Powell–Hyde cable car line

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The Powell–Hyde cable car line is one of San Francisco’s historic cable car routes, running from Market Street over Nob Hill and Russian Hill to the city’s northern waterfront near Fisherman’s Wharf.

Aliases (4)
  • Powell-Hyde cable car line ×2
  • Powell Street cable car line ×1
  • Powell-Mason cable car line ×1
  • San Francisco cable car Powell–Hyde line ×1

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf cable car line
public transport route
tourist attraction
cityServed San Francisco
connectsArea Fisherman’s Wharf
Union Square area
northern waterfront of San Francisco
fareCategory premium transit service
fareSystem Muni fare system
hasRollingStockType single-ended cable car
hasStopType street-level boarding
hasViewOf Alcatraz Island
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco Bay
heritageStatus historic transit line
isIconOf San Francisco
isParallelTo Powell–Mason cable car line
locatedIn California
San Francisco
United States
numberOfTracks 2
openingPeriod 20th century
operatedBy Muni
San Francisco Municipal Railway
ownedBy City and County of San Francisco
partOf San Francisco cable car system
passesNear Ghirardelli Square
Lombard Street
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
primaryUse public transportation
propulsionType cable-driven
routePassesOver Nob Hill
Russian Hill
runsFrom Powell Street
runsTo Hyde Street
safetySystem manual braking
secondaryUse tourism
sharesTerminalAreaWith Powell–Mason cable car line
status operational
systemType heritage street railway
terminus Aquatic Park area
Fisherman’s Wharf area
Market Street
touristPopularity high
trackGauge 1067 mm
3 ft 6 in
usesTechnology cable car

Referenced by (12)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
San Francisco Cable Car Museum ("Powell-Hyde cable car line")
San Francisco Cable Car Museum ("Powell-Mason cable car line")
near
Powell Street terminal
hasBoardingAreaFor
Union Square/Market Street station ("San Francisco cable car Powell–Hyde line")
hasConnection
Lombard Street
hasNearbyTransit
Hyde Street terminal
isNorthernTerminusOf
San Francisco Muni
notableLine
Union Square (San Francisco) ("Powell Street cable car line")
servedBy
Hyde Street terminal
servesTransitLine
Powell Street
terminusOf
Russian Hill
transportServedBy
Nob Hill ("Powell-Hyde cable car line")
traversedBy

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