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Van Ness station

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Van Ness station with new escalator, March 2019
Van Ness station with new escalator, March 2019

Van Ness station is an underground Muni Metro station on the Market Street subway at the intersection of Market Street and Van Ness Avenue (U.S. Route 101) in San Francisco, California. The station consists of a concourse mezzanine on the first floor down, and a single island platform on the second level down. Service at the station began in February 1980.The station has suffered flooding during heavy rainstorms, including one in October 2009, and another in December 2014 which damaged an electrical equipment room. In February 2017, the SFMTA signed a $1.9 million contract to repair water-damaged wiring in the room.This station is at the southern terminus of the Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit route. Under the proposed western variant of the planned Better Market Street project, the outbound F stop would be moved across the intersection.

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Van Ness station
South Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

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N 37.775 ° E -122.419 °
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South Van Ness Avenue 1
94102 San Francisco
California, United States
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Van Ness station with new escalator, March 2019
Van Ness station with new escalator, March 2019
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