 5 a.m. on weekdays, 6 a.m. Saturdays and 8 a.m. Sundays, with the end of service around 12:30 a.m. each night. Trains on the weekdays are scheduled to come every 10 minutes.[2] Trains on the weekends are scheduled to come every 12 minutes.[3]

History

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Municipal Railway

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A PCC Streetcar on K Ingleside in 1967

The San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) opened its K line along with the Twin Peaks Tunnel on February 3, 1918. The line ran from St. Francis Circle station along West Portal Avenue, through the tunnel, along Market Street to Van Ness Avenue (joining the J Church at Church Street). And along existing tracks on Van Ness Avenue to Pine Street. On June 1, 1918, the J and K lines were removed from Van Ness Avenue and went further along Market Street to a loop at the Ferry Building.[4]

Changes in 1980s

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More changes to the service route followed until finally on December 17, 1980. It was when the K line was light rail operated, with service from Embarcadero Station to Balboa Park, on weekdays only.[5] Weekend service continued to use PCC cars until September 1982.[6] This was when the Muni Metro became fully operational.

Changes in 2000s

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From February 2001 to June 7, 2003, K Ingleside service was cut back to St. Francis Circle. It was also replaced by buses on Ocean Avenue for street repaving, and route reconstruction along Ocean Avenue.

Following service changes on June 30, 2007, the K Ingleside and the T Third Street lines were combined inside the Market Street subway tunnel.[7] Though keeping their line designations, resulting in an upside-down, horseshoe-shaped route from Balboa Park to Bayshore and Sunnydale. At West Portal Station, inbound K trains heading towards downtown change their signs to the T line; at Embarcadero Station, T trains heading into downtown change signs to the K line.

References

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  1. "Short Range Transit Plan: Fiscal Year 2019 - Fiscal Year 2030" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. December 2019. p. 47.
  2. Weekday Frequency Guide (Effective October 2, 2021). San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency.
  3. Weekend Frequency Guide (Effective October 2, 2021). San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency.
  4. Stindt, Fred A. (October 1990). San Francisco's Century of Street Cars. p. 119, 189. ISBN 0961546514.
  5. McKane, John; Perles, Anthony (1982). Inside Muni: The Properties and Operations of the Municipal Railway of San Francisco. Glendale, CA (US): Interurban Press. p. 198. ISBN 0-916374-49-1.
  6. Perles, Anthony (1984). Tours of Discovery: A San Francisco Muni Album. Interurban Press. p. 126. ISBN 0-916374-60-2.
  7. Gordon, Rachel (June 4, 2007). "T-Third line causing delays, so officials consider new routes". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2013-12-15.

Other websites

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  Media related to K Ingleside at Wikimedia Commons