Embarcadero station is a combined BART and Muni Metro rapid transit station in the Market Street subway.
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11 Facts About Embarcadero station
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The Embarcadero station is narrower than the other three – 50 feet rather than 60 feet – because of adjacent buildings and the high water table.
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The Embarcadero station contains an unused underground entrance to the 388 Market Street building.
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The later opening resulted in the Embarcadero station having a different design than the other three Market Street stations.
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Muni Metro service began in February 1980 and Embarcadero station was originally intended to be the inbound terminus for all of the Muni Metro lines.
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Since before 1992, the Embarcadero station was serenaded by Ronald Brewington, known as the "Jazz Man".
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Embarcadero station claimed his name was Garrick Sherrod; however, that was an identity he had stolen.
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Embarcadero station was arrested at a BART station in 2012, and extradited to New Mexico.
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The entrances on the southern side of the Embarcadero station were closed from April 13,2020, to May 15,2021, due to low ridership during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Embarcadero station is located in the busy Financial District; numerous routes by several transit providers stop at or near the station.
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Embarcadero station is the nearest Muni Metro and BART station to the Ferry Building, the primary San Francisco terminal for Golden Gate Ferry and San Francisco Bay Ferry.
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