San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has put into service the new Siemens’ Muni LRV with inaugural trip along the N-Judah line, linking downtown San Francisco to the Cole Valley and Sunset neighborhoods. SFMTA Director Ed Reiskin, the Mayor of San Francisco Ed Lee and other local and state leaders opened the official ceremony.
The train rollout plan is ahead of schedule. The initial rollout plan specified that 24 trains would be in service by the end of next year and now the agency is currently on pace to rollout 68 new vehicles over the same period of time.
The new LRVs include a new seating configuration that will provide wider aisles for more capacity, better customer signage, quieter cars and improved design that will reduce delays. Muni represents the first of more than 200 vehicles that will add more train service that will reduce congestion, improve service frequency and overall service for hundreds of thousands of daily riders.
In January, SFMTA has received the first Muni LRV that was delivered from the Siemens factory in Sacramento and was tested Muni Metro East facility to ensure a smooth introduction into service. The additional trains will also serve the Central Subway when it opens in 2019.
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