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Union Square is a hotel and shopping district in San Francisco that spans several blocks from the Union Square Park. Union Square has numerous high-end retailers and provides a big-city downtown shopping experience. Parking in the area is not free, but is served by a number of transit routes.
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Union Square is a hotel and shopping district in San Francisco that spans several blocks from the Union Square Park. Union Square has numerous high-end retailers and provides a big-city downtown shopping experience. Parking in the area is not free, but is served by a number of transit routes.  
  
 
==Points of interest==
 
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==BART, Muni Metro==
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[[BART]] (East Bay/SF Airport) and [[Muni Metro]] run under Market Street. [[By stop::Powell Station]] is the stop for both systems in the Union Square area.
  
==BART and Muni Metro==
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==Historic streetcars, Cable cars==
Located under Market Street, [[By stop::Powell Station]] is shared by [[BART]] and [[Muni Metro]] systems.
 
 
 
==Historic streetcars==
 
 
[[F-Market & Wharves]] streetcar stops on Market Street by 4th Street and by 5th Street.
 
[[F-Market & Wharves]] streetcar stops on Market Street by 4th Street and by 5th Street.
  
==Cable cars==
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Union Square is served by [[Powell-Hyde Cable Car|Powell-Hyde]] and [[Powell-Mason Cable Car|Powell-Mason]] cable car lines. The terminus (turnaround) is located at Market and Powell, above BART and Muni Metro Powell Station.
The following lines serve the Union Square area. The cable cars turn around at Powell and Market.
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==Caltrain==
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The nearest Caltrain (Peninsula/San Jose) stop from Union Square is [[4th & King Station]], nearly a mile south. Muni [[Muni 30|30]] and [[Muni 45|45]] bus, as well as Muni Metro {{MMLNS|N|y}} and {{MMLNS|T|y}} lines provide connection between Caltrain and Union Square. To walk from Caltrain, proceed north along 4th Street to Market Street.
  
* [[Powell-Hyde Cable Car|Powell-Hyde Line]]
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==Ferries==
* [[Powell-Mason Cable Car|Powell-Mason Line]]
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From either the [[Ferry Building]] or [[Pier 41]], transfer to [[F-Market & Wharves]] streetcar to reach Union Square.
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==Caltrain==
 
Muni provides direct connection from Caltrain to the Union Square area:
 
 
 
# [[4th & King Station]] > [[Muni 30|30]] or [[Muni 45|45]]
 
# [[4th & King Station]] > {{MMLNS|N|y}} or {{MMLNS|T|y}} to Powell Station.
 
 
 
The Caltrain station is nearly a mile from Market Street. Proceed north along 4th Street to get from the Caltrain station to Market Street.
 
 
 
==Ferries==
 
Transfer to Muni from either the [[Ferry Building]] or [[Pier 41]] to the Union Square area:
 
 
 
# [[Ferry Building]] > [[F-Market & Wharves]] streetcar
 
# [[Pier 41]] > Walk 1 block south to Beach and Stockton > [[F-Market & Wharves]] streetcar
 
  
 
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Revision as of 09:00, 15 January 2013

City: San Francisco 

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Union Square is a hotel and shopping district in San Francisco that spans several blocks from the Union Square Park. Union Square has numerous high-end retailers and provides a big-city downtown shopping experience. Parking in the area is not free, but is served by a number of transit routes.

Points of interest

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BART, Muni Metro

BART (East Bay/SF Airport) and Muni Metro run under Market Street. Powell Station is the stop for both systems in the Union Square area.

Historic streetcars, Cable cars

F-Market & Wharves streetcar stops on Market Street by 4th Street and by 5th Street.

Union Square is served by Powell-Hyde and Powell-Mason cable car lines. The terminus (turnaround) is located at Market and Powell, above BART and Muni Metro Powell Station.

Caltrain

The nearest Caltrain (Peninsula/San Jose) stop from Union Square is 4th & King Station, nearly a mile south. Muni 30 and 45 bus, as well as Muni Metro N Judah and T Third Street lines provide connection between Caltrain and Union Square. To walk from Caltrain, proceed north along 4th Street to Market Street.

Ferries

From either the Ferry Building or Pier 41, transfer to F-Market & Wharves streetcar to reach Union Square.

Bus

Muni

Within San Francisco

SamTrans

San Francisco/Peninsula

All buses stop on Mission Street.

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All buses stop on Mission Street.

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