Powell Street station

Powell
An outbound Muni Metro train at Powell station in 2017
General information
Location899 Market Street
San Francisco, California
Coordinates37°47′02″N 122°24′29″W / 37.784°N 122.408°W / 37.784; -122.408
Owned bySan Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Line(s)Market Street subway
BART M-Line
Platforms1 island platform (BART)
1 island platform (Muni Metro)
Side platforms (Muni surface)
Tracks2 wide gauge (BART)
2 standard gauge (Muni Metro)
2 standard gauge (Muni surface)
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
ArchitectSkidmore, Owings & Merrill
Other information
Station codeBART: POWL
History
OpenedNovember 5, 1973 (1973-11-05) (BART)
February 18, 1980 (1980-02-18) (Muni)
Passengers
202510,526 (weekday average) (BART)
Services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station
Civic Center
toward Daly City
Blue Line Montgomery
Green Line Montgomery
toward Berryessa
Civic Center
toward Millbrae
Red Line Montgomery
toward Richmond
Civic Center
toward SFO or Millbrae
Yellow Line Montgomery
Preceding station Muni Following station
Civic Center J Church Montgomery
K Ingleside
Civic Center
toward SF Zoo
L Taraval
Civic Center M Ocean View
Civic Center N Judah Montgomery
Civic Center S Shuttle Montgomery
At surface stops
Market and 6th Street / Market and Taylor F Market & Wharves Market and 3rd Street / Market and Kearny
Location

Powell Street station (often Powell station) is a combined BART and Muni Metro rapid transit station in the Market Street subway in downtown San Francisco. Located under Market Street between 4th Street and 5th Street, it serves the Financial District neighborhood and surrounding areas. The three-level station has a large fare mezzanine level, with separate platform levels for Muni Metro and BART below. The station is served by the BART Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue lines, and the Muni Metro J Church, K Ingleside, L Taraval, M Ocean View, N Judah, and S Shuttle lines.

The fare mezzanine also connects to the Union Square/Market Street station. The Powell-Mason and Powell-Hyde cable car lines turn around at Powell and Market adjacent to the station and Hallidie Plaza. BART service at the station began on November 5, 1973, followed by Muni Metro service on February 18, 1980.