19 Polk
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| 19 Polk | ||||
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 A Muni 19 bus at Polk and Broadway in 2015 | ||||
| Overview | ||||
| System | San Francisco Municipal Railway | |||
| Operator | San Francisco Municipal Railway | |||
| Vehicle | New Flyer XDE40 | |||
| Began service | 1883 | |||
| Route | ||||
| Locale | San Francisco, California | |||
| Start | Galvez Ave & Robinson Ave | |||
| End | Beach St & Polk St | |||
| Length | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) | |||
| Daily ridership | 6,900 (2019)[1] | |||
| Map | 19 Polk Map | |||
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19 Polk is a bus route operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni). It runs from Ghirardelli Square in the north to Hunters Point in the south via Russian Hill, Nob Hill, the Tenderloin, South of Market, India Basin, and Potrero Hill.
The northern end of the line operates on Polk Street, turning around Ghirardelli Square for return trips. The southern end begins at Galvez Avenue and Hill Drive, running inbound via Galvez, Donnahue, Innes, Hunters Point Boulevard, Evans, and Cesar Chavez. Northbound and southbound buses run on a largely different route in their middle sections. Southbound buses continue on Polk past Geary to their route on Eddy, Hyde, 8th, Division, Rhode Island, 26th, Wisconsin, 25th, Connecticut, then on to the southern routing at Cesar Chavez. Northbound trips run on Connecticut, Wisconsin, 26th, Kansas, 23rd, De Haro, 16th, Rhode Island, Division, Townsend, 7th, Market, Hayes, Larkin, and Geary to meet up on Polk.
