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{{Infobox station
{{Infobox station
| name = Montgomery
| name = Montgomery
| style = BART
| style = BART
| symbol_location = bart
| symbol_location = bart
| symbol = yes
| symbol = yes
| symbol_location2 = sanfrancisco
| symbol_location2 = sanfrancisco
| symbol2 = metro
| symbol2 = metro
| image = BART train at Montgomery station, October 2017.jpg
| image = BART train at Montgomery station, October 2017.jpg
| caption = BART train at Montgomery Street station in 2017
| caption = BART train at Montgomery Street station in 2017
| address = 598 [[Market Street (San Francisco)|Market Street]]
| address = 598 [[Market Street (San Francisco)|Market Street]]
| borough = [[San Francisco]], California
| borough = [[San Francisco]], California
| coordinates = {{Coord|37.789355|-122.401942|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|37.789355|-122.401942|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| owned = [[Bay Area Rapid Transit District]]
| owned = [[Bay Area Rapid Transit District]]
| line = [[Market Street subway]]
| line = [[Market Street subway]]<br />[[BART M-Line]]
| structure = Underground
| structure = Underground
| platform = 1 [[island platform]] (BART)<br />1 island platform (Muni Metro)<br />2 [[side platform]]s (Muni surface)
| platform = 1 [[island platform]] (BART)<br />1 island platform (Muni Metro)<br />2 [[side platform]]s (Muni surface)
| tracks = 2 [[Indian gauge|wide gauge]] (BART)<br />2 [[standard gauge]] (Muni Metro)<br />2 standard gauge (Muni surface)
| tracks = 2 [[Indian gauge|wide gauge]] (BART)<br />2 [[standard gauge]] (Muni Metro)<br />2 standard gauge (Muni surface)
| connections = {{bus icon}} [[San Francisco Municipal Railway|Muni]], [[Golden Gate Transit]], [[SamTrans]]
| connections = {{bus icon}} [[San Francisco Municipal Railway|Muni]], [[Golden Gate Transit]], [[SamTrans]]
| bicycle =
| bicycle =
| accessible = Yes
| accessible = Yes
| architect = [[Skidmore, Owings & Merrill]]<ref name="Cerny 2007">{{Cite book |last=Cerny |first=Susan Dinkelspiel |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/85623396 |title=An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area |publisher=Gibbs Smith |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-58685-432-4 |edition=1st |location=Layton, UT |pages=501–502 |language=en-US |oclc=85623396}}</ref>
| architect = [[Skidmore, Owings & Merrill]]<ref name="Cerny 2007">{{Cite book |last=Cerny |first=Susan Dinkelspiel |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/85623396 |title=An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area |publisher=Gibbs Smith |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-58685-432-4 |edition=1st |location=Layton, UT |pages=501–502 |language=en-US |oclc=85623396}}</ref>
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| code = {{BART code|MONT}}
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==Station layout==
==Station layout==
[[File:Inbound train at Montgomery station, December 2018.JPG|thumb|left|A Muni Metro train at the station in 2018]]
[[File:Inbound train at Montgomery station, December 2018.JPG|thumb|left|A Muni Metro train at the station in 2018]]
Like the three other shared Muni/BART stations in the Market Street subway, Montgomery has three underground levels. The first level is a fare mezzanine, with two Muni paid areas and two BART paid areas. The second level has a single [[island platform]] for Muni Metro, and the third level has an island platform for BART.<ref name=stationmap>{{cite web |url=http://www.actransit.org/wp-content/uploads/HSP_MO-station.pdf |title=Station Map: Montgomery Station |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Commission |date=August 13, 2012}}</ref> The station has seven street entrances along its length, plus underground entrances to the [[One Sansome Street]] and [[44 Montgomery]] buildings.<ref name=stationmap /> Montgomery and nearby [[Powell Street station|Powell]], both designed by [[Skidmore, Owings & Merrill]], have similar designs – including distinctive domed hexagonal "bubble tiles" on the mezzanine level.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2023/news20230125 |title=The story of BART’s iconic bubble tiles |date=January 25, 2023 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref>
Like the three other shared Muni/BART stations in the Market Street subway, Montgomery has three underground levels. The first level is a fare mezzanine, with two Muni paid areas and two BART paid areas. The second level has a single [[island platform]] for Muni Metro, and the third level has an island platform for BART.<ref name=stationmap>{{cite web |url=http://www.actransit.org/wp-content/uploads/HSP_MO-station.pdf |title=Station Map: Montgomery Station |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Commission |date=August 13, 2012}}</ref> The station has seven street entrances along its length, plus underground entrances to the [[One Sansome Street]] and [[44 Montgomery]] buildings.<ref name=stationmap /> Montgomery and nearby [[Powell Street station|Powell]], both designed by [[Skidmore, Owings & Merrill]], have similar designs – including distinctive domed hexagonal "bubble tiles" on the mezzanine level.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2023/news20230125 |title=The story of BART's iconic bubble tiles |date=January 25, 2023 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref>
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==History==
==History==
[[File:Closed corridor at Montgomery station, September 2021.jpg|thumb|left|Portion of the mezzanine temporarily closed for construction of a BART substation]]
[[File:Closed corridor at Montgomery station, September 2021.jpg|thumb|left|Portion of the mezzanine temporarily closed for construction of a BART substation]]
The under-construction station was featured in the 1971 film ''[[The Organization (film)|The Organization]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/10/21/archives/four-features-begin-their-runs-herepoitier-is-virgil-tibbs-in-the.html |title=Four Features Begin Their Runs Here: Poitier Is Virgil Tibbs in 'The Organization' |newspaper=New York Times |date=October 21, 1971 |first=A. H. |last=Weiler}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2008/news20080729a |title=BART in the movies: From THX 1138 to Predator 2 to Will Smith |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District |date=August 4, 2008}}</ref> BART service at the station began on November 5, 1973, followed by Muni Metro service on February 18, 1980.<ref name=history>{{BART History}}</ref><ref name=chronology />
The BART Board approved the name "Montgomery Street" in December 1965.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/144328970/ |title=Names Approved for 38 Rapid Transit Stations Around Bay |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |date=December 10, 1965 |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The under-construction station was featured in the 1971 film ''[[The Organization (film)|The Organization]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/10/21/archives/four-features-begin-their-runs-herepoitier-is-virgil-tibbs-in-the.html |title=Four Features Begin Their Runs Here: Poitier Is Virgil Tibbs in 'The Organization' |newspaper=New York Times |date=October 21, 1971 |first=A. H. |last=Weiler}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/160546481/ |title=Narco Tibbs |first=Robert |last=Taylor |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |date=October 28, 1971 |page=47 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><!--BART mistakenly says "They Call Me Mister Tibbs": <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2008/news20080729a |title=BART in the movies: From THX 1138 to Predator 2 to Will Smith |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District |date=August 4, 2008}}</ref>--> BART service at the station began on November 5, 1973, followed by Muni Metro service on February 18, 1980.<ref name=history>{{BART History}}</ref><ref name=chronology /> Prior to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], some morning rush-hour trains on the [[Yellow Line (BART)|Antioch line]] [[short turn]]ed at Montgomery to provide additional Transbay service. From February 16, 2020, to September 20, 2020, and again from March 22, 2021, to August 1, 2021, [[Blue Line (BART)|Dublin/Pleasanton line]] trains terminated at Montgomery on some Sundays due to single-tracking in the Market Street Subway.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2020/news20200908 |title=BART schedule change beginning Sept 14th increases weekday commute service |date=September 8, 2020 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |title=BART schedule change begins March 22, 2021 |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2021/news20210316 |date=March 16, 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref>


