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Free service on New Year's Eve (details below)
Additional service: Metro Subway, L-Owl, N-Owl, 5, 14, 22, 24, 38, 90, 91
Possible rail line re-routes: F, California cable car
Possible bus route re-routes: 1, 6, 9X, 12, 14, 21, 24, 31, 35, 38, 45, 91
Dates: Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008, through early Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009
Time: overnight

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Updated December 31, 2008 12:35 PM
On December 31, New Year's Eve:

  • Muni travel is free from 8:00 pm New Year's Eve until 6:00 am New Year's Day.
  • Customers are encouraged to use the Metro to get into and out of the Downtown area.
  • Extra Metro shuttle service is being provided between West Portal and Caltrain stations from 7:00 pm until 4:00 am, to connect with last BART trains to the East Bay. (Last Metro train from West Portal to Downtown about 3:15 am.)
  • J, K, L, M, and N Metro lines are operating on their regular weekday schedule (until shortly before 1 am).
  • Most Owl lines are running every 15 minutes (5, 14, 22, 24, 38, 90, 91, L, N). There is no change to 108 Owl service.
  • Extra Owl service is subject to change, based on operating conditions.
  • The San Francisco 3-1-1 Customer Service Center, is open all night, as ususal, for travel assistance.
  • The F-Market and Wharves line is using buses all evening.
  • No re-routes are scheduled. Contigency re-routes are shown following "Other Transit Systems".

Other Transit Systems

Re-routes

No re-routes are scheduled. If re-routes are required, vehicles will re-route as follows:

Re-routes in the various neighborhoods will take place only if necessary:

  • Embarcadero area:
    • 1-CALIFORNIA would not serve stops east of Davis.
    • Californa Cable Car would not serve stops east of Kearny.
  • North Beach. If Broadway & Columbus closes :
    • 12-FOLSOM/PACIFIC toward Cesar Chavez would run via Clay between Powell and Battery.
    • 9X-BAYSHORE EXPRESS and 91-OWL would not serve stops between Kearny & Jackson through Columbus & Stockton.
  • Cow Hollow (Union Street):
    • 45-UNION-STOCKTON would not serve stops on Union west of Van Ness.
  • The Castro:
    • 24-DIVISADERO would not serve the stop at Castro & Market.
    • 35-EUREKA would stop on Market between Douglass and Eureka, and would miss all stops on Castro. Board on Eureka.

F, 6, 12, 14, 21, 31, 38, L-Owl, N-Owl possible re-routes

Route Potentially Affected Missed Stops or Area Affected Alternate Stops
F-MARKET AND WHARVES toward Fisherman's Wharf
  • F-line reroutes may start as early as 7:30 pm and as late as 10:00 pm
  • Market east of 3rd
  • Steuart Street
  • Ferry Building
  • Embarcadero & Washington
  • Market at 3rd
  • Embarcadero after Broadway
F-MARKET AND WHARVES toward the Castro District
  • F-line reroutes may start as early as 7:30 pm and as late as 10:00 pm
  • Embarcadero & Broadway
  • Embarcadero & Washington
  • Ferry Building
  • Steuart Street
  • Market east of 2nd
  • Embarcadero after Green
  • Market at 2nd
CALIFORNIA Cable Car No service east of Kearny Take 1-CALIFORNIA bus on Sacramento
  • 6-PARNASSUS
  • 21-HAYES
  • 31-BALBOA
No service east of 4th Take Metro to or from Powell Station
12-FOLSOM-PACIFIC toward Russian Hill
  • Folsom & Main
  • All Embarcadero stops
  • Broadway & Davis
  • Battery & Broadway
  • Folsom & 1st
  • 10-TOWNSEND stops on Fremont and Sansome from Folsom to Pacific
12-FOLSOM-PACIFIC toward the Mission District
  • Broadway & Sansome
  • Broadway & Battery
  • All stops on or at the Embarcadero
  • Harrison & Main
  • Harrison & 1st
  • Broadway & Sansome
  • 10-TOWNSEND stop on Bush at Battery
  • 10-TOWNSEND stop on 1st between Mission and Howard
  • Harrison after 2nd
14-MISSION No service east of the Transbay Terminal Take Metro to or from Montgomery Station, walk to Transbay Terminal at 1st & Mission
38-GEARY No service east of 3rd Geary at Kearny
L-OWL regular service
  • No service east of 2nd
  • No outbound stop at Montgomery or 3rd
  • 2nd after Market (71-line stop)
  • Market at Stockton
N-OWL regular service toward Caltrain Depot
  • No service on Market east of 2nd
  • No service on the Embarcadero
  • No stops on King
  • Market at New Montgomery
  • 2nd after Howard (15-line stop)
  • 2nd after Folsom (15-line stop)
  • 2nd after Bryant (15-line stop)
  • 2nd at Brannan (15-line stop)
  • Townsend after 3rd (10-line stop)
  • Caltrain Depot
N-OWL regular service toward the Sunset District
  • No stops on King
  • No service on the Embarcadero
  • No service on Market east of 4th
  • Caltrain Depot
  • 3rd near Brannan (91-line stop)
  • 3rd between Bryant and Harrison (91-line stop)
  • 3rd after Folsom (91-line stop)
  • 3rd at Howard (91-line stop)
  • Market at 4th

 

 

 

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