Transbay Transit Center
The Transbay Transit Center (officially the Salesforce Transit Center for sponsorship purposes) is a transit station in downtown San Francisco. It serves as the primary bus terminal—and potentially as a future rail terminal—for the San Francisco Bay Area. The centerpiece of the San Francisco Transbay development, the construction is governed by the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA). The 1,430-foot-long (440 m) building sits one block south-east of Market Street, a primary commercial and transportation artery.
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The transit center, rooftop park, and bus bridge seen from Salesforce Tower | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Salesforce Transit Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 425 Mission Street San Francisco, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37.7897°N 122.3966°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transbay Joint Powers Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 5 side platforms (ground level bus plaza) 1 island platform (bus deck) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus operators | AC Transit, Greyhound, Golden Gate Transit, Muni, WestCAT Lynx | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | salesforcetransitcenter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | August 12, 2018 July 13, 2019 (reopening) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | September 25, 2018 (temporary) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake damaged the 1939 Transbay Terminal, voters approved funds for the new Transbay Transit Center in 1999. Construction on the first phase, the bus terminal, began in 2010. Limited Muni bus service began in December 2017, and full service from AC Transit and other regional and intercity bus operators began in August 2018. Full funding has not yet been secured for the second phase of construction, the Downtown Rail Extension, which hopes to add an underground terminal station for Caltrain and California High-Speed Rail.
The transit center was closed for repairs in September 2018 after cracks were found in structural beams; services resumed in July and August 2019.