MUNI – T Third Street

Muni you need to get your s#!t together and fast. You falsely state your going all the way to Sunnydale but once you hit Dogpatch, you announce that your last stop is either Evans or Williams. You only care about the Giants game passengers, and then you wonder why others get pissed off at you… you idiots are typical government flunkies, your prices rise while your service decreases… hope you bastards go broke.

Almost every rush hour, a train brakes down and every passengers are kicked off the train in the middle of the route for it to turn back because of some breakdown. Then the next train takes forever to come. I should have knew better and took the 8BX instead. Muni should have never replaced the 15 bus line.

Muni overall is unreliable public transportation agency. Glad they increased fair but still running old equipment that is constantly broken. I can hardly plan anything without having have to leave an hour early just in case of on-​time arrival. Always somewhere late because I just can’t count on that service. I’m disappointed.

–4 Star T-​Third Street is a waste of money big time and a nearly empty most part of the THRID STREET ROUTE (Beside the game days) & Replaced the 15-​Third Street (Which was more reliable (ability re-​route to have fast recovery delays through out third street) (An Instant 5 Star)
1 Star Proceed on supporting SF Sunnydale areas.

I hate the muni more than any other municipality. They are ALWAYS late and cannot be trusted when you need to arrive on time. The muni has ruined soooo many days for soooo many of us and their director should be fired. Down with the muni. How do they continue to receive bonuses? Also, I love how they lie about their on time stats.

When the T Train works, it works and when it doesn’t, it really doesn’t!
On its good days, my rides are smooth and I get to Point A to Point B in a timely fashion.
On its bad days, it’s just straight up bad. I don’t know how many times I’ve rode it back home to have it stop in the middle of the street where everyone have to suffer the stuffiness or it’ll just break down at a stop and everyone has to wait for another T Train to pick us up. One time, the working T Train was right behind the broken one, so everyone rushed like pack of wolves into it, pushing, shoving and forcing their way in like it was the end of the world. It was so bad that a women with a stroller couldn’t even get in.
There never is enough T Trains during rush hours for some odd reason. It takes even longer to get home when that happens and even longer when a bunch of Giants folks load onto the train.
Another time the T Train broke down, we all had to get off and wait on a corner to pile into a regular MUNI bus. It was nuts. People were confused and yelling. Glad I was able to find a seat and ignore the hoopla around me.
Overall, the T Train is pretty reliable in the early mornings, but once it hits noon and later, especially at night, the service sucks.

Back in the day when I was at CCSF I rode the T Line a lot. It has became part of my life every since high school. Among all the relationships I had I always rode the T Line with whoever I was dating. If you are low on money this is a good transportation idea when going on a date. When I ride the T line by myself, sometimes I am the only one on it. Best time to ride is 10am when there is no noise. The T Line has even became my escape from break ups too. Took off 1 star because at night it is not safe another because it can be slow at times.

For a Muni line, not too bad. I mostly take this thing from Ocean Ave. to about as far as Folsom. Only took it to Dogpatch and Mission Bay maybe a handful of times. This is my main Muni line, since I reside near Ocean Ave. In all the times I’ve taken the KT, I can count on one hand how many times it has delayed significantly. That’s not too bad.
But who am I kidding? You don’t give Muni your money because you want to. You probably need it to get around SF, especially if you’re car-​less like me!

You know T stands for? TRAP. Do not be fooled and do not get caught having to rely on this POS. After you wait 45 minutes for this thing, there’s at least 3 turnaround points where it might drop you off in the middle of nowhere. Does that even happen with any other line? Yeah ridership is low, but we gotta get home too and this don’t help.
And yeah you might get mugged, This is the hood and poor people live here. Anyway, your taxes already got jacked when MUNI decided to build this line. Seriously just bring back the 15 bus. At least that thing didn’t take half an hour to go through 4 blocks in Mission Bay. Lucky the good pastor was on board, cause this train was on the verge of riot.
Never falling for this trap again

This Muni line is ok when you are in the part of the T line that is not in the Bayview. Once you get to the part of the T line that is in the Bayview. Than you are unsafe and might get jumped.

