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16th St Mission
16th Street Mission station platform in September 2017
General information
Location	2000 Mission Street San Francisco, California
Coordinates	37°45′53″N 122°25′12″W / 37.76485°N 122.42004°W / 37.76485; -122.42004
Line(s)	BART M-Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	AC Transit: 800 Muni: 14, 14R, 22, 33, 49, 55, 78X, 79X, 714 UCSF Shuttle: Red Line, Yellow Line
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Hertzka & Knowles
Other information
Station code	BART: 16TH
History
Opened	November 5, 1973 (1973-11-05)
Passengers
2024	5,600 (weekday average)
Services
Preceding station [REDACTED] Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station 24th Street Missiontoward Daly City Blue Line Civic Center/​UN Plazatoward Dublin/​Pleasanton Green Line Civic Center/​UN Plazatoward Berryessa 24th Street Missiontoward Millbrae Red Line Civic Center/​UN Plazatoward Richmond 24th Street Missiontoward SFO or Millbrae Yellow Line Civic Center/​UN Plazatoward Antioch via Pittsburg/​Bay Point
Location

16th Street Mission station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station located under Mission Street at 16th Street in the Mission District of San Francisco, California. Service at the station began, along with other stations between Montgomery Street Station and the Daly City station, on November 5, 1973. The station is served by the Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue lines.

Station design

16th Street Mission station is oriented north-south under Mission Street. It has two underground levels, with a single 700-foot (210 m)-long island platform serving two tracks on the lower level. Above it is a mezzanine, vaulted for most of its length. Two stairs and one escalator spread out along the station, plus one elevator at the far north end, connect the two levels. The fare lobby is at the south end of the mezzanine under the intersection of 16th Street and Mission Street. Entrances with escalators and stairs are located in the plazas at the northeast and southwest corners of the intersection; the surface elevator is at the northeast entrance.

24th Street Mission station, also designed by Hertzka & Knowles, has a nearly-identical design. Both stations have concrete reliefs by William Mitchell on the walls of their entrances. The mezzanine and platform levels of both stations also feature colorful tilework by Janet Bennett. The tiles at 16th Street Mission are colored blue, olive, yellow-green, and gray; the designs and hues were inspired by the nature of Marin County.

An early-2000s renovation of the southwest plaza added several additional art pieces. These include Palaza del Colibri by Victor Mario Zaballa – colorful metal railings depicting hummingbirds – and Future Roads by Jos Sances and Daniel Galvez, a screen printed tile mural around the entrance.

Installation of second-generation faregates at the station took place from October 4–12, 2024.

References

1. Cerny, Susan Dinkelspiel (2007). An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area (1st ed.). Layton, UT: Gibbs Smith. pp. 501–502. ISBN 978-1-58685-432-4. OCLC 85623396.
2. "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. June 2024.
3. "BART Chronology January 1947 – March 2009" (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2013.
4. ^ "Station Map: 16th St. Mission Station" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Commission. September 30, 2019.
5. ^ "Mission Street Stations the Same". The San Francisco Examiner. April 20, 1972. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Weinstein, Dave. "How BART got ART". CA-Modern. Eichler Network. p. 5.
7. ^ "Bay Area history reclaimed: The story of 95-year-old artist Janet Bennett and her longstanding tile artworks at 16th and 24th St. stations". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. March 22, 2024.
8. "BART tile work checked". The Argus. March 5, 1971. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Comprehensive Station Plan: 16th Street Mission" (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. June 2004.
10. Jones, Carolyn (October 25, 2002). "Putting the art in BART / Mosaics, murals and steel cows brighten up Oakland, Berkeley stations". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
11. "New Fare Gates & Station Hardening". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. September 2024. Archived from the original on December 4, 2024.
12. "Installation work to begin Friday, October 4th for Next Generation Fare Gates at 16th Street Mission Station" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. September 30, 2024.

External links

[REDACTED] Media related to 16th Street Mission station at Wikimedia Commons

• BART – 16th Street Mission

• Bay Area Rapid Transit stations in San Francisco
• Mission District, San Francisco
• Stations on the Yellow Line (BART)
• Stations on the Green Line (BART)
• Stations on the Red Line (BART)
• Stations on the Blue Line (BART)
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1973
• Railway stations located underground in California