K K line, San Francisco metro
Looking for a map of the K line on the San Francisco metro? It serves 16 stations over roughly 12.1 km. This page gathers its route, its stations in running order and its interchanges.
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11 of its stations interchange with another line. For the record, its oldest station is Balboa Park (1917), its busiest is Embarcadero (18,000,000 passengers a year) and its best connected is Civic Center (7 lines).
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Key facts
- Number of stations16
- Oldest stationBalboa Park · 1917
- Route length≈ 12.1 km
- Busiest stationEmbarcadero
- InterchangesJLMNTBABART
Length estimated from station coordinates, accurate to a few hundred metres.
When each stop on line K opened
Every station on its real position, coloured by the year it opened and sized by annual ridership. The drawing assembles itself in opening order.
Interchanges on the K line
- Balboa ParkJMBABART
- Castro StreetLM
- Church StreetJLMN
- Civic CenterJLMNTBABART
- EmbarcaderoJLMNTBABART
- Forest HillLM
- Montgomery StreetJLMNTBABART
- Powell StreetJLMNTBABART
- St. Francis CircleM
- Van NessJLMN
- West PortalLM
All 16 stations in order
- 1Embarcadero JLMNTBA
- 2Montgomery Street JLMNTBA
- 3Powell Street JLMNTBA
- 4Civic Center JLMNTBA
- 5Van Ness JLMN
- 6Church Street JLMN
- 7Castro Street LM
- 8Forest Hill LM
- 9West Portal LM
- 10St. Francis Circle M
- 11Ocean & Junipero Serra
- 12Ocean & Jules
- 13Ocean & Faxon
- 14Ocean & Phelan
- 15Geneva & San Jose
- 16Balboa Park JMBA
Frequently asked questions
- How many stations are on the K line?
- The K line on the San Francisco metro serves 16 stations.
- What is the oldest station on the K line?
- The oldest station still served by the K line entered service in 1917.
- What is the busiest station on the K line?
- Embarcadero, with roughly 18,000,000 passengers a year.
- How long is the K line?
- The K line runs for roughly 12.1 km.
- Which lines does the K line connect with?
- The K line meets the J, L, M, N, T and BART lines.