Improvements at Montgomery St. Station

The multiple construction projects underway at Montgomery St. Station are delivering a couple of big improvements to riders as November heads into December.

On Wednesday, November 27, 2024, a completely rebuilt escalator that connects the platform to the concourse levels opened for service, the fourth such escalator at this station to be replaced. Just one more platform escalator at Montgomery St. needs to be rebuilt. It’s the unit next to the newly opened escalator, at the eastern end of the station. 

The new escalators incorporate the latest technology with multiple improvements to enhance rider safety and escalator reliability. A key provision of the program requires the contractor to maintain a reliability rate of at least 96% for the new escalators during the life of the nearly ten-year contract. 

Just a couple of days before the platform escalator opened, a new canopy opened over the entrance at Sutter and Sansome Streets at the north side of Montgomery St. The canopies are an important facet of transforming downtown San Francisco BART entrances. 

The canopies will not only protect new escalators from the wear-and-tear of elements like rain and wind-swept debris, but they will provide an added layer of station security and cleanliness through motorized gates that allow the entrances to be locked at street level when stations are closed. 

Each canopy includes a real-time digital display that shows train arrival times, a retractable gate, LED lighting and security cameras.