San Francisco Bay Area Rail Transit
This visualization shows the various Bay Area rail systems on a single interactive map. Mouseover any rail line to get more details.
Credits: CalUrbanist for map, Wikipedia for images and data.
About
The San Francisco Bay Area has multiple rail transit systems operated independently. The goal of this project is to make it easier for visitors to understand how all these systems fit together.
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Credits: CalUrbanist for map, Wikipedia for images and data.
Created by @alecmgo.
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
Type: Rapid transit
Frequency: High
Annual ridership: 128.5 million
Average speed: 35 mph
Caltrain
Type: Commuter rail
Frequency: Medium
Daily ridership: 62,416 (weekdays)
Speed: 79 mph (max)
Muni Metro
Type: Light rail/Streetcar
Frequency: High
Speed: 9.6mph avg/35mph max
VTA
Type: Light rail
Frequency: Medium
Daily ridership: 33,400
Top speed: 55 mph
Source: Wikipedia
Muni F-Line (Street Car)
Type: Historic streetcar
Frequency: High
Daily ridership: 23,208
Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART)
Type: Commuter rail
Frequency: Under construction
Speed: 38.5mph avg, 79mph max
Amtrak
Type: Inter-city rail/Commuter rail
Frequency: Low
Annual Ridership: 1.4M
Speed: 52mph avg, 79mph max
Altamont Corridor Express (ACE)
Type: Commuter rail
Frequency: Low
Ridership: 4,900 (weekdays)
Speed: 39mph (avg)/79mph max
