<Table> San Francisco cable car system <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Cable car on Powell Street </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Overview </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Owner </Th> <Td> San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area served </Th> <Td> Chinatown, Financial District, Fisherman's Wharf, Nob Hill, Russian Hill, Union Square </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Locale </Th> <Td> San Francisco </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Transit type </Th> <Td> Cable car </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number of lines </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Line number </Th> <Td> 59 Powell - Mason 60 Powell - Hyde 61 California St . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number of stations </Th> <Td> 62 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Daily ridership </Th> <Td> 20,100 (2014) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Annual ridership </Th> <Td> 7,409,400 (2014) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Headquarters </Th> <Td> San Francisco Cable Car Museum </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> sfmta.com </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Operation </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Began operation </Th> <Td> California St. line: 1878 Powell - Mason line: 1888 Powell - Hyde line: 1957 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Operator (s) </Th> <Td> San Francisco Municipal Railway </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reporting marks </Th> <Td> MUNI </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Character </Th> <Td> Street running with some reserved right - of - ways </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number of vehicles </Th> <Td> California St. line: 12 double - ended cars Powell - Mason / Hyde lines: 28 single - ended cars </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Train length </Th> <Td> 1 grip car </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Technical </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> System length </Th> <Td> California St. line: 1.4 mi (2.3 km) Powell - Mason line: 1.6 mi (2.6 km) Powell - Hyde line: 2.1 mi (3.4 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of tracks </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Track gauge </Th> <Td> 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Top speed </Th> <Td> 9.5 mph (15.3 km / h) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> hide System map </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Cable car on Powell Street </Td> </Tr>

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