SAN FRANCISCO AND THE EAST BAY AREA

CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

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1 Jan. 1955

The San Francisco area streetcar, cablecar and interurban systems after abandonment of streetcar lines D, F and H, and the merger of the two cable-car systems.


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 - 1955

INSET: DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco 1955 downtown tram map

INSET: OAKLAND AND BERKELEY

Oakland 1955 tram map

ROUTES

STREETCAR ROUTES

Operator: San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI)

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]
J Bridge Terminal - Market Street - Church - 30th St.
K Bridge Terminal – Market St. – Twin Peaks Tunnel – West Portal – Ocean Av.- Phelan Av.
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. 1955 and 1 May 1958:

  • 1956 Dec. 30: B, C

CABLE CAR ROUTES

Operator: San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI)

Mason Powell & Market – Powell St. – Jackson St. [Back: Washington St.] - Mason St. – Bay St.
Hyde Powell St. – Jackson St. [Back: Washington St.] – Hyde St. – Beach St.
California California & Market – California St. – Van Ness Av.

INTERURBAN ROUTES

Operator: Key System

  A Bridge Terminal (San Francisco) - Bay Bridge - 12th St. (Oakland) - 12th St. & Fallon 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)

Last day of operation of Bay Area interurban lines abandoned between 1 Jan. 1955 and 1 May 1958:

  • 1958 Apr. 20: A, B, C, E, F (totality of the system)


CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM

NETWORK LENGTH

  • Streetcar lines (San Francisco): ? km.
  • Cable car lines: 17.2 km.
  • Interurban lines (Key System): 94 km.