San Francisco Municipal Railway
Public transport agency in San Francisco, California, USA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The San Francisco Municipal Railway (/ˈmjuːni/ MEW-nee; SF Muni or Muni), is the primary public transit system within San Francisco, California. It operates a system of bus routes (including trolleybuses), the Muni Metro light rail system, three historic cable car lines, and two historic streetcar lines. Previously an independent agency, the San Francisco Municipal Railway merged with two other agencies in 1999 to become the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA). In 2018, Muni served 46.7 square miles (121 km2) with an operating budget of about $1.2 billion.[6] Muni is the seventh-highest-ridership transit system in the United States, with 142,168,200 rides in 2023, and the second-highest in California after the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
San Francisco Municipal Railway | |
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Overview | |
Owner | San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency |
Locale | San Francisco |
Transit type | Bus, trolleybus, light rail, streetcar, cable car |
Number of lines | 83 |
Daily ridership | 384,700 (weekdays, Q1 2024)[1] |
Annual ridership | 142,168,200 (2023)[2] |
Chief executive | Jeffrey Tumlin (Director of Transportation, SFMTA)[3] |
Website | sfmta |
Operation | |
Began operation | December 28, 1912; 111 years ago (1912-12-28)[4] |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge (light rail, streetcars) 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) (cable cars) |
Electrification | Overhead line, 600 V DC |
Average speed | 8.1 mph (13.0 km/h)[5] |