Taraval and 19th Avenue station

Taraval and 19th Avenue
Inbound train at 19th Avenue in 2017
Location	Taraval Street at 19th Avenue San Francisco, California
Coordinates	37°44′35″N 122°28′32″W / 37.74303°N 122.47566°W / 37.74303; -122.47566Coordinates: 37°44′35″N 122°28′32″W / 37.74303°N 122.47566°W / 37.74303; -122.47566
Owned by	MUNI
Line(s)	L Taraval
Connections	28 19th Avenue 28R 19th Avenue Rapid 91 Owl L Owl
History
Opened	April 12, 1919
Rebuilt	2018-2020 (planned)
Services
Preceding station   Muni Metro   Following station Taraval and 22nd Avenue (inbound) toward Wawona and 46th Avenue L Taraval Taraval and 17th Avenue (inbound) toward Embarcadero Taraval and 23rd Avenue (outbound) toward Wawona and 46th Avenue Taraval and 15th Avenue (outbound) toward Embarcadero

Taraval and 19th Avenue is a light rail stop on the Muni Metro L Taraval line, located in the Parkside neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The station opened with the first section of the L Taraval line on April 12, 1919.

Like many stations on the line, 19th Avenue has no platforms; trains stop at marked poles before the cross street, and passengers cross travel lanes to board. In March 2014, Muni released details of the proposed implementation of their Transit Effectiveness Project (later rebranded MuniForward), which included a variety of stop changes for the L Taraval line. Boarding islands would be built between 19th Avenue and 18th Avenue.

On September 20, 2016, the SFMTA Board approved the L Taraval Rapid Project. Construction will occur from 2018 to 2020. Boarding islands with handicapped accessible platforms will be built; the inbound platform will remain west of 19th Avenue, with the outbound platform to the east. As an interim measure, painted clear zones were added in both directions in January 2017. The clear zones give passengers a safe place to alight from trains before crossing the travel lane.