San Francisco

California, USA (America)

Date of opening [d.m.y]	11.09.1972
Network length	166.9 km (103.73 mi)
Number of stations	43
Number of lines	5
Stations per line	8.60
Avg. station distance*	3.88 km (2.41 mi)
Avg. line length	33.38 km (20.75 mi)
*with transfer stations counted once
World Metro List by J. Serradell, 1/2008.

System known as	BART
Annual ridership	100 million (2007) [source]
Track orientation	Right
Air-conditioned trains	Yes
Walk-through trains	No
Rubber-tyred trains	No
Driverless lines	No
Platform screen doors	No
Metro Features List

Departure Procedure and Sounds

BART (newer trains): "The doors are closing – please stand clear of the doors". The announcement is made at scheduled departure time (20 seconds after the train is stopped or at scheduled departure time, whichever is later) and the doors may actually close quite a bit later without any warning. This is only on trains that are led by an A-cab train (those that have slanted cabs). BART (older trains) and MUNI: One-tone beep.

Other Rail Transport in San Francisco

MUNI (light rail)

Metros to Beaches

Pacific Ocean: Metro tram line N to Ocean Beach, metro tram line L to San Francisco Zoo.

Photo Tours

San Francisco photo tour

Useful Links for San Francisco BART

Search (Google) (will most likely bring up San Francisco BART's official website)
System maps (Google Images)
City map (Google Maps) (might show metro stations when zoomed in)
Images (Google Images)
Search urbanrail.net
Wikipedia page
San Francisco city information (Wikipedia)

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