West Portal station

West Portal
Muni Metro light rail station
A Muni Metro train leaving the West Portal Station
Location	West Portal Avenue at Ulloa Street San Francisco, CA
Coordinates	37°44′27.27″N 122°27′57.58″W / 37.7409083°N 122.4659944°W / 37.7409083; -122.4659944Coordinates: 37°44′27.27″N 122°27′57.58″W / 37.7409083°N 122.4659944°W / 37.7409083; -122.4659944
Platforms	Two side
Connections	MUNI 48 Quintara-24th Street 57 Parkmerced 91 Owl L Owl
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1918
Rebuilt	November 1982 (Muni Metro)
Services
Preceding station   Muni Metro   Following station [[Forest Hill station|Forest Hill]] One-way operation K Ingleside Toward Balboa Park only Changes from K to T [[West Portal and 14th Avenue station|West Portal and 14th Avenue]] toward Sunnydale [[Forest Hill station|Forest Hill]] toward Wawona and 46th Avenue L Taraval [[Ulloa and Forest Side station|Ulloa and Forest Side]] toward Embarcadero M Ocean View [[West Portal and 14th Avenue station|West Portal and 14th Avenue]] toward Embarcadero [[Forest Hill station|Forest Hill]] toward West Portal S Castro Shuttle (AT&T Park game days only) Terminus [[Forest Hill station|Forest Hill]] toward Balboa Park T Third Street Toward Sunnydale only Changes to T from K

West Portal Station is a Muni Metro station in the West Portal neighborhood in San Francisco, California. It is built around the entrance to the Twin Peaks Tunnel, which connects with the Market Street Subway and runs through the city to the Embarcadero. The station consists of two side platforms with turnstiles at each end that connects to the street.

Former street-level stop outside Twin Peaks Tunnel in 1967

The station originally was similar to a regular curbside stop at the entrance to the tunnel, but when the Metro system was built in the late 1970s the existing metro station was built in its place.

On July 18, 2009, the West Portal station was the scene of a collision between a K and L streetcar. An estimated 44 people were injured.^[1]

Station layout

Street level	Faregates, ticket machines
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Outbound	←  K Ingleside toward Balboa Park (West Portal and 14th Avenue) ←  L Taraval toward 46th Avenue and Wawona (Ulloa and Forest Side) ←  M Ocean View toward San Jose and Geneva / Balboa Park (West Portal and 14th Avenue) ←  S Castro Shuttle toward West Portal on AT&T Park game days (last stop)
	Inbound	→  L Taraval toward Embarcadero (Forest Hill) → →  M Ocean View toward Embarcadero (Forest Hill) → →  S Castro Shuttle toward 4th and King/Caltrain Depot on AT&T Park game days (Forest Hill) → →  T Third Street toward Sunnydale (Forest Hill) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

West Portal Station with a Breda car emerging from the Twin Peaks Tunnel