Following the 2015 addition of a canopy over an escalator at [[19th Street Oakland station]], which reduced escalator downtime by one-third, BART decided to add canopies to all downtown Oakland and San Francisco entrances.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2018/news20181109 |title=Ribbon-cutting held for San Francisco BART Station Market St. Canopies |date=November 13, 2018 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref> Construction of the Market Street entrances at Montgomery station began in February 2021, with the New Montgomery Street entrance closed on January 3, 2022.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2021/news20210211 |title=Montgomery Station Work to Prepare for Canopy Installation Starts February 22, 2021 |date=February 11, 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2021/news20211220 |title=New Montgomery and Market Street entrance at Montgomery Station in SF to close 1/3/2022 for work on new escalator canopy |date=December 20, 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref> The entrance was completed on April 17, 2023, at which time the Montgomery Street/Post Street entrance was closed for construction.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2023/news20230428-0 |title=BART completes construction of 3 new canopies over downtown San Francisco station entrances |date=May 1, 2023 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2023/news20230412-0 |title=Entrance closure alert: Montgomery St. Station entrance at Market and Montgomery closed 4/17/23 for work on new canopy |date=April 12, 2023 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref> The Sutter Street entrance closed on October 18, 2023, after the Post Street entrance was finished.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2023/news20231010 |title=Entrance Closure Alert: Montgomery St. entrance near Sutter and Sansome to close for canopy work |date=October 10, 2023 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref> The Sutter Street entrance reopened May 30, 2024; the Sansome Street entrance then closed until November 2024.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240603 |title=Rebuilt escalator and new canopy open at Market St. stations |date=June 3, 2024 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240513 |title=Entrance closure alert: Montgomery St. Station entrance at Sutter and Sansome to close for canopy construction |date=May 13, 2024 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20241127-1 |title=Improvements at Montgomery St. Station |date=November 27, 2024 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref> The completion of all entrances is expected in 2027.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2020/news20200123-0 |title=BART to build canopies over San Francisco Market Street entrances |date=January 23, 2020 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref>
Prior to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], some morning rush-hour trains on the [[Yellow Line (BART)|Antioch line]] [[short turn]]ed at Montgomery to provide additional Transbay service. From February 16, 2020, to September 20, 2020, and again from March 22, 2021, to August 1, 2021, [[Blue Line (BART)|Dublin/Pleasanton line]] trains terminated at Montgomery on some Sundays due to single-tracking in the Market Street Subway.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2020/news20200908 |title=BART schedule change beginning Sept 14th increases weekday commute service |date=September 8, 2020 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BART schedule change begins March 22, 2021 {{!}} bart.gov|url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2021/news20210316|access-date=2022-02-22|website=www.bart.gov}}</ref>


