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Photos: Muni subway closure causes commuter chaos

Muni subway services were suspended Friday morning between Montgomery and Powell stations.

A crowd of people walks along a sunlit city sidewalk lined with trees and buildings, with cars and buses visible on the adjacent street.
Muni commuters dart for a shuttle bus after the N Judah booted passengers off at Duboce & Church station on Friday, Sept. 9. | Joe Burn/The Standard
By Joe Burn

Muni subway services were suspended Friday morning between Montgomery and Powell stations.

The transport authority’s alerts service blamed an “overhead power issue” for delays at 5:47 a.m. between West Portal and Van Ness. Shuttle buses were provided along the affected route.

Then at 7:27 a.m. the M began switching back at Castro and the J switched back at Market, according to San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) alerts.

Muni commuters dart for a shuttle bus after the N Judah booted passengers off at Duboce & Church station on Friday, Sept. 9. | Joe Burn/The Standard

Commuters on N Judah were booted off at Duboce & Church where a shuttle bus was waiting around 8:25 a.m.

Droves of people from the packed Muni darted for the bus which was full within minutes.

People stand inside a crowded bus while others wait outside at a bus stop, some wearing face masks and one person looking at their phone.
The packed shuttle bus Muni commuters quickly filled after the N Judah booted passengers off at Duboce & Church station on Friday, September, 9. | Joe Burn/The Standard

Update: The issue is now resolved as per SFMTA alerts (opens in new tab).

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