SAN FRANCISCO AND THE EAST BAY AREA

CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

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1 Jan. 1948

The San Francisco area streetcar, cablecar and interurban systems at a time when some of the numbered former Market Street Railway routes were still running.


San Francisco streetcar San Francisco streetcar San Francisco streetcar
San Francisco cable car San Francisco cable car San Francisco streetcar
Oakland interurban Oakland interurban Oakland streetcar

San Francisco tram map - 1948

INSET: DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco 1948 downtown tram map

THE SAN MATEO INTERURBAN

San Mateo 1944 interurban tram map

THE EAST BAY AREA (OVERALL)

San Francisco East Bay 1948 tram map

INSET: OAKLAND AND BERKELEY

Oakland 1948 tram map

ROUTES

STREETCAR ROUTES OPERATED BY THE SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL RAILWAY

  B Bridge Terminal – Market St. – Geary St. – Geary Blvd. – 33rd St. - Balboa St. - Ocean Beach
  C Bridge Terminal – Market St. – Geary St. – Geary Blvd. – 2nd Av. – California St. – Lincoln Park
  D Ferry Bldg. – Market St. – Geary St. - Van Ness Av. – Union St. – Greenwich St. – Presidio
  F Scott St. – Chestnut St. – Van Ness Av. – North Point St. – Columbus Av. – Stockton St. – 4th St. - Townsend St. - SP Terminal [Evenings, Sundays and holidays: Scott St. - Market St. only]
  H Fort Mason – Van Ness Av. – 11th St. – Potrero Av. – Army St. (now Cesar Chavez St.) - San Bruno Av. - Wilde Av. [Evenings, Sundays and holidays: Fort Mason - Army St. only][
  J Ferry Bldg. – Market St. – Church St. – 30th St.
  K Bridge Terminal – Market St. – Twin Peaks Tunnel – West Portal – Ocean Av.- Brighton Av. – Onondaga and Mission St. [Some weekday rush-hour and all Sunday services to Brighton & Grafton]
  L Ferry Bldg. – Market St. – Twin Peaks Tunnel – Taraval St. – San Francisco Zoo
  M Ferry Bldg. – Market St. – Twin Peaks Tunnel – West Portal – Ocean Av.- 19th Av. - Broad St. - Plymouth Av. [Evenings, Sundays and holidays: Ferry Bldg. - West Portal only]
  N Bridge Terminal – Market St. – Sunset Tunnel - Judah St. – La Playa
  1 Ferry Bldg. – Market St. – Sutter St. – Presidio Av. – California St. – Clement St. – 33rd Av. - Geary Blvd. - 45th Av.
  2 Ferry Bldg. – Market St. – Sutter St. – Presidio Av. – California St. – Euclid Av. – Clement St. – 33rd Av. - Geary Blvd. – Sutro Station
  3 Bridge Terminal – Market St. – Sutter St. – Fillmore St. – Jackson St. – Presidio Av. - California St.
  4 Bridge Terminal – Market St. – Sutter St. – Fillmore St. – Sacramento St. – 6th Av. – Fulton St. (Golden Gate Park)
  5 Bridge Terminal – Market St. – McAllister St. – Fulton St. – Ocean Beach (Balboa St.)
  6 Ferry Bldg. – Market St. – Haight St. – Parnassus Av. – Judah St. - 9th Av. – Pacheco St. [Daytime workday service only]
  7 Bridge Terminal – Market St. – Haight St. – Lincoln Way – 47th Av.
  8 Ferry Bldg. – Market St. – Castro St. - 18th St. [Daytime workday service only]
  9 Ferry Bldg. – Embarcadero - Mission St. - Valencia St. – Richland Av. - Murray St. [Daytime workday service only]
11 Ferry Bldg. – Embarcadero - Mission St. – 24th St. - Hoffman Av. [Daytime workday service only]
(12) 5th St. & Market St. – Mission St. – Ocean Av. – Sloat Blvd. – San Francisco Zoo [Sundays and holidays only]
14 Ferry Bldg. – Embarcadero - Mission St. – Ocean Av. – Daly City (at San Jose Av.)
21 Ferry Bldg. – Market St. – Hayes St. – Stanyan St. - Fulton St. – 8th Av. – Clement St.
22 Broadway – Fillmore St. – 16th St. – 18th St. – 3rd St. & 18th St. (Potrero)
25 Ferry Bldg. – Mission St. – 6th St. - Bryant St. - Army St. - Potrero Av. [Daytime workday service only]
(27) Market St. - 2nd St. - Bryant St. - 26th St. - Mission St. [Weekday rush hours only]
31 Ferry Bldg. – Market St. – Eddy S. [back: Turk St.] – Turk St. – Balboa St. – 30th Av. [Daytime workday service only]
(41) Market St. - 2nd St. - Brannan St. - 3rd St. - SP Terminal [Weekday rush hours only]

