45 Union/Stockton

45 Union/Stockton

Company type	Public transit route
Industry	Public transportation
Founded	1988
Headquarters	San Francisco , United States
Area served	San Francisco, California
Owner	San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

45 Union/Stockton is a trolleybus route managed by the San Francisco Municipal Railway. This line connects the neighborhood of Cow Hollow with South of Market, passing through prominent commercial areas such as Russian Hill, Chinatown, and the Financial District.

Route

The service mainly operates along Union Street and Stockton Street, utilizing the Stockton Street Tunnel. Because of the one-way street configuration in San Francisco, buses traveling south of Stockton and Sutter take alternate paths. Southbound vehicles proceed on Stockton, cross Market Street, then continue along 4th Street to Harrison. From there, they shift one block southwest to 5th Street, pass the Caltrain station, and conclude their trip at Lusk Street. For northbound trips, buses start at Lusk Street, head northwest on 3rd Street, cross Market Street, travel briefly on Kearny Street, and then turn east to rejoin the inbound path.

History

In 1918, the outbound portion of the D Geary–Van Ness line was redirected from Chestnut Street to Union Street. The streetcar service was discontinued on March 18, 1950, and replaced by bus operations under the new name 45 Greenwich. In 1981, due to an aging fleet and postponed upkeep resulting in a diesel bus shortage, Muni transitioned the 45 Greenwich diesel bus route into the 45 Union–Van Ness trolleybus line in 1982 as a provisional solution that eventually became permanent. By 1988, the route had been realigned mainly along Union and Stockton streets and received its current designation.

External links

• 45 Union/Stockton — provided by San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency