Iris Avenue station

Iris Avenue is a station on the Blue Line of the San Diego Trolley in the Otay Mesa West neighborhood of San Diego. The stop serves a variety of purposes, holding the function of commuter center with a park and ride lot and to provide access to the nearby commercial and residential areas.

Iris Avenue
San Diego Trolley station
The station in August 2019
Location	3120 Iris Avenue, San Diego, California United States
Coordinates	32.569097°N 117.066101°W
Owned by	San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated by	San Diego Trolley
Line(s)	SD&AE Main Line[1]
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Metropolitan Transit System: 901, 905, 906, 907, 929, 932, 933, 934, 950[2]
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	192 spaces
Disabled access
Other information
Station code	75004, 75005[3]
History
Opened	July 26, 1981[4]
Rebuilt	May 2015[5]
Services
Preceding station   San Diego Trolley   Following station Beyer Boulevard toward San Ysidro Transit Center Blue Line Palm Avenue toward America Plaza
Location

History

Iris Avenue opened as part of the initial 15.9-mile (25.6 km) "South Line" of the San Diego Trolley system on July 26, 1981, operating from San Ysidro Transit Center north to Downtown San Diego using the main line tracks of the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway.[4][1]

This station was originally scheduled to undergo renovation starting September 2014,[6][7] as part of the Trolley Renewal Project,[8] though actual renovation construction didn't begin until October 2014;[5] it reopened with a renovated station platform in May 2015.[9]

Station layout

There are two tracks, each with a side platform.

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound	←  Blue Line toward America Plaza (Palm Avenue)
Southbound	→  Blue Line toward San Ysidro Transit Center (Beyer Boulevard) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

See also

• List of San Diego Trolley stations

References

1. "San Diego & Arizona Eastern (SD&AE) Railway" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. April 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
2. "San Diego Regional Transit Map" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
3. "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
4. "History". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
5. "Trolley Renewal Construction Advisory". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. October 8, 2014. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
6. "Trolley Renewal Construction Advisory". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. August 13, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
7. "Construction Advisory Trolley Station Closures & Detours: Iris Avenue Trolley Station" (pdf). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. August 22, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
8. "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
9. San Diego MTS [@@sdmts] (May 1, 2015). "#MTSAlert Iris Ave permanent Trolley platform is now in service! Pls note: bus bays have moved from lot w of the tracks to original location" (Tweet). Retrieved 2015-08-07 – via Twitter.