Forest Hill station (Muni Metro)
Forest Hill station is a Muni Metro station near the Forest Hill and Laguna Honda neighborhoods in San Francisco, California. It was originally built in 1916 to 1918 as part of the Twin Peaks Tunnel, and is the oldest subway station west of Philadelphia and east of Istanbul The station was originally named Laguna Honda; lettering with that former name is carved on the station headhouse.
Forest Hill | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Forest Hill station headhouse in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Laguna Honda Boulevard San Francisco, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°44′53″N 122°27′33″W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Twin Peaks Tunnel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Muni: 36, 43, 44, 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | February 3, 1918: 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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San Francisco Designated Landmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Designated | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Reference no. | 231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scenes from the films Dirty Harry (1971) and Milk (2008) were shot inside of this station.
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