I'm excited that Muni service for the K Ingleside and N Judah trains will both resume on May 15th, which is an important step forward in bringing back the level of service we need for our economic recovery.
In a tweet, Breed thanked Melgar and the SFMTA for their "work on this." Now I’m excited to see more and more people riding Muni to get around San Francisco." But while trains and buses weren’t able to run at normal levels, the SFMTA used that time to make important upgrades and repairs to our infrastructure and prepare for the future. "This last year forced us to change so much about how our city operates, and one of the hardest parts was the impact it had on our public transit. "The return of the K is an important step forward in bringing back the type of Muni service that San Francisco needs as we emerge from this pandemic," said Mayor Breed in a statement. The J-Church, L-Taraval, and M-Oceanview will remain above ground, with the J continuing light-rail service from Balboa Park to Market and Church, and the L and M continuing with bus shuttles until further notice. What that means is that transit riders can return to using the light-rail trains, and underground service will be returning to the core downtown tunnel from West Portal, not just from the N line.
#K AND N FULL#
But the announcement today is coming from Mayor London Breed and District 7 Supervisor Myrna Melgar, touting the fact that the K-Ingleside line will be returning to full service on May 15 along with the previously announced return of the N-Judah. It's not clear if this happened entirely under pressure from the mayor or the Board of Supervisors. Despite previous reports that we wouldn't see Muni's K, L, or M lines running in light-rail tunnels until early next year, the SFMTA has surprised us today with better-than-expected news - as opposed to the usual worse-than-expected updates they've become known for.