Irving and 8th Avenue / 9th Avenue and Irving stations

Irving and 8th Avenue (inbound) and 9th Avenue and Irving (outbound) are a pair of one-way light rail stops on the Muni Metro N Judah line, located in the Sunset District neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The stops opened with the N Judah line on October 21, 1928 and were relocated in 2019.

Irving and 8th Avenue / 9th Avenue and Irving
An outbound train at 9th Avenue and Irving in September 2019
LocationIrving Street at 8th Avenue (inbound)
9th Avenue at Irving Street (outbound)
San Francisco, California
Coordinates37.76404°N 122.46632°W / 37.76404; -122.46632
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections Muni: 44, N Owl, N Bus
History
OpenedOctober 21, 1928[1]
RebuiltSeptember 2017–September 14, 2019
Passengers
20143,700 (daily average)[2]
Services
Preceding station Muni Following station
Judah and 9th Avenue
towards Ocean Beach
 N Judah Irving and 5th Avenue / Irving and 6th Avenue
towards 4th and King
Location

Stop changes
Construction of the outbound bulbout in January 2019

Until 2019, inbound trains stopped on 9th Avenue at Irving, and outbound trains on Irving at 9th Avenue. This required many trains to wait for the traffic signal to change after making their station stop, and prevented the deployment of transit signal priority at the intersection.

In March 2014, Muni released details of the proposed implementation of their Transit Effectiveness Project (later rebranded MuniForward), which included a variety of stop changes for the N Judah line. The stop locations at Irving and 9th Avenue were to be moved to the far side of the intersection (to allow trains to pass through before stopping) and transit bulbs constructed to allow passengers to board directly from the sidewalk.[3] The eastbound bulb would be adjacent to 8th Avenue, and the westbound bulb north of the existing bus stop, to allow trains to fully clear the intersection before opening their doors.[2]

Two subprojects - accessible platforms at 28th Avenue, and improvements on Irving Street between 9th Avenue and Arguello - were selected for early implementation in coordination with rail replacement and seismic refitting of the Sunset Tunnel. The latter project (the Inner Sunset Streetscape Project) began construction during weekend shutdowns of the line in September 2017. It included construction of the bulbouts proposed in 2014.[4] The new platforms opened on September 14, 2019.[5]

References
  1. Perles, Anthony (1981). The People's Railway: The History of the Municipal Railway of San Francisco. Interurban Press. p. 96. ISBN 0916374424.
  2. "9th & Irving Proposed Changes" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. March 24, 2014.
  3. "Chapter 3: Proposals by Route". Transit Effectiveness Project Implementation Workbook (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. March 24, 2014. pp. 65–69.
  4. Bialick, Aaron (August 29, 2017). "N Judah Bus Substitutions Coming for Inner Sunset Street Upgrades" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
  5. "Permanent Muni Service Changes Starting Saturday, September 14, 2019" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. September 14, 2019.

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