N Judah

N Judah
N Judah train on Judah Street at 19th Avenue in 2017
Overview
OwnerSan Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
LocaleSan Francisco, California
Termini
Stations37
Service
TypeLight rail/streetcar
SystemMuni Metro
Operator(s)San Francisco Municipal Railway
Rolling stockBreda LRV2/LRV3, Siemens LRV4
Daily ridership25,600 (January 2024)[1]
History
OpenedOctober 21, 1928 (1928-10-21)
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line600 V DC
Route map
Map N Judah highlighted in navy
4th and King enlarge…
E Embarcadero Caltrain
2nd and King
Brannan
Folsom
Bay Area Rapid Transit to East Bay
J Church K Ingleside L Taraval M Ocean View S Shuttle turnback
Embarcadero
San Francisco Ferry Building Bay Area Rapid Transit E Embarcadero F Market & Wharves
Montgomery
Bay Area Rapid Transit F Market & Wharves
Union Sq/​Market St
T Third Street
Powell
Bay Area Rapid Transit F Market & Wharves
Civic Center
Bay Area Rapid Transit F Market & Wharves
Van Ness
Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit F Market & Wharves
Duboce Portal
K Ingleside L Taraval M Ocean View S Shuttle
to surface tracks on
Market Street (closed 1982)
Duboce and Church
Duboce and Noe
Carl and Cole
Carl and Stanyan
Carl and Hillway
UCSF Parnassus
Irving and 5th/6th Avenues
Irving and 8th Avenue /
9th Avenue and Irving
Judah and 9th Avenue
Judah and 12th Avenue
Judah and Funston
Judah and 15th/16th Avenues
Judah and 19th Avenue
Judah and 22nd/23rd Avenues
Judah and 25th Avenue
Judah and 28th Avenue
30th Avenue wye
Judah and 31st Avenue
Judah and 34th Avenue
Judah and Sunset
Judah and 40th Avenue
Judah and 43rd Avenue
Judah and 46th Avenue
Judah and La Playa

The N Judah is a hybrid light rail/streetcar line of the Muni Metro system in San Francisco, California. The line is named after Judah Street that it runs along for much of its length, named after railroad engineer Theodore Judah.[2] It links downtown San Francisco to the Cole Valley and Sunset neighborhoods. The line provides rail access to Golden Gate Park.[3] It is the busiest line in the Muni Metro system, serving an average of 41,439 weekday passengers in 2013.[4] It was one of San Francisco's streetcar lines, beginning operation in 1928,[5] and was partially converted to modern light-rail operation with the opening of the Muni Metro system in 1980. While many streetcar lines were converted to bus lines after World War II, the N Judah remained a streetcar line due to its use of the Sunset Tunnel.

  1. ^ "Average daily Muni boardings by route and month (pre-pandemic to present)". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. January 2024.
  2. ^ "San Francisco Street Names". Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
  3. ^ "Public Transportation to Golden Gate Park". San Francisco Recreation and Parks. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "TEP Route Data & Proposed Changes". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA). 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  5. ^ Nimmo, H. Arlo (2007). Good and Bad Times in a San Francisco Neighborhood: A History of Potomac Street and Duboce Park. San Francisco: October Properties. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-9814509-0-2.