Castro station is a Muni Metro station at the intersection of Market Street , Castro Street, and 17th Street in the Castro District of San Francisco, California . The underground station is served by the K Ingleside , M Ocean View , and S Shuttle lines. The F Market line serves the station on the street level at 17th and Castro .
13-521: The station consists of two side platforms next to the tracks on the second level down with the concourse mezzanine level overlooking it. Uniquely among Muni Metro stations, the platforms are slightly curved due to the transition from the Market Street subway to the Twin Peaks Tunnel between this station and the now-disused Eureka Valley station , just southwest. At both Castro and Church , there
26-451: A Spanish solution format, with two side platforms and an island platform in between, serving two tracks. In some situations, a single side platform may be in use with the other one (side platform) disused like with Ryde Esplanade . Spanish solution In railway and rapid transit parlance, the Spanish solution is a station layout with two railway platforms , one on each side of
39-413: A single width of platform can be shared by riders using either track. In some stations, the two side platforms are connected by a footbridge or tunnel to allow safe access to the alternate platform. While a pair of side platforms is often provided on a dual-track line, a single side platform is usually sufficient for a single-track line. Where the station is close to a level crossing (grade crossing)
52-419: Is most commonly applied at high-frequency underground metro stations. Stations are sometimes retrofitted to include a Spanish solution layout to expand the capacity of existing stations when there is no space to widen the existing platform, an issue that can occur in island platform configurations. To encourage passengers to exit to the correct platform, arriving trains typically first open their doors facing
65-542: Is only one entrance on each side of Market Street leading into the station. (All other stations on the Market Street subway have entrances spread out along the length of the station.) The southern entrance is located in Harvey Milk Plaza on the southwest corner of Market and Castro, and the northern entrance and street elevator on the northwest corner of Market and 17th. The station was constructed by BART as part of
78-601: The Market Street subway. The BART Board approved the name "Castro" in December 1965. It was designed by Howard Grant AIA of Reid & Tarics Associates and was completed in 1976. Service at the station began on June 11, 1980. Castro station features a transit plaza at the corner of Castro Street and Market Street. In 1985 it was dedicated to Harvey Milk, the slain SF supervisor and first openly gay elected official in California. In May 2016,
91-543: The Upper Market Street Safety Project. It features a quote from Harvey Milk 's 1977 "You've Got to Have Hope" speech, as well as an illustration of streetcar #1051 , which is dedicated in Milk's honor. [REDACTED] Media related to Castro station at Wikimedia Commons Side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform ) is a platform positioned to
104-478: The escalator in Harvey Milk Plaza was retrofitted with colored lights (to resemble the rainbow flag that flies above the plaza) after being rehabilitated. This test was considered a success; lights were added to 17 other escalators in the system, including the other three escalators at Castro, in 2018–19. Muni plans to construct accessibility improvements, including a second elevator, in Harvey Milk Plaza at
117-629: The platform for alighting passengers, and then open the doors for boarding passengers after a slight delay. An example of the Spanish Solution is the Karlsplatz (Stachus) station on the Munich S-Bahn , which has island platforms for boarding and side platforms for alighting. Additionally this solution can be found on several Metro de Madrid stations: Sainz de Baranda, Avenida de America and many others. This rapid transit -related article
130-561: The platforms may either be on the same side of the crossing road or alternatively may be staggered in one of two ways. With the 'near-side platforms' configuration, each platform appears before the intersection and with 'far-side platforms' they are positioned after the intersection. In some situations, a single side platform can be served by multiple vehicles simultaneously with a scissors crossing provided to allow access mid-way along its length. Larger stations may have two side platforms with several island platforms in between. Some are in
143-444: The side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop , or transitway . A station having dual side platforms, one for each direction of travel, is the basic design used for double-track railway lines (as opposed to, for instance, the island platform where a single platform lies between the tracks). Side platforms may result in a wider overall footprint for the station compared with an island platform where
SECTION 10
#1732854661679156-528: The south entrance of the station. A 2020 determination that the plaza is eligible for inclusion on the California Register of Historical Resources was not expected to impact elevator construction, but could stall the larger plaza project. Elevator construction began in June 2023, with completion expected in 2026. In 2022, a new decorative railing was added on the F Market & Wharves boarding island as part of
169-608: The track, which allows for separate platforms for boarding and alighting. The "Spanish solution" is used in several stations of the Madrid Metro (e.g. Avenida de América ) and Barcelona Metro (e.g. Sant Andreu ). This platform arrangement allows the separation of passenger streams by using one platform only for boarding, and the other one only for alighting. The separate designation of platforms for boarding and alighting has been proven effective at reducing dwell time at stations with high passenger numbers. The Spanish solution
#678321