Following the 2015 addition of a canopy over an escalator at [[19th Street Oakland station]], which reduced escalator downtime by one-third, BART decided to add canopies to all downtown Oakland and San Francisco entrances.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2018/news20181109 |title=Ribbon-cutting held for San Francisco BART Station Market St. Canopies |date=November 13, 2018 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref> Construction of the Market Street entrances at Montgomery station began in February 2021, with the New Montgomery Street entrance closed on January 3, 2022.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2021/news20210211 |title=Montgomery Station Work to Prepare for Canopy Installation Starts February 22, 2021 |date=February 11, 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2021/news20211220 |title=New Montgomery and Market Street entrance at Montgomery Station in SF to close 1/3/2022 for work on new escalator canopy |date=December 20, 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref> The entrance was completed on April 17, 2023, at which time the Montgomery Street/Post Street entrance was closed for construction.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2023/news20230428-0 |title=BART completes construction of 3 new canopies over downtown San Francisco station entrances |date=May 1, 2023 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2023/news20230412-0 |title=Entrance closure alert: Montgomery St. Station entrance at Market and Montgomery closed 4/17/23 for work on new canopy |date=April 12, 2023 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref> The Sutter Street entrance closed on October 18, 2023, after the Post Street entrance was finished.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2023/news20231010 |title=Entrance Closure Alert: Montgomery St. entrance near Sutter and Sansome to close for canopy work |date=October 10, 2023 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref> Completion of all entrances is expected in 2027.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2020/news20200123-0 |title=BART to build canopies over San Francisco Market Street entrances |date=January 23, 2020 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref>
The entrances on the southern side of the station were closed from April 13, 2020, to May 15, 2021, due to low ridership during the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2020/news20200410 |title=BART opens all entrances/exits that were previously closed due to pandemic |date=June 12, 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref> Thirteen BART stations, including Montgomery, did not originally have faregates for passengers using the elevator. In 2020, BART started a project to add faregates to elevators at these stations. The new faregate on the BART platform at Montgomery was installed in December 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Fare Gates & Station Hardening |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District |url=https://www.bart.gov/about/projects/fare-gate |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904224616/https://www.bart.gov/about/projects/fare-gate |archive-date=September 4, 2023 |date=July 2023}}</ref> Installation of second-generation BART faregates took place in October and November 2024.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20241017 |title=Installation work to begin October 28 for Next Generation Fare Gates at Montgomery Station |date=October 17, 2024 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref>


