The M Ocean View is a Muni Metro line in San Francisco, California. It was one of San Francisco's streetcar lines in the early 20th century, and was converted to modern light rail operation with the creation of the Muni Metro system in the late 1970s. While many streetcar lines were converted to buses after World War II, the M Ocean View remained a streetcar line due to its use of the Twin Peaks Tunnel.
The outbound end of the line was originally...
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The M Ocean View is a Muni Metro line in San Francisco, California. It was one of San Francisco's streetcar lines in the early 20th century, and was converted to modern light rail operation with the creation of the Muni Metro system in the late 1970s. While many streetcar lines were converted to buses after World War II, the M Ocean View remained a streetcar line due to its use of the Twin Peaks Tunnel.
The outbound end of the line was originally at the intersection of Broad Street and Plymouth Avenue, but it was later extended to Balboa Park Station. Eureka Station in the Twin Peaks Tunnel was originally a stop on the M line, but the station was closed and replaced by Castro Street Station when the Metro system opened.
The line runs from the Embarcadero Station in the Financial District to Geneva Avenue and San Jose Avenue near City College of San Francisco in the Balboa Park neighborhood. The downtown portion of the line runs through the Market Street Subway, which it shares with...
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