Taraval and Sunset station

In August 2020, service along the route was replaced by buses to allow for the construction of improvements to the L Taraval line.{{Cite press release |title=Major Muni Service Expansion August 22 |date=August 18, 2020 |publisher=San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency |url=https://www.sfmta.com/blog/major-muni-service-expansion-august-22 |last1=Maguire |first1=Mariana}} The project was finished on September 28, 2024, and train service along the line resumed on that day.{{cite press release |url=https://www.sfmta.com/project-updates/l-taraval-project-completed-l-trains-return-september-28 |title=L Taraval Project completed: L trains return September 28 |date=September 2024 |publisher=San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency}}

The stop is also served by the route {{Muni route|29}} bus, plus the {{Muni route|L Bus}} and {{Muni route|L Owl}} bus routes, which provide service along the L Taraval line during the early morning and late night hours respectively when trains do not operate.{{Cite web |date=July 9, 2022 |title=Muni Service Map |url=https://www.sfmta.com/maps/muni-service-map |access-date=December 2, 2022 |website=SFMTA |language=en}}

File:Inbound platform construction at Taraval and Sunset, January 2021.jpg

The station is located at the intersection of Taraval Street with the Sunset Boulevard parkway, which is flanked by 37th Avenue on the west and 36th Avenue on the east. The station has the same layout as Judah and Sunset: a curb-level eastbound platform is located between 37th Avenue and Sunset, with the accessible mini-high platform west of 37th Avenue. Both the curb-level and accessible portions of the westbound platform are located between Sunset and 36th Avenue.

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 L Taraval line. Because Taraval and Sunset already had platforms – unlike most stops on the line – no changes to the stop were proposed.{{TEP Chapter 3 |pages=60-62}} On September 20, 2016, the SFMTA Board approved the L Taraval Rapid Project.{{cite news |last1=Rodriguez |first1=Joe Fitzgerald |title=SFMTA approves controversial L-Taraval changes in name of safety |url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/sfmta-approves-controversial-l-taraval-changes-name-safety/ |accessdate=September 11, 2017 |publisher=San Francisco Examiner |date=September 20, 2016 |archive-date=February 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212093617/http://www.sfexaminer.com/sfmta-approves-controversial-l-taraval-changes-name-safety/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite press release |url=https://www.sfmta.com/news/project-updates/l-taraval-rapid-project-approved-sfmta-board |title=L Taraval Rapid Project Approved by SFMTA Board |publisher=San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency |date=September 20, 2016}} The current platforms were to be extended to the full length of a train, necessitating left-turn prohibitions at 36th and 37th Avenues.{{cite web |url=https://www.sfmta.com/sites/default/files/projects/2016/L_Taraval_Boards_2016_Detail%20Boards_Web2.pdf |title=L Taraval Proposal Detail |year=2016 |publisher=San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency}}

Construction on the first phase of the project, between 33rd Avenue and 46th Avenue, began in September 2019. When Muni Metro service resumed on August 22, 2020, after a five-month closure during the COVID-19 pandemic, L Taraval service remained suspended west of Sunset Boulevard for construction. Trains reversed direction using the crossover west of 35th Avenue, with the westbound platform at Sunset serving as the terminal.{{cite press release |url=https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/l-taraval-improvement-project-work-forecast-july-27-august-7-2020 |title=L Taraval Improvement Project Work Forecast July 27 – August 7, 2020 |date=July 27, 2020 |publisher=San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency}} Rail service was re-replaced with buses on August 25 due to issues with malfunctioning overhead wire splices and the need to quarantine control center staff after a COVID-19 case.{{cite press release |url=https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/bus-substitution-all-rail-lines |date=August 25, 2020 |title=Bus Substitution for All Rail Lines |publisher=San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency}}

Construction of a replacement accessible eastbound platform began on October 26, 2020, with reconstruction of the westbound platform beginning later that year.{{cite press release |url=https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/l-taraval-improvement-project-work-forecast-october-18-october-30-2020 |title=L Taraval Improvement Project Work Forecast October 18 – October 30, 2020 |date=October 18, 2020 |publisher=San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency}}{{cite press release |url=https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/updated-l-taraval-improvement-project-work-forecast-november-23-december-4-2020 |title=Updated: L Taraval Improvement Project Work Forecast November 23 – December 4, 2020 |date=November 23, 2020 |publisher=San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency}} The first phase of the project, including the platforms at Sunset Boulevard, was completed in July 2021.{{cite press release |url=https://www.sfmta.com/blog/l-taraval-improvement-project-reaches-key-milestone |title=L Taraval Improvement Project Reaches Key Milestone |date=July 9, 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency}}

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• SFMTA: Taraval Street and Sunset Boulevard [https://www.sfmta.com/stops/taraval-st-sunset-blvd-16641 eastbound] and [https://www.sfmta.com/stops/taraval-st-sunset-blvd-16640 westbound]
• SF Bay Transit (unofficial): [https://sfbaytransit.org/taraval-st-sunset-blvd Taraval St & Sunset Blvd]

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