The entrances on the southern side of the station were closed from April 13, 2020, to May 15, 2021, due to low ridership during the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2020/news20200410 |title=BART opens all entrances/exits that were previously closed due to pandemic |date=June 12, 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref> Thirteen BART stations, including Montgomery, did not originally have faregates for passengers using the elevator. In 2020, BART started a project to add faregates to elevators at these stations. The new faregate on the BART platform at Montgomery was installed in December 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Fare Gates & Station Hardening |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District |url=https://www.bart.gov/about/projects/fare-gate |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904224616/https://www.bart.gov/about/projects/fare-gate |archive-date=September 4, 2023 |date=July 2023}}</ref>
On September 13, 2021, the center portion of the mezzanine level and the southern entrance east of 2nd Street were closed for construction of a BART traction power substation. The entrance and mezzanine passage were expected to reopen in 2023.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2021/news20210910 |title=Montgomery Station entrance closed for construction with limited access through concourse |date=September 10, 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref> Bathrooms at underground BART stations were closed after the [[September 11 attacks]] in 2001 due to security concerns. The bathroom at Montgomery station reopened on June 28, 2022, after a renovation, with an attendant on duty during all operating hours.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2022/news20220628-2 |title=Restrooms now open at Montgomery and Lake Merritt |date=June 28, 2022 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref> Under the planned [[Market Street (San Francisco)#Better Market Street|Better Market Street]] project, the inbound F stop would be discontinued to reduce travel times.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://sfmea.sfplanning.org/Better%20Market%20Street%20Draft%20EIR%20-%20Vol%20I.pdf |title=Better Market Street Project EIR |date=February 27, 2019 |publisher=San Francisco Planning Department |volume=1 |pages=2–53}}</ref>

On September 13, 2021, the center portion of the mezzanine level and the southern entrance east of 2nd Street were closed for construction of a BART traction power substation. The entrance and mezzanine passage were expected to reopen in 2023.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2021/news20210910 |title=Montgomery Station entrance closed for construction with limited access through concourse |date=September 10, 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref> Bathrooms at underground BART stations were closed after the [[September 11 attacks]] in 2001 due to security concerns. The bathroom at Montgomery station reopened on June 28, 2022, after a renovation, with an attendant on duty during all operating hours.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2022/news20220628-2 |title=Restrooms now open at Montgomery and Lake Merritt |date=June 28, 2022 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref>

Under the planned [[Market Street (San Francisco)#Better Market Street|Better Market Street]] project, the inbound F stop would be discontinued to reduce travel times.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://sfmea.sfplanning.org/Better%20Market%20Street%20Draft%20EIR%20-%20Vol%20I.pdf |title=Better Market Street Project EIR |date=February 27, 2019 |publisher=San Francisco Planning Department |volume=1 |pages=2–53}}</ref>


