SAN FRANCISCO AND THE EAST BAY AREA

CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

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1 Jan. 1950

The San Francisco area streetcar, cablecar and interurban systems after the wholesale elimination of the former Market Street Railway routes and the abandonment of streetcars in Oakland / Berkeley.


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

San Francisco tram map - 1950


INSET: DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco 1950 downtown tram map


INSET: OAKLAND AND BERKELEY

Oakland 1950 tram map


ROUTES


Operator: San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI)

STREETCAR ROUTES

B Bridge Terminal - Market Street - Geary - 33rd Av. - Balboa St. - Ocean Beach [No evening, Sunday or holiday service]
C Bridge Terminal - Market Street - Geary - 2nd Av. - Cornwall St. [No evening, Sunday or holiday service]
D Bridge Terminal - Market Street - Van Ness - Union - Greenwich St. - Presidio [No evening, Sunday or holiday service]
F Scott St. – Chestnut St. – Van Ness Av. – North Point St. – Columbus Av. – Stockton St. – 4th St. - Townsend St. - SP Terminal [No evening, Sunday or holiday service]
H Bay St. – Van Ness Av. – 11th St. – Potrero Av. – Army St. (now Cesar Chavez St.) [No evening, Sunday or holiday service]
J Bridge Terminal - Market Street - Church - 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 Sunday services to Brighton & Grafton]
L Bridge Terminal - Market St. – Twin Peaks Tunnel – Taraval St. – San Francisco Zoo
M Bridge Terminal – 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

Last day of operation of San Francisco streetcar lines abandoned between 1 Jan. 1950 and 1 Jan. 1955:

  • 1950 March 19: D, H
  • 1951 Jan 20: F
  • 1951 Aug. 15: K (Brighton branch)

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.

Last day of operation of San Francisco cable car lines abandoned between 1 Jan. 1950 and 1 Jan. 1955:

  • 1954 Feb. 6: Jones Street Shuttle
  • 1954 May 16: O'Farrell, Jones & Hyde lines; California line west of Van Ness Av.


Operator: Key System

INTERURBAN ROUTES

Operator: Key System

  A Bridge Terminal (San Francisco) - Bay Bridge - 12th St. (Oakland) - 14th St. - Melrose - Havenscourt
  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)

Last day of operation of Bay Area interurban lines abandoned between 1 Jan. 1950 and 1 Jan. 1955:

  • 1950 Oct. 29: A (between Oakland and Havenscourt)



CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM

NETWORK LENGTH

  • Streetcar lines (San Francisco): ? km.
  • Cable car lines: ? km.
  • Interurban lines (Key System): 102 km.