San Francisco Citizen

OMG. MUNI’s free tonight! The latest update, as of an hour ago:

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

“MUNI: How Will It Move You?” For free! Tonight, anyway. (You have no idea how many thousands of Latin Americans are interested in the photo below, which they have labeled “La Chica Wii Fit,” as in “Me encanta la chica Wii Fit. ” Some people are so immature, you know.) 

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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.
• Riders 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 andCaltrain 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

• Caltrain is operating on a weekday schedule. Additional trains have been added early New Year’s Day at 1:00 a.m., 1:45 a.m. and 2:15 a.m.
• BART is providing additional service; stations will remain open until approximately 4:00 a.m. New Year’s Day.
• AC Transit provides regular overnight service on Route 800 from selected stops on Market Street.
  Eastbound 800 Sunday/holiday schedule (AC Transit Web site)
• SamTransprovides regular overnight service on Route 397 from Transbay Terminal and from 11th & Market.
  Southbound 397 Sunday/holiday schedule (new 511 Web site)
  Southbound 397 Sunday/holiday schedule (accessible 511 Web site) (early trips are shown after later trips)
• Golden Gate Transit provides a regular late night Route 70 trip after midnight.
  Northbound 70 weekday schedule (new 511 Web site)
  Northbound 70 weekday schedule (accessible 511 Web site)

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 Carwould 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-OWLwould not serve stops between Kearny & Jackson through Columbus & Stockton.
• Cow Hollow (Union Street):
  • 45-UNION-STOCKTONwould 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.

Tags: (BART), 2008, 2009, free, Muni, new years eve, San Francisco, transit

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