16th Street Mission station

Metro station in San Francisco, California, US February 2025 October 2017 16th St Mission BART BART 16th Street Mission platform January 2026 2.jpg 16th Street Mission station platform in January2026 2000 Mission Street San Francisco, California 37.76485 -122.42004 region:US-CA_type:railwaystation inline,title BART M-Line Underground 1 island platform 2 AC Transit: 800 Muni: 14, 14R, 22, 33, 49, 55, 78X, 79X, 714 UCSF Shuttle: Red Line, Yellow Line Yes Hertzka & KnowlesCerny Susan Dinkelspiel An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area Gibbs Smith 2007 978-1-58685-432-4 1st Layton, UT 501–502 en-US 85623396 16TH 1973 11 05 16th Street Mission date BART Blue 24th Street Mission Civic Center/UN Plaza Green 24th Street Mission Civic Center/UN Plaza Red 24th Street Mission Civic Center/UN Plaza Yellow 24th Street Mission Civic Center/UN Plaza yes 14 16th Street Mission station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station located under Mission Street at 16th Street in the Mission District of San Francisco, California. Service at the station began, along with other stations between Montgomery Street Station and the Daly City station, on November 5, 1973. The station is served by the Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue lines. Station design thumb|left|The arched mezzanine of the station 16th Street Mission station is oriented north–south under Mission Street. It has two underground levels, with a single 700 ft on-long island platform serving two tracks on the lower level. Above it is a mezzanine, vaulted for most of its length. Two stairs and one escalator spread out along the station, plus one elevator at the far north end, connect the two levels. The fare lobby is at the south end of the mezzanine under the intersection of 16th Street and Mission Street. Entrances with escalators and stairs are located in the plazas at the northeast and southwest corners of the intersection; the surface elevator is at the northeast entrance.https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/documents/station/HSP_16TH-station.pdf Station Map: 16th St. Mission Station Metropolitan Transportation Commission September 30, 2019 24th Street Mission station, also designed by Hertzka & Knowles, has a nearly-identical design.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner/144068326/ Mission Street Stations the Same The San Francisco Examiner April 20, 1972 26 Newspapers.com Both stations have concrete reliefs by William Mitchell on the walls of their entrances.https://www.eichlernetwork.com/article/how-bart-got-art How BART got ART Eichler Network Dave Weinstein CA-Modern 5 The mezzanine and platform levels of both stations also feature colorful tilework by Janet Bennett.https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240312 Bay Area history reclaimed: The story of 95-year-old artist Janet Bennett and her longstanding tile artworks at 16th and 24th St. stations San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District March 22, 2024https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-argus/144070087/ BART tile work checked The Argus March 5, 1971 5 Newspapers.com The tiles at 16th Street Mission are colored blue, olive, yellow-green, and gray; the designs and hues were inspired by the nature of Marin County. An early-2000s renovation of the southwest plaza added several additional art pieces. These include Palaza del Colibri by Victor Mario Zaballa – colorful metal railings depicting hummingbirds – and Future Roads by Jos Sances and Daniel Galvez, a screen printed tile mural around the entrance.https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/16thStreetCSP.pdf Comprehensive Station Plan: 16th Street Mission San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District June 2004https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Putting-the-art-in-BART-Mosaics-murals-and-2759708.php Putting the art in BART / Mosaics, murals and steel cows brighten up Oakland, Berkeley stations San Francisco Chronicle October 25, 2002 Carolyn Jones May 11, 2021 Installation of second-generation faregates at the station took place from October 4–12, 2024.https://web.archive.org/web/20241204064640/https://www.bart.gov/about/projects/fare-gate December 4, 2024 https://www.bart.gov/about/projects/fare-gate New Fare Gates & Station Hardening September 2024 San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit Districthttps://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240930 Installation work to begin Friday, October 4th for Next Generation Fare Gates at 16th Street Mission Station September 30, 2024 San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District References External links BART – 16th Street Mission Category:Bay Area Rapid Transit stations in San Francisco Category:Mission District, San Francisco Category:Stations on the Yellow Line (BART) Category:Stations on the Green Line (BART) Category:Stations on the Red Line (BART) Category:Stations on the Blue Line (BART) Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1973 Category:Railway stations located underground in California