St. Francis Circle is a station on the San Francisco Municipal Railway

San Francisco Municipal Railway

The San Francisco Municipal Railway is the public transit system for the city and county of San Francisco, California. In 2006, it served with an operating budget of about $700 million...

 light rail network's K Ingleside

K Ingleside

The K Ingleside is a Muni Metro line in San Francisco, California, mainly serving the West Portal and Ingleside neighborhoods. It was one of San Francisco's streetcar lines in the early 20th century, and was converted to modern light rail operation with the creation of the Muni Metro system in the...

 and M Ocean View lines. It is located in the St. Francis Wood

St. Francis Wood, San Francisco, California

St. Francis Wood is an affluent residential neighborhood located in southwestern San Francisco, California, south of the West Portal neighborhood and west of Mount Davidson....

 neighborhood. Here, the two services split, although they will meet again at their Balboa Park Station termini.

Rail Replacement Project

In May, 2010, the San Francisco MTA began a major project to reconstruct and replace the rail junction at St. Francis Circle. The MTA decided to discontinue all M Ocean View rail service for the duration of the project, and shorten K Ingleside service to terminate at 14th Avenue. Passengers continuing beyond 14th Avenue were required to transfer at West Portal Station

West Portal Station

West Portal Station is a Muni Metro station in the West Portal neighborhood in San Francisco, California. It is built around the entrance to the Twin Peaks Tunnel, which connects with the Market Street Subway and runs through the city to the Embarcadero...

to temporary shuttle buses serving stops on the K and M lines.

Full K and M rail service was restored at the completion of the project on September 4, 2010.