I“ve had reason to ride the T line a lot this week, from the Castro to 4^th and King and back several times. Why in blazes is this line so slow? Repeated stops in the tunnel with no explanation for it, this morning for nearly 10 minutes while it sat behind and L, which was pulled of to the side as we *finally* proceeded past it. The lights at the cross streets on King are really long with very little cross traffic, so the train sits. MUNI needs to actively address this and get this line moving. Shorten the lights at the cross streets, address the issue of having to sit and wait for a light to proceed into and out of the tunnel. Force the operators to move quickly when they change operators at Embarcadero, holding up trains.
Get. This. Fixed.

The T. What can I say that would make it seem like its worthwhile. Nothing.
This train is the unicorn train. You never see it and when it does arrive, well it does what the hell it wants. Multiple times I have had to get somewhere on time and have depended on this train. I ended up walking and why? Because of its phantom existence (or well depending on Muni was probably my first mistake). The board with timed arrivals says its here but it is clearly not. What does this mean? Is it a cruel joke played on people who depend on public transportation?
No: the thing is the unicorn train. Never there, can’t chase it, can’t ride it when you need it, whinnies like a bitch, smells like hobo piss, and then when you aren’t looking knocks you out and takes your kidney. It’s one of those types of unicorns: leads you to candy mountain and then jacks you like a bitch. The view of the bay is nice but trying to catch this train much less utilize it as a fucking reliable form of getting somewhere is over. I’m buying a bike with the money I’ll save not riding this train, and keeping my kidney.

NEVER TAKE SUNNYDALE! EVER! this line is so fucking dangerous i cant even begin to tell you! NEVER TAKE THIS LINE AT NIGHT OR EVEN IN THE DAY TIME! it is not safe anywhere past the UCSF mission bay campus. this line is by far the most dangerous line in the entire city to take. it takes you down to visitacion valley and sunnydaly as well as the candlestick area, which is home to a ton of thugs and crookes who have nothing to loose and wont think twice when they slit your throat or try and mug you and steal your things.
im a person with disabilities who got lost the other night after taking 9 san bruno all the way to the end of the line, i got off at the last stop and the bus driver drove me down to the light rail station of course i figured id be fine, but it was about 10:30pm on a saterday and these 5 black guys boarded around le conte and got of around arletta i think, but before they got off, one of them tried to steal my iphone four right out of my hands! of course i didnt think anything of having my iphone out because i never thought id be getting mugged. im a person with disabilities and these people have no souls if they seriously are going to try and mug a disabled person.
DONT TAKE T THIRD STREET.
T– TERRIBLE!

It’s been far too long since I’ve reviewed a Muni line. And worry not, my fellow public-​transportation-​obsessed fans; I have at least one more Muni review in the hopper. (Sorry, I love using that word.)
I had actually technically ridden the T-​Third many times before my most recent experience, but because none of these times included actually riding the train for part of its dedicated line, I didn’t want to review it just yet. In the Downtown Subway, all trains are created equal. And even all the way to the Giants’ ballpark, the T and the N are identical.
So I was a little bit frustrated because the first time I waited for this guy he didn’t show up in time and we ended up walking, but on the way back? Pretty much perfection.
Still, it’s hard to give the T-​Third more than three stars because (a) I still only came from Mission Bay and didn’t experience anywhere near the full experience and (b) it felt a lot like the M-​Ocean View.
And I’m still kind of frustrated by the de facto combination of the T and K lines. I realize why they they did it, and I’m sure it’s more efficient now and fewer people are in danger because of the ridiculous running across the street they used to do, but it is pretty sad that such a long-​awaited and heavily promoted line basically became an extension of a longstanding line so quickly.
I’ll give you more chances, T, but you’ll have to live up to the hype.

