30 Stockton

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30 Stockton
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MUNI 5522.JPG
MUNI 5522 runs on North Point Street
Overview
System Muni trolleybus network
Operator San Francisco Municipal Railway
GaragePotrero division
Vehicle New Flyer XT60
Began serviceJanuary 20, 1951 (1951-01-20)
PredecessorsF Stockton
Route
Locale San Francisco, California
Termini Townsend and 4th (Inbound)
Crissy Field in The Presidio (daytime)
Divisadero and Chestnut (evening)
Van Ness and North Point (some trips as 30S)
Length5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Other routes30X, 45 Union/Stockton
Service
Frequency12m
Weekend frequency15–17m
Daily ridership20,400 (2019) [1]
Map 30 Stockton Map
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30 Stockton is a trolleybus line operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway. The line is notable for being the slowest trolleybus route in the city of San Francisco because it travels through the densely populated neighborhood of Chinatown.[ citation needed ]

Route description

Daytime buses operate between Townsend and 4th and Sports Basement in Crissy Field. Evening trips terminate outbound at Divisadero and Chestnut. A short turn service operates a slightly modified route between Van Ness Avenue at North Point in the north and Townsend at 5th in the south. It operates primarily on its namesake Stockton Street as well as Columbus Avenue, Chestnut Street, Third Street, Fourth Street, and Fifth Street with short segments on Van Ness Avenue, Divisadero Street, and Broderick. Trips beyond Divisadero and Chestnut operate in battery mode due to lack of overhead wire on the outbound side of the line.

30X Marina Express

Express rush-hour service operates between the Marina District and the Financial District, without stopping through most of Russian Hill. From Chestnut Street, inbound (morning) buses run on Van Ness, North Point, and Columbus, not starting local service until Jackson and Columbus. It continues inbound on Montgomery, Clay, Sansome, California, Davis, Beale, and Howard to the Embarcadero. Outbound (evening) buses originate further west at Spear and Howard and run on Howard, Main, Market, Pine, and Sansome where it continues express on Broadway, and Van Ness before beginning to stop on Chestnut. The line was suspended in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

History

F Stockton streetcar

The F Stockton was a streetcar route that ran from Market and Stockton to the Marina District via Stockton, Columbus, North Point, Van Ness, and Chestnut to Laguna. This was one of four routes planned as a result of the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition. [2] [3] The Stockton Street Tunnel, opened in 1914, was built primarily for these streetcars. [4] In 1916, the line was extended from Chestnut and Laguna to Chestnut and Scott. [5] [6] It was further extended in 1947 from Market and Stockton down 4th Street to the Southern Pacific terminal on Townsend. [7]

Trolleybus operation

A 30 bus (lower right) headed north after emerging from the Stockton Street Tunnel in 2009. A 1 California trolleybus passes by on Sacramento Street. N on Stockton (3955731309).jpg
A 30 bus (lower right) headed north after emerging from the Stockton Street Tunnel in 2009. A 1 California trolleybus passes by on Sacramento Street.

Streetcar route F was replaced by trolleybus service on January 20, 1951, [7] and was re-designated as route 30. [8] (The F designation was later reused for the unrelated F Market & Wharves historic streetcar route in 1995.)

Wires on Harrison and 5th Streets were installed in 2002 to provide a diversion for construction in the area. [9] Between 2012 and 2019 the line was detoured around 4th Street to allow for construction of the Central Subway. [10] The route was extended at its outer, northern end by almost one mile (around 1.5 km) to Crissy Field on September 19, 2020. [11] [12] [13] The overhead trolley wires were not extended, and the trolleybuses operate over the new section solely using battery power, [11] a feature that is sufficiently powerful in the fleet's newest vehicles that they can do so on a regular basis (over short distances). [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Short Range Transit Plan" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. December 3, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  2. ↑ "The First Days of the Municipal Railway". San Francisco Municipal Railway. December 11, 2002. Archived from the original on July 13, 2007. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Historic Streetcar FAQ". Museums in Motion. Market Street Railway. 2007. Archived from the original on June 4, 2009. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
  4. ↑ "A Brief History of the F-Market & Wharves Line". Market Street Railway . Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  5. ↑ Lipsky, William (2004). San Francisco's Marina District. Arcadia Publishing. p. 109. ISBN   9780738528748.
  6. ↑ "City Map" (Map). wx4's Dome of Foam. San Francisco Municipal Railway. 1929. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  7. 1 2 Perles, Anthony; McKane, John (1982). Inside Muni: The Properties and Operations of the Municipal Railway of San Francisco. Interurban Press. p. 225. ISBN   0-916374-49-1.
  8. ↑ Elinson, Zusha (March 31, 2012). "After 100 Years, Muni Has Gotten Slower". The New York Times . Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Trolleynews" (PDF). Trolleybus Magazine. Vol. 45, no. 293. National Trolleybus Association (UK). September–October 2010. p. 116. ISSN   0266-7452.
  10. ↑ Barnett, Benjamin (April 10, 2019). "30/45 Lines Return to Stockton and 4th Streets". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  11. 1 2 Trolleybus Magazine No. 354 (November–December 2020), p. 235. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN   0266-7452
  12. ↑ "Routes & Stops: 30 Stockton". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. September 2020. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ↑ Graf, Carly (December 13, 2020). "Marina residents want 30 Stockton extension out of their neighborhood". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  14. ↑ Trolleybus Magazine No. 357 (May–June 2021), p. 118. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN   0266-7452
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