San Jose and Ocean station

San Jose and Ocean station is a light rail stop on the Muni Metro J Church line, located in the Mission Terrace neighborhood of San Francisco, California adjacent to the Balboa Park neighborhood and the Balboa Park station complex. The station has two side platforms in the middle of San Jose Avenue (traffic islands) located before the intersection in each direction. The station is not accessible.

San Jose and Ocean
J Church
Eastbound train passing the westbound platform in March 2018
General information
LocationSan Jose Avenue at Ocean Avenue
San Francisco, California
Coordinates37°43′23″N 122°26′41″W / 37.72293°N 122.44481°W / 37.72293; -122.44481
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Muni: 29, 49
Construction
AccessibleNo
History
OpenedAugust 31, 1991
Services
Preceding station Muni Following station
Balboa Park
Terminus
J Church San Jose and Santa Ynez
towards Embarcadero
Former services
Preceding station Muni Following station
Balboa Park
Terminus
K Ingleside
(stop closed 2015)
Ocean Avenue/CCSF Pedestrian Bridge
towards Sunnydale
Location
Map

History

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Former stop for the K Ingleside near San Jose and Ocean

J Church and N Judah trains began using the extension of the line along San Jose Avenue for carhouse moves on August 31, 1991. Although these trips were open to passengers, the extension and its stops did not open for full-time J Church service until June 19, 1993.[1] K Ingleside trains formerly stopped inside the yard loop at San Jose and Ocean. The stop was discontinued on April 25, 2015, due to the opening of the new accessible boarding platform at Balboa Park two days later.[2]

In March 2014, Muni released details of the proposed implementation of their Transit Effectiveness Project (later rebranded MuniForward), which included a variety of stop changes for the J Church line. No changes were proposed for San Jose and Ocean.[3] J Church Safety and Accessibility Project work approved in October 2023 likewise does not call for any changes to the stop, though transit-only lanes will be installed from Ocean Avenue northward.[4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Callwell, Robert (September 1999). "Transit in San Francisco: A Selected Chronology, 1850–1995" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Railway.
  2. ^ "Balboa Park Station Light Rail Platform Construction Project" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. April 27, 2015. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "Chapter 3: Proposals by Route". Transit Effectiveness Project Implementation Workbook (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. March 24, 2014. pp. 52–56.
  4. ^ "J Church Muni Forward Improvements" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. October 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "Resolution No. 231017-085" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
  6. ^ "J Church Safety and Accessibility Project Detail Boards" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. October 2023.
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