L L line, San Francisco metro
Looking for a map of the L line on the San Francisco metro? It serves 19 stations over roughly 13.8 km. It runs between Embarcadero and SF Zoo. This page gathers its route, its stations in running order and its interchanges.
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9 of its stations interchange with another line. For the record, its oldest station is Forest Hill (1918), its busiest is Embarcadero (18,000,000 passengers a year) and its best connected is Civic Center (6 lines).
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Key facts
- Number of stations19
- TerminiEmbarcadero · SF Zoo
- Oldest stationForest Hill · 1918
- Route length≈ 13.8 km
- Busiest stationEmbarcadero
- InterchangesJKMNBABART
Length estimated from station coordinates, accurate to a few hundred metres.
When each stop on line L 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 L line
- Castro StreetKM
- Church StreetJKMN
- Civic CenterJKMNBABART
- EmbarcaderoJKMNBABART
- Forest HillKM
- Montgomery StreetJKMNBABART
- Powell StreetJKMNBABART
- Van NessJKMN
- West PortalKM
All 19 stations in order
- 1Embarcaderoterminus JKMNBA
- 2Montgomery Street JKMNBA
- 3Powell Street JKMNBA
- 4Civic Center JKMNBA
- 5Van Ness JKMN
- 6Church Street JKMN
- 7Castro Street KM
- 8Forest Hill KM
- 9West Portal KM
- 10Taraval & 15th Avenue
- 11Taraval & 19th Avenue
- 12Taraval & 22nd Avenue
- 13Taraval & 26th Avenue
- 14Taraval & 30th Avenue
- 15Taraval & 35th Avenue
- 16Taraval & 40th Avenue
- 17Taraval & 44th Avenue
- 18Taraval & 46th Avenue
- 19SF Zooterminus
Frequently asked questions
- How many stations are on the L line?
- The L line on the San Francisco metro serves 19 stations.
- What are the termini of the L line?
- The L line terminates at Embarcadero and SF Zoo.
- What is the oldest station on the L line?
- The oldest station still served by the L line entered service in 1918.
- What is the busiest station on the L line?
- Embarcadero, with roughly 18,000,000 passengers a year.
- How long is the L line?
- The L line runs for roughly 13.8 km.
- Which lines does the L line connect with?
- The L line meets the J, K, M, N and BART lines.