Balboa Park Station
Balboa Park Station is a major Muni/BART transfer point outside downtown, with transit connections to the city's southern neighborhoods. Station entrances are located on north and south sides of Geneva Avenue by I-280, as well as on the south side of Ocean Ave by the freeway. Driveway for passenger pick up/drop off area is located off San Jose Avenue, south of Geneva Avenue.
Points of interest
BART
Ticket machines are available at the station concourse. First time riders can purchase a reusable Clipper card from a vending machine before boarding. All riders must pass through the faregates with a valid Clipper card, contactless debit or credit card, or mobile device with Apple Wallet/Google Wallet. Keep the card or device for the ride and use it to pass through the faregates again when exiting the station.
A single elevator on the north side of Geneva Avenue provides access from the street to the concourse (outside faregates) and the platform. A faregate is available to process cards at the platform level by the elevator. Riders from the south side of Geneva needing the elevator should use the crosswalk to cross Geneva Avenue. Those from Ocean Avenue should follow a blue line on the ground to the elevator. Do not enter the faregates at the Ocean Avenue entrance.
This station features center platforms and serves as the designated transfer point between the line serving San Francisco Airport/Millbrae and other East Bay lines. Passengers traveling in either direction should wait on the same platform for the next trains.
| Platform 1: G B to Daly City, | Platform 2: G B R Y to Downtown SF & East Bay |
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| ⇓ Next Station: Daly City | ⇑ Next Station: Glen Park |
Muni Metro
This station is the end of the line for J K and M lines. J and K cars drop off at the station complex outside the BART concourse and pick up at the platform on San Jose Ave north of Geneva. M cars pick up at the boarding island on San Jose Avenue south of Geneva. Pay the fare with cash or Clipper card on the vehicle when boarding any of the Muni Metro lines from this station.
| Downtown: M to Embarcadero via SF State, board at San Jose Ave south of Geneva. | Downtown: J K to Embarcadero, board at San Jose Ave north of Geneva next to railyard. |
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| ⇓ Next Station: San Jose Ave & Lakeview | ⇑ Next Station: (J) San Jose & Ocean, (K) City College |
Bus
All Muni buses except line 49 stop on Geneva Avenue.
