The Powell-Mason and Powell-Hyde cable car lines turn around at Powell and Market adjacent to the station and Hallidie Plaza.

The Powell station entrance at Market and Ellis was chosen for early implementation; it was closed on November 6, 2017, with the new canopy opened on September 29, 2018.

[23] It included a ceiling artwork titled Elysium, which depicts an illuminated view of the buildings above the station.

[24] After a test at Castro, colored lights were installed on escalators at Muni Metro stations in 2018–19.

[25][26] The entrances on the southern side of the station were closed on April 13, 2020, due to low ridership during the COVID-19 pandemic.

[27] Thirteen BART stations, including Powell, did not originally have faregates for passengers using the elevator.

[29][28] Pigeons living in the station are a nuisance, which has prompted BART to take countermeasures such as installing nets and metal screens to block their nesting spots.

The Powell and Market turntable of the San Francisco cable car system, terminus of the Powell/Hyde and Powell/Mason lines, is located adjacent to the station next to Haladie Plaza.

Additional Muni (14, 14R, 14X, 714), Golden Gate Transit (30, 70, 101, 101X), and SamTrans (FCX, 292, 397, 398) bus routes run on Mission Street, one block away.

[31] Under the planned Better Market Street project, F stops would be consolidated to reduce travel times.