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4/11/2019
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) will end switchbacks on the T Third Street light-rail line in an effort to provide more reliable service to southeast San Francisco, agency officials announced this week.
To accommodate the elimination of switchbacks, a train will be on standby along the route to fill gaps of service and the agency will provide updated schedules with more accurate travel times.
Light-rail wait times and performance data will also be reviewed regularly and rail service controllers will be integrated into a modern transportation management center.
A switchback occurs when a train changes directions in the middle of a scheduled run, usually to address service gaps throughout the system to provide more balanced service across the city, SFMTA officials said in a press release.
“For years our residents in the southeast corner of San Francisco have felt isolated and disenfranchised and switchbacks on the T-Line have continued to keep us isolated, as they cause the train not to finish the route,” San Francisco County Board Supervisor Shamann Walton said.