F Market & Wharves

The F Market & Wharves line is one of several light rail lines in San Francisco, California. Unlike most other lines in the system, the F line runs as a heritage streetcar service, almost exclusively using historic equipment both from San Francisco's retired fleet as well as from cities around the world (although buses are added during peak commute hours). While the F line is operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni), its operation is supported by Market Street Railway, a nonprofit organization of streetcar enthusiasts which raises funds and helps to restore vintage streetcars.

F Market & Wharves
Car 1057 painted in the colors of the Cincinnati Street Railway Company
Overview
OwnerSan Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
LocaleSan Francisco, California
Termini
Stations32
Service
TypeHeritage streetcar
SystemSan Francisco Municipal Railway
Operator(s)San Francisco Municipal Railway
Rolling stockPCC streetcars; other historic streetcars
Daily ridership19,700 (2019)
History
Opened1982–1987 (special summer service)
September 1, 1995 (1995-09-01) (revenue service)
Technical
Line length6 mi (9.7 km)
CharacterAt grade, street running
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line, 600 V DC
Route map

proposed
Fort Mason Extension
proposed extension
Fort Mason
Van Ness
Powell-Hyde
Beach and Hyde
Jones and Beach
Jefferson and Taylor
Beach and Mason
Jefferson and Powell
Beach and Stockton
The Embarcadero and Stockton
The Embarcadero and Bay
The Embarcadero and Sansome
The Embarcadero and Greenwich
The Embarcadero and Green
The Embarcadero and Broadway
The Embarcadero and Washington
Ferry Building
to 4th and King
Don Chee Way and Steuart
Market and Main / Drumm
Transbay Terminal
discontinued
2000
Market and 1st / Battery
Market and 2nd / New Montgomery
Market and 3rd / Kearny
Market and 4th / Stockton
Market and 5th Street
Market and 6th / Taylor
Market and 7th Street
Market and 8th / Hyde
Market and 9th / Larkin
11th Street wye
Market and Van Ness
Market and Gough
Market and Guerrero / Laguna
David Pharr Restoration Facility
Market Street subway
Market and Dolores / Buchanan
Market and Church
Market and Sanchez
Market and Noe
17th Street and Castro
to Twin Peaks Tunnel

Introduced as the F Market in 1983, in the first San Francisco Historic Trolley Festival, the service originally operated between the Castro District and the Transbay Terminal, continuing to do so after being launched as a full-time, year-round service in 1995. In March 2000, it was extended at its eastern end to the Embarcadero and northwards along that street to Fisherman's Wharf, and a short section of the route between Market Street and the Transbay Terminal was discontinued.

Despite its heritage status, the F Market & Wharves line is an integral part of Muni's intermodal urban transport network, operating at frequent intervals for 20 hours a day, seven days a week. It carries local commuters and tourists alike, linking residential, business and leisure oriented areas of the city. Unlike the San Francisco cable car system, the cheaper standard Muni fare system applies.

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