2nd & King Station

This is a station where MUNI riders get off at 2^nd & King streets. This station is an elevated median platform located directly in the middle of King Street, where cars coming out of and going into I-​280 are usually going pretty fast, so be careful once exiting this station at any time of the day.
There’s nothing outstanding about this station other than it is conveniently located near an AT&T Park entrance to the east & MoMo’s and other restaurants to the west. Not a destination, but a convenient location for those getting to this area for sports, food, or the those who live in the area.

Fare inspectors were here once and i’ve never seen them anywhere else before.
That in itself is a great idea but it’s a shame it’s not more widespread to stop random people violating fares everywhere else!

Argh!
Way to go Muni, putting the station in the middle of what amounts to a freeway on-​ramp. Can’t count the number of times I’ve been at the crosswalk and watched the train zip by because there’s no break in traffic and the light takes about three minutes to cycle.
Giants game days are worse, because there are several thousand people wandering around trying to get into or out of AT&T Park.
Finally, beware the fare inspectors, as they love to frequent this stop! Make sure you pay your fare, and if you’re using Clipper, make sure you tag your card even if you have a pass. Apparently just having the pass but not tagging it (even if there are several hundred people on the train and you can’t reach the reader) is a fare violation worthy of a fine.

Like almost every other median-​strip-​occupying Muni Metro «station,» the 2^nd & King Station is basically just a platform with a roof and ticket machines. I really like this station, though, because it’s pretty efficient at getting people to and from Pac Bell. Sure, it can be annoying waiting with 1,384 Giants fans who are disappointed because they’ve got great pitching but can’t hit (hence the loss they’re so despondent about), but there’s a lot of civility on the platform, which is not the case inside the ballpark.
The only thing keeping this station from getting four stars is its complicated and dangerous relationship with King Street. Median platforms are always going to be dangerous for pedestrians, but the setup of this one, especially at the east end, seems to encourage people to get run over by bad drivers, which San Francisco and especially South of Market have a lot of.