San Francisco Muni Metro Performance Statistics
Performance has declined during the 2004-2010 time period.
Cf. SF Muni Metro Performance Graphs.
| On-time performance |
| Date | J
Church | K
Ingleside | L
Taraval | M
Oceanview | N
Judah | Average
or Total |
| Jul-Dec 2004 | 80% | 81% | 76% | 70% | 79% | 77% |
| Jan-Jun 2005 | 57% | 72% | 79% | 71% | 69% | 70% |
| Jul-Dec 2005 | 54% | 75% | 87% | 65% | 83% | 73% |
| Jan-Jun 2006 | 70% | 69% | 64% | 61% | 69% | 67% |
| Jul-Dec 2006 | 61% | 68% | 72% | 73% | 73% | 69% |
| Jan-Mar 2007 | 71% | 81% | | 71% | | 74% |
| Apr-Jun 2007* | | | 74% | | 72% |
2004-2007
average | 66% | 74% | 75% | 69% | 74% | 72% |
standard
deviation | 10% | 6% | 8% | 5% | 6% | 4% |
daily riders
in thousands | 19 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 112 |
scheduled time
for route
in minutes | 44' | 36' | 35' | 43' | 38' | 40' |
| *The T line began service in April, 2007 |
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| Runs operating within scheduled headways |
| Date | J
Church | K
Ingleside | L
Taraval | M
Oceanview | N
Judah | Average
or Total |
| Jul-Dec 2004 | 62% | 100% | 90% | 44% | 50% | 69% |
| Jan-Jun 2005 | 55% | 100% | 100% | 79% | 41% | 75% |
| Jul-Dec 2005 | 37% | 56% | 82% | 57% | 60% | 58% |
| Jan-Jun 2006 | 49% | 57% | 41% | 67% | 58% | 54% |
| Jul-Dec 2006 | 37% | 54% | 52% | 67% | 62% | 54% |
| Jan-Mar 2007 | 42% | 76% | | 61% | | 65% |
| Apr-Jun 2007* | | | 60% | | 88% |
2004-2007
average | 47% | 74% | 71% | 63% | 60% | 63% |
standard
deviation | 10% | 22% | 23% | 12% | 16% | 8% |
daily riders
in thousands | 19 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 112 |
scheduled time
for route
in minutes | 44' | 36' | 35' | 43' | 38' | 40' |
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| On-time performance |
| Date | J
Church | K Ingleside
-T Third | L
Taraval | M
Oceanview | N
Judah | Average |
| Jul-Dec 2007 | 67% | 75% | 79% | 59% | 69% | 70% |
| Jan-Jun 2008 | n.a. | 74% | 70% | 72% | 65% | n.a. |
| Jul-Dec 2008 | 62% | 61% | 70% | 62% | 73% | 66% |
| Jan-Jun 2009 | 72% | 68% | 73% | 70% | 68% | 70% |
| Jul-Dec 2009 | 72% | 84% | 73% | 68% | 78% | 75% |
| Jan-Jun 2010 | 76% | 70%# | 77%# | 68%# | 80% | 74% |
2007-2010
average | 70% | 72% | 74% | 67% | 72% | 71% |
standard
deviation | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 4% |
| Jul-Dec 2010 | 77% | 54% | 70% | 62% | 72% | 71% |
| Jan-Jun 2011 | 66% | 58% | 70%# | 67%# | 78%# | 68% |
scheduled time
for route
in minutes* | 35' | 73' | 36' | 40' | 47' | 44' |
* The changes in time from 2004-7 are due to several changes in routes.
The K and T lines are combined.
# Calculated from FY Q1, Q2, and average figures. |
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| Runs operating within scheduled headways |
| Date | J
Church | K Ingleside
-T Third | L
Taraval | M
Oceanview | N
Judah | Average |
| Jul-Dec 2007 | 74% | 75% | 66% | 62% | 50% | 65% |
| Jan-Jun 2008 | n.a. | 56% | 53% | 60% | 46% | n.a. |
| Jul-Dec 2008 | 42% | 40% | 50% | 49% | 53% | 47% |
| Jan-Jun 2009 | 53% | 48% | 54% | 44% | 35% | 47% |
| Jul-Dec 2009 | 49% | 66% | 58% | 62% | 47% | 56% |
| Jan-Jun 2010 | 50% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 82% | n.a. |
2007-2010
average | 54% | 57% | 56% | 55% | 52% | 54% |
standard
deviation | 12% | 14% | 6% | 8% | 16% | 9% |
| Jul-Dec 2010 | n.a. | 44% | 66% | 53% | n.a. | n.a. |
| Jan-Jun 2011 | 48% | 45% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
scheduled time
for route
in minutes* | 35' | 73' | 36' | 40' | 47' | 44' |
* The J ends at Embarcadero instead of 4th and King Streets.
The N ends at 4th and King Streets rather than the Embarcadero. |
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- Muni Metro performance is checked once every six months for every line. Muni data since July, 2004, is posted at SFMTA a few months after the end of each quarter. Ridership numbers are from sfgate.com. 511.org has Muni Metro schedules.
- The Muni goal is to have at least 85% of vehicles run on time according to published schedules, no more than 4 minutes late or 1 minute early.
- The Muni goal is to have at least 85% of vehicles within the lesser of 30% or 10 minutes of scheduled headway (interval between trains in minutes).
- Using linear regression, there has been a gradual decline in the average headway for the Muni Metro system during the 2004-2010 time period; average on-time performance has remained at 71% Muni Metro performance graphs.
- Headway, the interval between trains, is more important to most passengers than the on-time performance. Most passengers do not carry schedules and the schedules are not posted at Muni stops. If a train is scheduled to arrive every ten minutes, for example, and every train is five minutes late, the interval between trains would still be every ten minutes.
- The results for headway between trains are worse than those for on-time performance in the above data. This may be because the criteria for headway are stricter than the criteria for on-time performance in many cases. A train is not considered late unless it is at least four minutes behind schedule. As the scheduled headway during commute hours ranges from seven to ten minutes for the Metro system, a train that is two to three minutes late may not meet the criteria for headway.
- The FY2007Q4 performance data did not include any information about the T-Third line which was in service that quarter. An early report was that the trains showed up on schedule just 23 percent of the time. Combining the K-T lines in FY2008Q1 ended the turnaround of the T line at Castro Street.
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