Don Chee Way and Steuart station

Don Chee Way and Steuart station is a light rail station in San Francisco, California, United States, serving the San Francisco Municipal Railway's F Market & Wharves heritage railway line. It is located on Don Chee Way, a streetcar right-of-way, between Steuart Street and The Embarcadero and serves as the station for the San Francisco Railway Museum.

Don Chee Way and Steuart
Streetcar #1051 at Don Chee Way and Steuart in 2017
LocationDon Chee Way at Steuart Street
San Francisco, California
Coordinates37°47′38.79″N 122°23′37.78″W
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections Muni: 6, 7X, 9, 14, 14X, 21, 31
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedMarch 4, 2000
Services
Preceding station Muni Following station
Market and Main / Market and Drumm
towards 17th Street and Castro
 F Market & Wharves Ferry Building
towards Jones and Beach
Location

The station opened on March 4, 2000 with the streetcar's extension to Fisherman's Wharf.[1]

Don Chee Way was named after Donald Chee, a San Francisco Municipal Railway project manager who was responsible for getting the F Market & Wharves line built. Donald Chee died of cancer on August 26, 2002.[2]

References
  1. Morris, J. D. (March 2, 2000). "New Way to the Wharf / Merchants hope F-Market line will draw locals to tourist attractions". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  2. Nolte, Carl (August 29, 2002). "Donald Chee -- oversaw creation of S.F.'s F streetcar line". San Francisco Chronicle.

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