Ready to ride the Central Subway in San Francisco. Service begins Nov. 19. Here's how we got there.
It has been the most significant capital investment in public transportation in San Francisco for a decade — the construction of a modern, efficient light rail line in the heart of the city. It has topped or nearly topped our Bay Area Construction Projects List for the past five years, been beset by fire, a lawsuit, cost overruns and a pandemic, but finally the line has an actual opening date: Nov. 19.
Originally slated for completion in 2018, it is likely one of the longest-running construction projects in recent San Francisco history, from what began under Mayor Wille Brown with an estimated cost of $500 million in the late 1990s to its current $1.9 billion figure. Under five mayors, the project endured and will now serve the Muni T-Third Street Line.
The Central Subway will improve transportation to and from some of the city’s busiest, most densely populated areas and culturally rich neighborhoods. Here's a look at the four stations on the route, starting at the Caltrain Station in Central SoMa and ending in Chinatown.Mayor Willie Brown vows to build a subway to Chinatown, which was hard hit by the 1989 earthquake and the closure of the Embarcadero Freeway.
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