S Castro Shuttle

S Castro Shuttle
S-Castro Shuttle at Montgomery station providing service for AT&T Park and Caltrain station
Overview
Type	Light rail
System	Muni Metro
Locale	San Francisco, California
Termini	Embarcadero Station 4th and King Station (game day runs) Castro Station West Portal Station (game day runs)
Stations	11 20 (limited service)
Operation
Opened	1995
Owner	San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Operator(s)	San Francisco Municipal Railway
Rolling stock	151 Breda light rail vehicles (high floor)
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge)
Electrification	Overhead lines, 600 V DC
Highest elevation	underground, at grade (game day runs)
Route diagram Legend 23rd Street limited 20th Street limited Mariposa limited UCSF Mission Bay limited Mission Rock limited 4th Street Bridge 4th & King limited  E  2nd & King AT&T Park limited Brannan limited I-80 (Bay Bridge) Folsom limited  E  Embarcadero F  Montgomery Central Subway 2019 Powell Civic Center Van Ness US 101 ← |  F ↑ Church Castro Market Street Railway closed 1982 Eureka closed 1972 Twin Peaks Forest Hill West Portal West Portal & 14th Av. St. Francis Circle

The S Castro Shuttle is a Muni Metro line in San Francisco, California. At its inception in 1995,^[1] it ran from Embarcadero Station downtown to the Castro Street Station during peak periods on weekdays.^[2][3] The service stopped running in the early 2000s as the number of available light rail vehicles went down due to maintenance issues.^[1]

As of 2016, the line runs from St. Francis Circle to Embarcadero station with limited service beyond to 23rd Street.^[4] The line also runs when there is a home game at AT&T Park, continuing from King and 4th Street to West Portal Station for extended hours. During these times the shuttle will occasionally run a three car formation, being the only line that will do this regularly.^[5]

On November 7, 2016 S shuttle service resumed, with two extra one-car trains running between Embarcadero and West Portal during the morning rush hour, for a total of ten total trips. The service increase is planned to reduce overcrowding along the L, M, and K lines between the line's terminal stations. This addition was viewed as a strategic way to use limited resources to provide more service.^[6] This service improvement is part of Muni Metro's Muni Forward program.to add service.^[7]

The S Castro Shuttle is the only line not included on any Muni Metro map or on NextBus. The service is not a true shuttle train.

References

1. "SFMTA to bring back Castro shuttle to ease subway's crushing crowds - by j_rodriguez - The San Francisco Examiner". www.sfexaminer.com. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
2. "San Francisco Muni Map". sims.berkeley.edu. Archived from the original on 12 February 2007.
3. "Muni (SFMTA) Route S". 511.org. Archived from the original on 2015-07-23.
4. "Muni (SFMTA) Route : S". 511.org. Metropolitan Transportation Commission. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
5. Kwong, Jessica (11 October 2013). "Muni's three-train shuttle service a hit with riders". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
6. Agency, San Francisco Municipal Transportation (2016-10-20). "More Muni Subway Service Coming for a Roomier Metro Ride". SFMTA. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
7. Agency, San Francisco Municipal Transportation (2016-11-07). "Roomier Trains: Have Muni Subway Shuttles Helped Your Commute?". SFMTA. Retrieved 2016-11-17.