Last day of operation of (former) San Francisco Municipal Railway streetcar lines abandoned between 1 Jan. 1948 and 1 Jan. 1950:

  • 1948 June 6: 5, 21, 32
  • 1948 July 4: 6, 7
  • 1948 Aug. 1: 4, 22, 25
  • 1948 Aug. 13: 27
  • 1948 Nov. 1: 12
  • 1949 Jan. 16: 9, 11, 14, 40 (San Mateo Interurban)
  • 1949 July 3: 1, 2, 3, 8, 31 (last of the numbered lines)

SAN MATEO INTERURBAN RAILWAY (OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL RAILWAY)

40 [Weekday rush hours & weekends: 5th St. & Market St. – Mission St. – Ocean Av. – ] Daly City – Colma - San Bruno - Millbrae - Burlingame - San Mateo (Third & "B" Streets)

The San Mateo Interurban Railway ceased operation on 16 Jan. 1949.

CABLE CAR ROUTES OPERATED BY THE SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL RAILWAY

   Powell & Market – Powell St. – Jackson St. [Back: Washington St.] - Mason St. – Bay St.
   Powell & Market – Powell St. – Jackson St. [Back: Washington St.] – Alta Plaza Park

CABLE CAR ROUTES OPERATED BY THE CALIFORNIA STREET CABLE RAILWAY CO.

California California & Drumm – California St. – Presidio Av.
Jones St. Shuttle Jones & Market – Jones St. – Jones & O'Farrell
O'Farrell/Jones/Hyde O'Farrell & Market – O'Farrell St. – Jones St. – Pine St. – Hyde St. – Beach St.

INTERURBAN ROUTES

Operator: Key System

  A Bridge Terminal (San Francisco) - Bay Bridge - 12th St. (Oakland) - 14th St. - Melrose - Havenscourt
  A1 Bridge Terminal (San Francisco) - Bay Bridge - 12th St. (Oakland) - 3rd Av. & E 18th St.
  B Bridge Terminal (San Francisco) - Bay Bridge - Oakland (Grand Av. - Trestle Glen Rd.)
  C Bridge Terminal (San Francisco) - Bay Bridge - Oakland (40th St. - Piedmont)
  E Bridge Terminal (San Francisco) - Bay Bridge - Claremont Av. - Claremont Hotel
  F Bridge Terminal (San Francisco) - Bay Bridge - Berkeley (Adeline St. - Shattuck Av. - Solano Av. & The Alameda)

STREETCAR ROUTES IN OAKLAND AND BERKELEY

Operator: Key System

  1 105th Av. 6th St. - Washington St. - 13th St. - 14th St. - Melrose - San Leandro (105th Av.)
  2 San Pablo - Ashby Pine St. - 7th Av. - Washington St. - San Pablo Av. - Ashby Av.
  4 Shattuck 1st St. - Broadway - Telegraph Av. - Shattuck Av. - Berkeley Stn.
  5 Grove & Telegraph 1st St. - Broadway - Telegraph Av. - Bancroft Way - Oxford St. - University Av. - Martin Luther King Way (Grove St.) - San Pablo Av. - Broadway - 1st St. [Circular route]
  7 Arlington Arlington Av. / Ardmore Rd. - Martin Luther King Way (Grove St.) - University Av. - - Euclid Av. - Regal Rd.
10 Piedmont 8th Street - Broadway - Piedmont Av. - Piedmont - Hampton Rd.
11 Oakland Av. 9th St. - Broadway - Harrison St. - Piedmont Av.
12 Grand & W 16th Frontage Rd. - 16th St. - 14th St. - Harrison St. - Grand Av. - Oakland Av.
14 E 18th & W 12th Jefferson St. - 13th St. - 14th St. - 18th St. - 14th Av. - 21st St. - 25th Av. - 26th Av. 27th St. - Fruitvale Av.
15 Hopkins Jefferson St. - 13th St. - 14th St. - MacArthur Blvd. - 35th Av.
18 Park Blvd. & Lakeshore Oakmore Rd. - Park Blvd. - 13th St. - Broadway - Grand Av. - Walavista Av.

Last day of operation for Key System streetcars in Oakland and Berkeley:

  • 14, 15, 18: 27 March 1948
  • 7, 10, 11, 12: 26 June 1948
  • 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: 27 Nov. 1948


CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM

NETWORK LENGTH

  • Streetcar lines (San Francisco): ? km.
  • Streetcar lines (Oakland - Berkeley): ? km.
  • Cable car lines: ? km.
  • Interurban lines (Key System): 102 km.
  • Interurban line (San Mateo): 32 km. (?)