16th Street Mission station

{{Short description|Metro station in San Francisco, California, US}}

{{Infobox station

| name = 16th St Mission

| style = BART

| image = Platform at 16th Street Mission station, September 2017.JPG

| image_caption = 16th Street Mission station platform in September{{nbsp}}2017

| address = 2000 Mission Street

| borough = San Francisco, California

| coordinates = {{coord|37.76485|-122.42004|region:US-CA_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}

| line = BART M-Line

| structure = Underground

| platform = 1 island platform

| tracks = 2

| connections = {{Unbulleted list

| {{bus icon}} AC Transit: 800

| {{bus icon}} Muni: {{Muni route|14}}, {{Muni route|14R}}, {{Muni route|22}}, {{Muni route|33}}, {{Muni route|49}}, {{Muni route|55}}, {{Muni route|78X}}, {{Muni route|79X}}, {{Muni route|714}}

| {{bus icon}} UCSF Shuttle: Red Line, Yellow Line

}}

| bicycle =

| accessible = Yes

| architect = Hertzka & Knowles{{Cite book |last=Cerny |first=Susan Dinkelspiel |title=An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area |publisher=Gibbs Smith |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-58685-432-4 |edition=1st |location=Layton, UT |pages=501–502 |language=en-US |oclc=85623396}}

| code = {{BART code|16TH}}

| opened = {{start date|1973|11|05}}

| passengers = {{BART ridership|16th Street Mission}}

| pass_year = {{BART ridership|date}}

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=BART

|line1=Blue|left1=24th Street Mission|right1=Civic Center/UN Plaza

|line2=Green|left2=24th Street Mission|right2=Civic Center/UN Plaza

|line3=Red|left3=24th Street Mission|right3=Civic Center/UN Plaza

|line4=Yellow|left4=24th Street Mission|right4=Civic Center/UN Plaza

}}

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 14

}}

16th Street Mission station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station located under Mission Street at 16th Street in the Mission District of San Francisco, California. Service at the station began, along with other stations between Montgomery Street Station and the Daly City station, on November 5, 1973.{{BART History}} The station is served by the Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue lines.

Station design

File:Mezzanine of 16th Street Mission station facing south, December 2020.jpg

16th Street Mission station is oriented north-south under Mission Street. It has two underground levels, with a single {{convert|700|ft|adj=on}}-long island platform serving two tracks on the lower level. Above it is a mezzanine, vaulted for most of its length. Two stairs and one escalator spread out along the station, plus one elevator at the far north end, connect the two levels. The fare lobby is at the south end of the mezzanine under the intersection of 16th Street and Mission Street. Entrances with escalators and stairs are located in the plazas at the northeast and southwest corners of the intersection; the surface elevator is at the northeast entrance.{{cite web |url=https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/documents/station/HSP_16TH-station.pdf |title=Station Map: 16th St. Mission Station |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Commission |date=September 30, 2019}}

24th Street Mission station, also designed by Hertzka & Knowles, has a nearly-identical design.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner/144068326/ |title=Mission Street Stations the Same |newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner |date=April 20, 1972 |page=26 |via=Newspapers.com}} Both stations have concrete reliefs by William Mitchell on the walls of their entrances.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.eichlernetwork.com/article/how-bart-got-art |title=How BART got ART |publisher=Eichler Network |first=Dave |last=Weinstein |magazine=CA-Modern |page=5}} The mezzanine and platform levels of both stations also feature colorful tilework by Janet Bennett.{{cite web |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240312 |title=Bay Area history reclaimed: The story of 95-year-old artist Janet Bennett and her longstanding tile artworks at 16th and 24th St. stations |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District |date=March 22, 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-argus/144070087/ |title=BART tile work checked |newspaper=The Argus |date=March 5, 1971 |page=5 |via=Newspapers.com}} The tiles at 16th Street Mission are colored blue, olive, yellow-green, and gray; the designs and hues were inspired by the nature of Marin County.

An early-2000s renovation of the southwest plaza added several additional art pieces. These include Palaza del Colibri by Victor Mario Zaballa – colorful metal railings depicting hummingbirds – and Future Roads by Jos Sances and Daniel Galvez, a screen printed tile mural around the entrance.{{cite web |url=https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/16thStreetCSP.pdf |title=Comprehensive Station Plan: 16th Street Mission |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District |date=June 2004}}{{cite news |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Putting-the-art-in-BART-Mosaics-murals-and-2759708.php |title=Putting the art in BART / Mosaics, murals and steel cows brighten up Oakland, Berkeley stations |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=October 25, 2002 |first=Carolyn |last=Jones |access-date=May 11, 2021}}

Installation of second-generation faregates at the station took place from October 4–12, 2024.{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204064640/https://www.bart.gov/about/projects/fare-gate |archive-date=December 4, 2024 |url=https://www.bart.gov/about/projects/fare-gate |title=New Fare Gates & Station Hardening |date=September 2024 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240930 |title=Installation work to begin Friday, October 4th for Next Generation Fare Gates at 16th Street Mission Station |date=September 30, 2024 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}

References

External links

[http://www.bart.gov/stations/16th BART – 16th Street Mission]

Category:Bay Area Rapid Transit stations in San Francisco

Category:Mission District, San Francisco

Category:Stations on the Yellow Line (BART)

Category:Stations on the Green Line (BART)

Category:Stations on the Red Line (BART)

Category:Stations on the Blue Line (BART)

Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1973

Category:Railway stations located underground in California