1 California

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🚍 California: Richmond District - Downtown
7 days a week. Holiday service varies.

About the route

The 1 California is a frequent electric trolley bus route from the Outer Richmond/Sea Cliff to Downtown San Francisco, serving Presidio Heights, Pacific Heights, Nob Hill, and Chinatown via California Street and Clay (to downtown)/Sacramento (to Richmond) streets.

Clay Street was where Andrew Hallidie built the first cable car line in 1873. The Clay-Sacramento cable car line survived the 1906 earthquake but was converted to diesel buses in 1942, with route number 55. At that time, it had a competing cable car line on California Street, a block or two south. The current 1 California alignment in the Richmond District was initially served by streetcars that ran on Sutter/Post streets east of Presidio Ave.

The present route via Clay/Sacramento began service in 1982. The electric trolley service on Clay/Sacramento was considered an improvement due to its quiet operation and hill-climbing ability. The old 55 diesel route was known for its inability to climb Nob Hill with a full load of passengers.

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