SAN FRANCISCO AND THE EAST BAY AREA

CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

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29 Sept. 1944

The San Francisco area streetcar, cablecar and interurban systems on the day of the merger of the Municipal and Market St. Railways.


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 - 1944

INSET: DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco 1944 downtown tram map

THE SAN MATEO INTERURBAN

San Mateo 1944 interurban tram map

THE EAST BAY AREA (OVERALL)

San Francisco East Bay 1944 tram map

INSET: OAKLAND AND BERKELEY

Oakland 1944 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 Ferry Bldg. – Market St. – Geary St. – Geary Blvd. – 2nd Av. – California St. – Lincoln Park
D Bridge Terminal – Market St. – Geary St. - Van Ness Av. – Union St. – Greenwich St. – Presidio
E Ferry Bldg. - Washington St. [back: Jackson St. - Embarcadero] - Columbus Av. – Union St. – Presidio
F Scott St. – Chestnut St. – Van Ness Av. – North Point St. – Columbus Av. – Stockton St. – Market St.
H Fort Mason – Van Ness Av. – 11th St. – Potrero Av. – Army St. (now Cesar Chavez St.)
J Ferry Bldg. – Market St. – Church St. – 30th St.
K Bridge Terminal – Market St. – Twin Peaks Tunnel – West Portal – Ocean Av.- Brighton Av. – Grafton Av.
L Ferry Bldg. – Market St. – Twin Peaks Tunnel – Taraval St. – San Francisco Zoo
N Bridge Terminal – Market St. – Sunset Tunnel - Judah St. – La Playa

Last day of operation of (former) San Francisco Municipal Railway streetcar line E: 9 June 1947.

STREETCAR ROUTES OPERATED BY THE MARKET STREET RAILWAY

  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.
  7 Bridge Terminal – Market St. – Haight St. – Lincoln Way – Ocean Beach (Balboa St.)
  8 Ferry Bldg. – Market St. – Castro St. - 18th St.
  9 Ferry Bldg. – Market St. – Valencia St. – [Cortland Av. - Banks St.] / [Richland Av. - Andover St.]
11 Ferry Bldg. – Mission St. – 24th St. - Hoffman Av.
12 Ferry Bldg. – Mission St. – Ocean Av. – Sloat Blvd. – San Francisco Zoo
14 Ferry Bldg. – Mission St. – Ocean Av. – Daly City (at San Jose Av.)
16 Jefferson St. - Powell St. - Broadway - Kearny St. - 3rd St. - 19th St. & Illinois St. (Potrero)
17 Bridge Terminal – Market St. – Haight St. – Lincoln Way – 20th Av. – 19th Av. & Wawona St.
19 North Point St. - Polk St. - Post St. - Larkin St. - Market St. [Weekday suppl. service only]
20 SP Terminal – 4th St. – O'Farrell St. [back: Ellis St.] – Divisadero St. – Oak St. [back: Page St.] – Stanyan St. (Golden Gate Park)
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. - San Bruno Av. - Arleta Av.
26 Onondaga Av. & Mission St. - Ocean Av. - San Jose Av. - Daly City
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.
36 Ferry Bldg. – Embarcadero - Folsom St. - Precita Av. & York St.
41 Market St. - 2nd St. - Brannan St. - 3rd St. - SP Terminal [Weekday rush hours only]

Last day of operation of (former) Market Street Railway streetcar lines abandoned between 29 Sept. 1944 and 1 Jan. 1948:

  • 1945 Jan. 28: 36
  • 1945 Feb. 4: 26
  • 1945 Sept. 29: 19
  • 1945 Oct. 28: 36
  • 1945 Dec. 22: 17
  • 1946 Oct. 7: 15, 16
  • 1947 Sept. 27: 20

SAN MATEO INTERURBAN RAILWAY (OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE MARKET STREET 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 15 Jan. 1949.

CABLE CAR ROUTES OPERATED BY THE MARKET STREET RAILWAY CO.

   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 - 11th St. (Oakland) - 14th St. - Melrose - Havenscourt
  A1 Bridge Terminal (San Francisco) - Bay Bridge - 11th 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)
  K1 Berkeley (Adeline St. - Alcatraz Av. - College Av. - Bancroft Way - Shattuck Av.)
Shipyard Railway (SR) Emeryville - San Pablo Av. - Albany - El Cerrito - Richmond - Shipyards

The Shipyard Railway was abandoned on 30 Sept. 1945.

Route K was abandoned on 30 Sept. 1946.

1 Also known as numbered route 31

STREETCAR ROUTES IN OAKLAND AND BERKELEY

Operator: Key System

  1 105th Av. Adeline St. - 7th St. - Washington St. - 11th St. [Back: 12th St.] - 14th St. - Melrose - San Leandro (105th Av.)
  2 San Pablo - Ashby 7th St. - Broadway - San Pablo Av. - Ashby Av.
  3 Grove Pine St. - 7th Av. - Broadway - San Pablo Av. - Martin Luther King Way (Grove St.) - University Av. - Oxford St. - Hearst Av. - Arch St.
  4 Shattuck 1st St. - Broadway - Telegraph Av. - Shattuck Av. - Berkeley Stn.
  5 Telegraph 1st St. - Broadway - Telegraph Av. - Bancroft Way - Berkeley Stn.
  6 College 8th St. - Broadway - College Av. - Bancroft Way - Berkeley Stn.
  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. - 12th St. - Harrison St. - Grand Av. - Oakland Av.
14 E 18th & W 12th Jefferson St. - 12th St. - 14th St. - 18th St. - 14th Av. - 21st St. - 25th Av. - 26th Av. 27th St. - Fruitvale Av.
15 Hopkins Jefferson St. - 12th St. - 14th St. - MacArthur Blvd. - 35th Av.
16 38th Av. MacArthur Blvd. - 38th Av. - E 14th St.
18 Park Blvd. & Lakeshore Oakmore Rd. - Park Blvd. - 11th St. - 12th St. - Broadway - Grand Av. - Walavista Av.

Route 16 (38th Av.) was abandoned on 30 March 1946.

Route 6 (College) was abandoned on 30 Sept. 1946.


CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM

NETWORK LENGTH

  • Streetcar lines (San Francisco): ? km.
  • Streetcar lines (Oakland - Berkeley): ? km.
  • Cable car lines: ? km.
  • Interurban lines (Key System): 106 km.
  • Interurban line (San Mateo): 32 km. (?)