Everything about The Central Subway totally explained
The
Central Subway is an extension of the
Muni Metro light rail system in
San Francisco,
California, from the
Caltrain commuter rail depot at 4th and King streets to
Chinatown. The
subway is the second phase of the
Third Street Light Rail Project. Still in its planning stages, the Central Subway is currently scheduled for completion by 2016.
Alignment
In February 2008, the
Municipal Transportation Agency board voted to select Alternative Alignment 3B for the subway. In this alignment, trains will travel north on Fourth Street, stop at an above-ground station at Fourth and Brannan, and enter the subway through a portal on Fourth between Bryant and Harrison Streets, under
Interstate 80. The route will then continue under Fourth Street through
South of Market, and have an underground station at the
Moscone Center. At Market Street, the subway will dip below the
Market Street Subway and there will be another underground station serving Market Street and
Union Square underneath Stockton Street. This combined Market Street/Union Square station will have entrances at the Market, Ellis and Stockton intersection, and at Stockton and Geary, and will have a pedestrian passage connecting it to the
Muni Metro and
BART Powell Street Station. North of there, the subway will continue under Stockton with a station located in
Chinatown at Stockton and Jackson Streets. If approved, the tunnel might continue farther north on Stockton and Columbus to Washington Square, making a potential extension north easier as well as easing removal of the
tunnel boring machine.
In the future, the line could be extended further north to
North Beach and
Fisherman's Wharf.
Cost
Due to the capital cost ($1.4 billion for the 1.7 mile light rail line), the Central Subway project has come under criticism from transit activists for what they consider to be poor cost-effectiveness. In particular, they note:
- Muni's own estimates show that the project would generate no more than 4,600 new trips over existing bus service.
- Muni would have to spend an additional $4 million/year in local operating subsidies (over existing bus service) to run the new rail line.
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