Portal:Trains/Selected article/Week 14, 2019

Balboa Park is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and Muni Metro station complex located south of Balboa Park in southern San Francisco, California. It is an intermodal hub served by four BART routes, three Muni Metro lines, and a number of Muni bus routes. The station complex also includes two rail yards, Cameron Beach Yard and Green Light Rail Center, where Muni maintains Muni Metro trains and heritage streetcars. The San Francisco and San Jose Railroad opened in 1863, with Elkton station located near the modern site. Electric streetcar service at Balboa Park began in 1892 with the San Francisco and San Mateo Electric Railway. The United Railroads conglomerate built its Elkton shops on an adjacent parcel in 1907. The San Francisco portion of BART, including Balboa Park station, opened on November 5, 1973. Muni Metro service to the Balboa Park complex began with the K Ingleside line in 1979, followed by the M Ocean View line in 1980 and the J Church line in 1991. A new BART entrance was completed in 2011, followed by new Muni platforms in 2015 and 2017 and an additional footbridge in 2018.