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San Jose and Santa Ynez
Eastbound train leaving San Jose and Santa Ynez in November 2019
General information
Location	San Jose Avenue at Santa Ynez Avenue San Francisco, California
Coordinates	37°43′33″N 122°26′33″W / 37.72578°N 122.44240°W / 37.72578; -122.44240
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Accessible	No
History
Opened	August 31, 1991
Services
Preceding station Muni Following station San Jose and Oceantowards Balboa Park J Church San Jose and Santa Rosatowards Embarcadero
Location

San Jose and Santa Ynez station is a light rail stop on the Muni Metro J Church line, located in the Mission Terrace neighborhood of San Francisco, California adjacent to Balboa Park. The station has two short side platforms in the middle of San Jose Avenue (traffic islands) located before the intersection in each direction. The station is not accessible.

History

J Church and N Judah trains began using the extension of the J Church line along San Jose Avenue for carhouse moves on August 31, 1991. Although these trips were open to passengers, the extension and its stops did not open for full-time J Church service until June 19, 1993.

In March 2014, Muni released details of the proposed implementation of their Transit Effectiveness Project (later rebranded MuniForward), which included a variety of stop changes for the J Church line. The inbound platform at Santa Ynez, currently less than the length of a single Muni Metro car, would be extended. In 2015, an SFMTA study recommended the addition of accessible "key stop" ramps between Santa Ynez and Santa Rosa, to be located at San Juan Avenue (inbound) and Nantucket Avenue (outbound). Planning for the J Church Safety and Accessibility Project began in 2022. The 2015-proposed key stop locations were deemed substandard, in part because they would be located separate from the regular platforms. Instead, the Santa Ynez boarding islands would be extended, with key stops at their outer end. The project was approved in October 2023, with most construction to take place in 2025–2027.

References

1. Callwell, Robert (September 1999). "Transit in San Francisco: A Selected Chronology, 1850–1995" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Railway.
2. "Chapter 3: Proposals by Route". Transit Effectiveness Project Implementation Workbook (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. March 24, 2014. pp. 52–56.
3. "Calendar Item No. 13" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. October 2023. pp. 11–12.
4. "J Church Safety and Accessibility Project Detail Boards" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. October 2023.
5. "J Church Muni Forward Improvements" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. October 17, 2023.
6. "Resolution No. 231017-085" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.

External links

Media related to San Jose and Santa Ynez station at Wikimedia Commons

• SFMTA: San Jose Ave & Santa Ynez Ave inbound and outbound
• SF Bay Transit (unofficial): San Jose Ave & Santa Ynez Ave

• Muni Metro stations
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1991