Sunset Tunnel

For the Oregon highway tunnel formerly known as the Sunset Tunnel, see Dennis L. Edwards Tunnel.

Sunset Tunnel

The N Judah entering the eastern portal of the Sunset Tunnel
Overview
Line	N Judah
Location	San Francisco, California,
Coordinates	37°46′4.12″N 122°26′26.74″W / 37.7678111°N 122.4407611°W / 37.7678111; -122.4407611Coordinates: 37°46′4.12″N 122°26′26.74″W / 37.7678111°N 122.4407611°W / 37.7678111; -122.4407611
System	Muni Metro
Start	Duboce Avenue and Noe Street
End	Carl and Cole Streets
No. of stations	0
Operation
Opened	October 21, 1928
Owner	San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA)
Operator	San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni)
Character	Light rail
Technical
Line length	4,232 ft (1,289.91 m)
No. of tracks	double
Gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Standard gauge
Electrified	Overhead lines, 600 V DC
Tunnel clearance	23 ft (7.01 m)

The western portal of the Sunset Tunnel.

The Sunset Tunnel is a tunnel in San Francisco, California, used by the N Judah Muni Metro line. It opened on 21 October 1928 in a ceremony presided over by Mayor James Rolph,^[1] and lies directly beneath Buena Vista Park and the steep hill that the park is located on. The western entrance to the tunnel is located near the intersection of Carl and Cole Streets in Cole Valley. The eastern entrance is at Duboce and Noe Streets, in the Duboce Triangle neighborhood adjacent to Duboce Park.

Access to the tunnel is restricted to San Francisco Municipal Railway light rail trains only. Despite the limitations of entering the tunnel, this tunnel is not well protected, and is constantly vandalized and graffiti-strewn. The length of the tunnel from portal to portal is 4120 ft.

See also

• Twin Peaks Tunnel

References

1. ^ "City's Tunnels". http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/history/hgtun.htm.