Castro station

Castro station is a Muni Metro station at the intersection of Market Street, Castro Street, and 17th Street in The Castro district of San Francisco, California.

For the former station in Mountain View, see Castro station (Caltrain).
Castro
Inbound train at Castro station in August 2013
General information
LocationMarket Street at Castro Street and 17th Street
San Francisco, California
Coordinates37.76252°N 122.43553°W / 37.76252; -122.43553
Line(s)Market Street subway
Platforms2 high level side platforms (Muni Metro)
1 low level side platform (Muni surface)
Tracks2 (Muni Metro)
2 (Muni surface)
Connections Muni: 24, 33, 35, 37, K Owl, KT Bus, L Owl, M Bus
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedJune 11, 1980[1]
Services
Preceding station Muni Following station
Forest Hill
towards Balboa Park
 K Ingleside
(K/T interlined)
 Church
towards Sunnydale
T Third Street
Forest Hill
towards SF Zoo
 L Taraval
Suspended
 Church
towards Embarcadero
Forest Hill
towards San Jose and Geneva (Balboa Park)
 M Ocean View
Forest Hill
towards West Portal
 S Shuttle
Surface stop at 17th and Castro
Terminus F Market & Wharves Market and Noe
towards Jones and Beach
Location

Service at the station began on June 11, 1980.[1]

Station layout
F-Market streetcar on the surface at 17th and Castro in 1999

The station consists of two side platforms next to the tracks on the second level down with the concourse mezzanine level overlooking it. Uniquely among Muni Metro stations, the platforms are slightly curved due to the transition from the Market Street subway to the Twin Peaks Tunnel between this station and the now-disused Eureka Valley station, just southwest.

At both Castro and Church, there is only one entrance on each side of Market Street leading into the station. (All other stations on the Market Street subway have entrances spread out along the length of the station.) The southern entrance is located in Harvey Milk Plaza on the southwest corner of Market and Castro, and the northern entrance and street elevator on the northwest corner of Market and 17th.

In May 2016, the escalator in Harvey Milk Plaza was retrofitted with colored lights (to resemble the rainbow flag that flies above the plaza) after being rehabilitated.[2] This test was considered a success; lights were added to 17 other escalators in the system, including the other three escalators at Castro, in 2018–19.[3][4]

Muni plans to construct accessibility improvements, including a second elevator, in Harvey Milk Plaza at the south entrance of the station.[5][6] A 2020 determination that the plaza is eligible for inclusion on the California Register of Historical Resources is not expected to impact elevator construction, but may stall the larger plaza project.[7] As of December 2021, the project is estimated to be complete in late 2024.[8]

References
  1. Callwell, Robert (September 1999). "Transit in San Francisco: A Selected Chronology, 1850–1995" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Railway. p. 58.
  2. Keeling, Brock (May 20, 2016). "Castro Unveils Rainbow Escalators In Time for Pride". Curbed San Francisco.
  3. "Color Lights Installation Coming to Muni Metro Escalators" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority. March 14, 2018.
  4. Phelan, Lori (October 29, 2019). "New Escalators Rising to the Challenge" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority.
  5. "Castro Station Accessibility Improvements Project". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  6. Bracco, Steven (December 18, 2019). "Castro Muni station to get new elevator, as Harvey Milk Plaza redesign remains in limbo". Hoodline.
  7. Bajko, Matthew S. (July 15, 2020). "Harvey Milk plaza elevator project moves forward". Bay Area Reporter.
  8. Bajko, Matthew S. (December 9, 2021). "Build out of Castro Muni station elevator pushed back". Bay Area Reporter.

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