other bus, metro, and historic streetcar services. Fares can be purchased through ticket vending machines, with a Clipper card, or a mobile app launched by Muni. History The 43 Masonic was created between 1979 and 1983 as a crosstown route in order to help modernize the Muni system; the earliest San Francisco Chronicle article mentioning the 43 Masonic was written in 1996. In 1997, though, the 43 Masonic was noted by students as a bus line prone to muggings. In 2019, the 43 Masonic was the 44th best performing Muni line out of the agency's 63 routes; the bus had an on-time rating of 54 percent, though the bus was logged to be "very late" 17 percent of the time. The 43 Masonic, along with many other bus and streetcar lines, was shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, though restored in June that year (albeit shortened to terminate at Masonic and Geary). By December 2021, the 43 Masonic had only recovered 31% of its pre-pandemic ridership. In May 2022, Muni began drafting plans to restore services that were previously shut down or shortened pending another COVID surge; in July, the 43 was restored to its pre-pandemic route, though modified to include a stop to the recently opened Presidio Tunnel Tops. References External links SFMTA website San Francisco Municipal Railway bus routes