San Francisco 4th and King Street Station

Infobox Station
name=San Francisco (Caltrain)
4th and King (Muni Metro)


image_size=200
image_caption=The north side of the station.
address= 700 4th Street (Caltrain)
King Street at 4th Street (N, S)
4th Street at King Street (T)
San Francisco, California
line=Caltrain
Rail color box|system=MUNI|line=NRail color box|system=MUNI|line=SRail color box|system=MUNI|line=T
type= Commuter rail, light rail
other=Muni
10 Townsend
30 Stockton
45 Union-Stockton
47 Van Ness
76 Marin Headlands
80X Gateway Express
81X Caltrain Express
82X Levi Plaza Express
platform=
parking=None
bicycle=Lockers available
passengers=7,672 [ [http://caltrain.com/caltrain_ridership_2007.html Caltrain.com - Ridership] ]
pass_year=2007
pass_percent=7.2
opened=
rebuilt=
ADA=Yes
code=
owned=Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board
zone=Fare Zone 1

San Francisco 4th and King Street or 4th and King [http://transit.511.org/static/providers/maps/SF_7122007102947.gifSan Francisco Municipal Railway Map] , 2007, access date July 10, 2008] station (previously known as 4th & Townsend) or Caltrain Depot is the northern terminus of the Caltrain commuter rail line that serves San Francisco Peninsula and Santa Clara Valley, and is a major regional transit hub. It is also served by the adjacent Muni Metro light rail stations with direct connections to downtown San Francisco and Bay Area Rapid Transit. It is served by all 96 weekday trains and all 32 (Saturday) and 28 (Sunday) weekend trains. The station is located in the Mission Bay area in eastern San Francisco, California, bordered on the north by Townsend Street, east by 4th Street, and south by King Street. It opened on June 21, 1975, replacing a structure built in 1914 at 3rd and Townsend, one block away.

The Caltrain Downtown Extension project to the rebuilt Transbay Terminal includes the construction of an underground 4th and King station. The underground station will be adjacent to the current station on the Townsend side. [ [http://www.caltrain.com/pdf/project2025/AppendixF_NorthTerminal_OPTIMIZED.pdf Caltrain 2025 North Terminal Plan] ] Several platforms on the current station will be retained to serve as the northern terminus for non-electric trains, such as trains to Union City across Dumbarton Rail Bridge and trains to Gilroy.

tation amenities

* Public restrooms
* Public phones
* Ticket machines
* Ticket counters
* Validators for Caltrain 10-Ride passes
* Subway sandwich shop

Transit connections

4th and King hosts a number of Muni bus connections. In addition, service to downtown San Francisco is provided by Muni's T Third Street and N Judah lines The E Embarcadero historic streetcar line is expected to begin operation sometime in 2008, and Muni's Central Subway project is scheduled to open in 2016. N Judah service replaced the J Church on June 30 2007, two months after the J Church replaced the N Judah on April 7 2007 on the Caltrain connection to downtown following the opening of the T line. In addition, Amtrak California Thruway Motorcoach service stops here at the Caltrain station to take Amtrak passengers to connecting Amtrak trains in Oakland and Emeryville. The nearest BART access is the Powell Street station, a 1 mile walk up 4th street then left on Market St.

San Francisco Giants service

4th and King is located one block from AT&T Park, the home of the San Francisco Giants. Caltrain usually operates special trains to transport fans to and from baseball games. Special trains usually depart about fifteen minutes after the last out. Giants fans can either walk or take the Muni to the ballpark. Muni operates special trains from Caltrain to the ballpark on game days.

References

* [http://www.caltrain.com/caltrain_station_list.html Caltrain station list]