14 Mission

14 Mission is a trolleybus line operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway. It serves Mission Street between the Ferry Plaza and Daly City.

14 Mission
A 14 bus on Mission Street heading towards Daly City in 2011
Overview
SystemMuni trolleybus network
OperatorSan Francisco Municipal Railway
GaragePotrero[1]
VehicleNew Flyer XT60 (14)
New Flyer XDE60 (14R)
Began serviceSeptember 15, 1894 (September 15, 1894) (streetcar)
1952 (trolleybus)
Route
LocaleSan Francisco, California (short segment in Daly City)
StartSteuart and Mission (Ferry Plaza)
ViaMission Street
EndMission and San Jose (Daly City)
Daly City BART station (14R)
Length7.8 mi (12.6 km)
Other routes14R, 14X, 49
Daily ridership14: 24,900 (2019)
14R: 18,900 (2019)[2]
Map14 Mission / 14R Mission Rapid Map
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Route description

The route runs almost entirely along Mission Street between the San Francisco Ferry Building Plaza and Mission and San Jose Streets in Daly City. Outbound buses run on Otis Street for the one-way segment of Mission near the Central Freeway. At 7.8 miles (12.6 km) in length, the 14 Mission is Muni's longest trolleybus line.[3]

The route operates 24 hours as part of the All Nighter network.

14R Mission Rapid
Muni route 14R-Mission Rapid bus at Daly City station in June 2018

Limited-stop service is provided by the 14R Mission Rapid between 5th Street and Sickles Avenue/Acton Street in order to provide faster service through the corridor. The southern terminus is Daly City BART station. This service utilizes regular buses in order to allow passing of local services and due to lack of overhead line at the southern terminus.

14X Mission Express

A modified rush-hour route primarily operates on Mission Street, but runs express between Trumbull and 6th Streets, partially utilizing Interstate 280 and U.S. Route 101. This service utilizes regular buses due to lack of overhead line on the non-Mission segments.

History

Taking over from a previous horsecar operation, the Market Street Railway electrified streetcar line along Mission Boulevard opened on September 15, 1894.[4] The service acquired the number 14 in 1908.[5] The southern end of the line was largely rebuilt between 1935 and 1936. Also by the late 1930s, cars would continue further south to Tanforan Racetrack in San Bruno during the racing season.[6] Streetcar service ended on January 15, 1949,[7] with buses operating the route until 1952 when the line became a trolleybus service.[8]

Bay Area Rapid Transit construction on Mission Street greatly disrupted 14 Mission operations throughout the late 1960s.[8] San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency installed bus lanes along Mission Street in 2016 to speed travel times for the 14 bus.[9]

References
  1. Sisto, Carrie (December 7, 2018). "Muni to revamp Potrero bus yard — and potentially add housing on top". Hoodline. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  2. "Short Range Transit Plan" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. December 3, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  3. "General Information". San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Agency. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
  4. Callwell 1999, p. 16
  5. "Happy 120th to the 14-Mission!". Market Street Railway. September 15, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  6. Hoffman & Ute 2005, p. 67
  7. Hoffman & Ute 2005, p. 4
  8. Menzies, Jeremy (February 11, 2016). "The 14-Mission Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  9. Suratos, Pete (April 14, 2016). "Drivers, Residents Frustrated Over New Red Transit Lanes in San Francisco's Mission District". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved January 19, 2022.

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