==Connections==
==Connections==
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[[AC Transit]] serves Montgomery Street station with the 800 [[All Nighter (night bus service)|All Nighter]] route during hours that BART is not operating.<ref name=stops />
[[AC Transit]] serves Montgomery Street station with the 800 [[All Nighter (night bus service)|All Nighter]] route during hours that BART is not operating.<ref name=stops />


Additional Muni ({{Muni route|14}}, {{Muni route|14R}}, {{Muni route|14X}}), [[Golden Gate Transit]] (30, 70, 101, 101X), and [[SamTrans]] (292, [[All Nighter (night bus service)|397]], 398, FCX) bus routes run on Mission Street, one block away. The [[Transbay Transit Center]], located about {{convert|1/4|mile}} to the east, is the primary San Francisco terminal for [[AC Transit]] transbay routes, [[WestCAT]], [[Greyhound]] lines, Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach buses, some Golden Gate Transit routes, and Muni route {{Muni route|25}}.<ref name=stops>{{cite web |url=http://www.actransit.org/wp-content/uploads/HSP_MO-stops.pdf |title=Transit Stops: Montgomery Station |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Commission |date=November 8, 2018}}</ref>
Additional Muni ({{Muni route|14}}, {{Muni route|14R}}, {{Muni route|14X}}), [[Golden Gate Transit]] (30, 70, 101, 101X), and [[SamTrans]] (292, [[All Nighter (night bus service)|397]], 398, FCX) bus routes run on Mission Street, one block away. The [[Salesforce Transit Center]], located about {{convert|1/4|mile}} to the east, is the primary San Francisco terminal for [[AC Transit]] transbay routes, [[WestCAT]], [[Greyhound]] lines, Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach buses, some Golden Gate Transit routes, and Muni route {{Muni route|25}}.<ref name=stops>{{cite web |url=http://www.actransit.org/wp-content/uploads/HSP_MO-stops.pdf |title=Transit Stops: Montgomery Station |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Commission |date=November 8, 2018}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 00:44, 11 December 2024

For other similarly named stations, see Montgomery station (disambiguation).

Montgomery
Bay Area Rapid Transit
BART train at Montgomery Street station in 2017
General information
Location598 Market Street
San Francisco, California
Coordinates37°47′22″N 122°24′07″W / 37.789355°N 122.401942°W / 37.789355; -122.401942
Owned byBay Area Rapid Transit District
Line(s)Market Street subway
BART M-Line
Platforms1 island platform (BART)
1 island platform (Muni Metro)
2 side platforms (Muni surface)
Tracks2 wide gauge (BART)
2 standard gauge (Muni Metro)
2 standard gauge (Muni surface)
ConnectionsBus transport Muni, Golden Gate Transit, SamTrans
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
ArchitectSkidmore, Owings & Merrill[1]
Other information
Station codeBART: MONT
History
OpenedNovember 5, 1973 (1973-11-05) (BART)[2]
February 18, 1980 (1980-02-18) (Muni Metro)[3]
Passengers
202412,798 (weekday average)[4] (BART)
Services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station
Powell
toward Daly City
 Blue Line Embarcadero
toward Dublin/​Pleasanton
Green Line Embarcadero
toward Berryessa/​North San José
Powell
toward Millbrae
 Red Line Embarcadero
toward Richmond
Powell
toward San Francisco International Airport or Millbrae
 Yellow Line Embarcadero
toward Antioch via Pittsburg/​Bay Point
Preceding station Muni Following station
Powell
towards Balboa Park
 J Church Embarcadero
Terminus
K Ingleside
Powell
towards SF Zoo
 L Taraval
Powell
towards San Jose and Geneva (Balboa Park)
 M Ocean View
Powell
towards Ocean Beach
 N Judah Embarcadero
towards 4th and King
Powell
towards West Portal
 S Shuttle Embarcadero
Terminus
At Market and 2nd Street / Market and New Montgomery
Market and 3rd Street / Market and Kearny
towards 17th Street and Castro
 F Market & Wharves Market and 1st Street / Market and Battery
towards Jones and Beach
Location
Map

