New escalator opens at Embarcadero Station

A newly rebuilt escalator opened to the public Friday, October 11th  at Embarcadero Station, just in time for the busy Fleet Week activities. The new escalator connects the concourse in the middle of the station to Market Street between Davis and California Streets.

It’s the first street-to-concourse escalator at Embarcadero to be completely rebuilt, joining two platform level escalators at the station that were finished earlier.

Work continues on another platform escalator at Embarcadero as well as platform units at each of the other three downtown San Francisco stations.

A new platform escalator at Montgomery Street Station is expected to open in the coming weeks.

The new escalators incorporate the latest technology with multiple improvements, including greater reliability and a new lighting system.

The Market Street Escalators Renovation Project is installing new 41 new escalators at downtown San Francisco stations in conjunction with the Market Street Canopy Project.