Service disruption due to a Muni train derailing Friday morning at Castro Station could stretch into the afternoon commute.
A Muni train derailed on Friday morning at Castro Station, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency tweeted out at 7:15 a.m.
ATTN: Subway is blocked at Castro due to train issue. Providing shuttles from West Portal to Church Station. Will update.
— SFMTA (@SFMTA_Muni) May 25, 2018
Bus shuttles are providing support between West Portal and Church stations, according to the transit agency.
The derailment is not affecting service on the J-Church and N-Judah.
Another tweet went out saying that the delay may possibly last through the rush hour commute.
ATTN: delay due to derailment at Castro station. Crews working to clear the train, but delay could last through rush hour. #JChurch and #NJudah unaffected. Bus shuttles running from West Portal to Church.
— SFMTA (@SFMTA_Muni) May 25, 2018
No injuries were reported.
It’s a “muni is broken, dash for the shuttle buses” morning. #muni @sfmta_muni pic.twitter.com/TCxVVSSL84
— Bernie McGinn (@bernie) May 25, 2018
Bay City News contributed to this report.
Jerold serves as a reporter and San Francisco Bureau Chief for SFBay covering transportation and occasionally City Hall and the Mayor's Office in San Francisco. His work on transportation has been recognized by the San Francisco Press Club. Born and raised in San Francisco, he graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in journalism. Jerold previously wrote for the San Francisco Public Press, a nonprofit, noncommercial news organization. When not reporting, you can find Jerold taking Muni to check out new places to eat in the city.
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