Montgomery Street station (often called Montgomery station) is a combined BART and Muni Metro rapid transit subway station in the Market Street subway in downtown San Francisco. Located under Market Street between Montgomery Street and Sansome Street, it serves the Financial District neighborhood and surrounding areas. The three-level station has a large fare mezzanine level, with separate platform levels for Muni Metro and BART below. Montgomery Street and Embarcadero station to the north are typically the two busiest stations in the BART system.

The station is served by the BART Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue lines, and the Muni Metro J Church, K Ingleside, L Taraval, M Ocean View, N Judah, and S Shuttle lines.

Station layout

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A Muni Metro train at the station in 2018

Like the three other shared Muni/BART stations in the Market Street subway, Montgomery has three underground levels. The first level is a fare mezzanine, with two Muni paid areas and two BART paid areas. The second level has a single island platform for Muni Metro, and the third level has an island platform for BART.[5] The station has seven street entrances along its length, plus underground entrances to the One Sansome Street and 44 Montgomery buildings.[5] Montgomery and nearby Powell, both designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, have similar designs – including distinctive domed hexagonal "bubble tiles" on the mezzanine level.[6]

History

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Portion of the mezzanine temporarily closed for construction of a BART substation

The BART Board approved the name "Montgomery Street" in December 1965.[7] The under-construction station was featured in the 1971 film The Organization.[8][9] BART service at the station began on November 5, 1973, followed by Muni Metro service on February 18, 1980.[2][3] Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, some morning rush-hour trains on the Antioch line short turned at Montgomery to provide additional Transbay service. From February 16, 2020, to September 20, 2020, and again from March 22, 2021, to August 1, 2021, Dublin/Pleasanton line trains terminated at Montgomery on some Sundays due to single-tracking in the Market Street Subway.[10][11]

Following the 2015 addition of a canopy over an escalator at 19th Street Oakland station, which reduced escalator downtime by one-third, BART decided to add canopies to all downtown Oakland and San Francisco entrances.[12] Construction of the Market Street entrances at Montgomery station began in February 2021, with the New Montgomery Street entrance closed on January 3, 2022.[13][14] The entrance was completed on April 17, 2023, at which time the Montgomery Street/Post Street entrance was closed for construction.[15][16] The Sutter Street entrance closed on October 18, 2023, after the Post Street entrance was finished.[17] The Sutter Street entrance reopened May 30, 2024; the Sansome Street entrance then closed until November 2024.[18][19][20] The completion of all entrances is expected in 2027.[21]

The entrances on the southern side of the station were closed from April 13, 2020, to May 15, 2021, due to low ridership during the COVID-19 pandemic.[22] Thirteen BART stations, including Montgomery, did not originally have faregates for passengers using the elevator. In 2020, BART started a project to add faregates to elevators at these stations. The new faregate on the BART platform at Montgomery was installed in December 2020.[23] Installation of second-generation BART faregates took place in October and November 2024.[24]

On September 13, 2021, the center portion of the mezzanine level and the southern entrance east of 2nd Street were closed for construction of a BART traction power substation. The entrance and mezzanine passage were expected to reopen in 2023.[25] Bathrooms at underground BART stations were closed after the September 11 attacks in 2001 due to security concerns. The bathroom at Montgomery station reopened on June 28, 2022, after a renovation, with an attendant on duty during all operating hours.[26] Under the planned Better Market Street project, the inbound F stop would be discontinued to reduce travel times.[27]

Connections

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F Market and Wharves streetcar at Market and 2nd Street

