24th Street Mission station

24th Street Mission station

Company type	Rapid transit station
Industry	Public transportation
Founded	November 5, 1973 (1973-11-05)
Headquarters	San Francisco , United States
Products	Bay Area Rapid Transit services (Red, Yellow, Green, Blue lines)

24th Street Mission station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) facility situated beneath Mission Street at the intersection with 24th Street in San Francisco's Mission District. The station is served by the Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue BART routes.

Station layout

Positioned along a north-south axis under Mission Street, the station consists of two subterranean levels. The lower level houses a single -long island platform flanked by two tracks. Above this platform, a vaulted mezzanine spans most of the station’s length. Vertical circulation between these levels is provided by two staircases, one escalator, and an elevator located at the northern end. The fare control area is situated at the mezzanine’s southern extremity, underneath the intersection of 24th and Mission Streets. Entrances equipped with escalators and stairs are found at the northeast and southwest corners, with an elevator accessible at the northeast entrance.

Designed by Hertzka & Knowles, 24th Street Mission shares its architectural configuration with 16th Street Mission station. Both stations display concrete relief sculptures by artist William Mitchell on their entrance facades, complemented by vibrant tile mosaics created by Janet Bennett within the mezzanine and platform areas. The tile design at 24th Street Mission incorporates yellow alongside three tones of brown arranged in a serpentine motif, symbolizing the cultural heritage of the surrounding Latin American community.

History

In December 1965, the BART Board officially designated the station as "24th Street Mission." It commenced operations on November 5, 1973.

A renovation project valued at $4.2 million targeting the southwest entrance plaza was initiated in 2001, with construction starting in April 2013 and concluding in January 2014.

Between September 20, 2020, and March 21, 2021, and again beginning August 2, 2021, trains on the Dublin/Pleasanton–Daly City line terminated at 24th Street Mission during Sunday single-tracking maintenance activities.

On July 20, 2022, in response to concerns raised by San Francisco Supervisor Hillary Ronen regarding reported illicit sales of stolen goods, BART temporarily enclosed the station plazas with fencing for a period of 60 days while maintaining passenger access to the station.

As part of ongoing system upgrades, second-generation faregates were installed at this station in September 2024.