Body found inside Muni Metro subway

A body was found inside the San Francisco Muni Metro system on the trackway Wednesday afternoon, according to San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency spokesperson Paul Rose.

The body was found near the inbound tunnel before Church Station inside the subway. The transit agency was aware of the body inside the subway around 3:00 p.m., said Rose.

Rose said the San Francisco Police Department at the SFMTA are working together to pull footage from the subway.

The SFMTA said it is running shuttle buses between West Portal and Van Ness stations.

No further details were given about the incident.

As of 9:28 p.m., the Church Station was cleared and regular Muni Metro serviced resumed.

UPDATE: delay at Church Station has cleared. #MuniMetro resuming regular svc in both directions. Expect residual delays.

— SFMTA (@SFMTA_Muni) January 12, 2017

Jerold Chinn

Jerold serves as a reporter and San Francisco Bureau Chief for SFBay covering transportation and occasionally City Hall and the Mayor's Office in San Francisco. His work on transportation has been recognized by the San Francisco Press Club. Born and raised in San Francisco, he graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in journalism. Jerold previously wrote for the San Francisco Public Press, a nonprofit, noncommercial news organization. When not reporting, you can find Jerold taking Muni to check out new places to eat in the city.