Muni's F Market and Wharves heritage streetcar line stops on the surface at Market and 2nd Street (outbound) and Market and New Montgomery (inbound). The station is also served by a number of Muni bus and trolleybus routes:[28]

AC Transit serves Montgomery Street station with the 800 All Nighter route during hours that BART is not operating.[28]

Additional Muni (14, 14R, 14X), Golden Gate Transit (30, 70, 101, 101X), and SamTrans (292, 397, 398, FCX) bus routes run on Mission Street, one block away. The Salesforce Transit Center, located about 1⁄4 mile (0.40 km) to the east, is the primary San Francisco terminal for AC Transit transbay routes, WestCAT, Greyhound lines, Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach buses, some Golden Gate Transit routes, and Muni route 25.[28]

References

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  1. ^ Cerny, Susan Dinkelspiel (2007). An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area (1st ed.). Layton, UT: Gibbs Smith. pp. 501–502. ISBN 978-1-58685-432-4. OCLC 85623396.
  2. ^ a b "BART Chronology January 1947 – March 2009" (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Callwell, Robert (September 1999). "Transit in San Francisco: A Selected Chronology, 1850–1995" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Railway. p. 57.
  4. ^ "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. June 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Station Map: Montgomery Station" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Commission. August 13, 2012.
  6. ^ "The story of BART's iconic bubble tiles" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. January 25, 2023.
  7. ^ "Names Approved for 38 Rapid Transit Stations Around Bay". Oakland Tribune. December 10, 1965. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Weiler, A. H. (October 21, 1971). "Four Features Begin Their Runs Here: Poitier Is Virgil Tibbs in 'The Organization'". New York Times.
  9. ^ Taylor, Robert (October 28, 1971). "Narco Tibbs". Oakland Tribune. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "BART schedule change beginning Sept 14th increases weekday commute service" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. September 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "BART schedule change begins March 22, 2021" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. March 16, 2021.
  12. ^ "Ribbon-cutting held for San Francisco BART Station Market St. Canopies" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. November 13, 2018.
  13. ^ "Montgomery Station Work to Prepare for Canopy Installation Starts February 22, 2021" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. February 11, 2021.
  14. ^ "New Montgomery and Market Street entrance at Montgomery Station in SF to close 1/3/2022 for work on new escalator canopy" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. December 20, 2021.
  15. ^ "BART completes construction of 3 new canopies over downtown San Francisco station entrances" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. May 1, 2023.
  16. ^ "Entrance closure alert: Montgomery St. Station entrance at Market and Montgomery closed 4/17/23 for work on new canopy" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. April 12, 2023.
  17. ^ "Entrance Closure Alert: Montgomery St. entrance near Sutter and Sansome to close for canopy work" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. October 10, 2023.
  18. ^ "Rebuilt escalator and new canopy open at Market St. stations" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. June 3, 2024.
  19. ^ "Entrance closure alert: Montgomery St. Station entrance at Sutter and Sansome to close for canopy construction" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. May 13, 2024.
  20. ^ "Improvements at Montgomery St. Station" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. November 27, 2024.
  21. ^ "BART to build canopies over San Francisco Market Street entrances" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. January 23, 2020.
  22. ^ "BART opens all entrances/exits that were previously closed due to pandemic" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. June 12, 2021.
  23. ^ "New Fare Gates & Station Hardening". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. July 2023. Archived from the original on September 4, 2023.
  24. ^ "Installation work to begin October 28 for Next Generation Fare Gates at Montgomery Station" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. October 17, 2024.
  25. ^ "Montgomery Station entrance closed for construction with limited access through concourse" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. September 10, 2021.
  26. ^ "Restrooms now open at Montgomery and Lake Merritt" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. June 28, 2022.
  27. ^ Better Market Street Project EIR (PDF). Vol. 1. San Francisco Planning Department. February 27, 2019. pp. 2–53.
  28. ^ a b c "Transit Stops: Montgomery Station" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Commission. November 8, 2018.
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