Wawona and 46th Avenue station

Wawona and 46th Avenue station (also known as SF Zoo) is a light rail stop on the Muni Metro L Taraval line, located in the Parkside neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The stop opened as the terminus of an extension of the line to the San Francisco Zoo on September 15, 1937. It has a single side platform (a transit bulb that is part of the sidewalk) serving a single-track loop. A mini-high platform provides access to people with disabilities.

Wawona and 46th Avenue
L Taraval
An L Taraval train at the stop in June 2018
General information
Other namesSF Zoo
LocationWawona Street at 46th Avenue
San Francisco, California
Coordinates 37°44′10″N 122°30′15″W
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1 (balloon loop)
ConnectionsBus transport Muni: 18
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesRack
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 15, 1937[1]
Services
Preceding station Muni Following station
Terminus L Taraval
Suspended
 46th Avenue and Vicente
towards Embarcadero
Location

Service

Since August 2020, service along the route is temporarily being provided by buses to allow for the construction of improvements to the L Taraval line. The project is expected to wrap up in 2024.[2]

The stop is also served by the route 18 bus, plus the L Bus and L Owl bus routes, which provide service along the L Taraval line during the early morning and late night hours respectively when trains do not operate.[3]

References
  1. Perles, Anthony (1981). The People's Railway: The History of the Municipal Railway of San Francisco. Interurban Press. p. 104. ISBN 0916374424.
  2. Maguire, Mariana (August 18, 2020). "Major Muni Service Expansion August 22" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
  3. "Muni Service Map". SFMTA. July 9, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

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