I would never take the T-​line for the following situations:
— Late for work
— To go sightseeing on the weekends
— During baseball season
— During the holidays
— Late at night
But I do take it in the mornings to get to work and so far, I haven’t had a single issue. I do give myself some extra time and usually take an earlier train so that I don’t have to worry about being late. And luckily there is a stop very close to my house. Plus I love the walks through the neighborhood in the morning. Reminds me of when I lived on Ditmars Blvd in Astoria and had a pretty long walk to the N train.

I like the T line better now that I have an earlier work schedule. During regular Monday — Friday commuting hours, it can be a bit unreliable. Especially in the afternoons and on Giants game days.
I never ride the T line through the southern part of 3^rd street because it’s not safe (sorry to those of you who live there, but you know it’s true). But beginning in the Dogpatch area, it’s actually a really peaceful and scenic ride. Keep in mind, I ride it early and it’s currently summertime so school is not in session. During the school year the T-​line can get a bit rowdy with loud-​mouthed cussing schoolkids, but they’re pretty mostly harmless.
Bottom line: The T-​line is ideal for those with earlier schedules when you can avoid the commuting rush, school kids and get out of wrk early enough to avoid the barrage of Giants fans riding it to the stadium from the downtown area. If you work a normal 8 to 5, the Inbound bus can get so packed in the afternoons that you literally can’t fit another person on the bus. So, there you go…

I actually think the T is more reliable than the N, so there is that, but that’s kind of like arguing over whether McDonald’s is better than Burger King, while standing outside Gary Danko.
Now that the weather is turning and daily bike commuting is getting harder — fine, I’m a wuss and my fragile body can’t take the cold and rain — I’m back to riding the T line.
Also, this is one of the more interesting MUNI Metro lines you can ride. Where else can you see a ghetto fool lose his $#!* over some Indian guy bumping into him? Where else can you play «what’s that liquid on the floor» even on non-​rainy days? Where else can you smell weed so strong you’d swear every other passenger is holding a half ounce?
That’s right — it’s the T line.
P. S. It’s a train, brother, people bump into each other…

The T gets five stars for helping me discover these five star Bayview gems.
— Pralines By Yvonne (
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— Constanso’s (
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— Pittman’s (
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— Tuscano’s (
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— Auntie April’s (
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Thanks for opening up a too often overlooked neighborhood.

Great things begin with the letter T.
Testosterone.
Tea-​bagging.
Turpentine.
Tequila.
Time Travel.
Trifectas.
T-​Third Street.
People can hate on this bus all they want but I love it! It picks me up at the Castro Station and drops me off directly in front of the Caltrain Depot. It may only be 1 car, but in the afternoon when you’re sweeping through the big guns (Embarcadero, Montgomery & Powell) it somehow scares people away and as a result is never as crowded as a double LL.
Here is my preference on favorite places to sit & stand on the T:
1) Back of car near back doors, 3 seats facing each other; grab the one closest to the back door because you can use the pole to your right as an arm rest
2) Grab the inside of a 2-​seat row so when/​if it gets crowded, you’re stuck inside
3) Stand against the back wall so when the metro takes off, you push back against the wall and not on a poor, unfortunate soul (it’s sad, but true)
T. It’s not just for crumpets anymore.

Alright, why can’t you damn thing just be either the T or the K? I was so confused by the name. My first week in SF, I decided that I wanted to take a flower arranging class at City College and on their website it said that I could get there by taking the K. But I didn’t know where the K was so I looked it up on the Muni website. It told me that it was exactly where I lived — 4^th & King. But wait, I had never seem the K?
So I waited on the platform and I asked someone where is the K? And the guy tells me to get on the T. I was so confused but I listened to him. After you get part West Portal, this thing stops every 5 seconds. I have to say I was impressed by the way the steps appears and disappeared when the thing went in and out of the tunnel. I got to my class but it took over an hour.