Lemon Grove Depot

Lemon Grove Depot is a station on the Orange Line of the San Diego Trolley. It is located in the San Diego suburb of Lemon Grove, California and serves the densely populated surrounding commercial and residential area.

Lemon Grove Depot
San Diego Trolley station
The station building in 2008, before renovations
Location	3443 Main Street, Lemon Grove, California United States
Coordinates	32.743265°N 117.030941°W
Owned by	San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated by	San Diego Trolley
Line(s)	La Mesa Branch[1]
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Metropolitan Transit System: 856, 936[2]
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	25 spaces
Disabled access
Other information
Station code	75038, 75039[3]
History
Opened	May 12, 1989[4]
Rebuilt	Fall 2012[5]
Services
Preceding station   San Diego Trolley   Following station Massachusetts Avenue toward Courthouse Orange Line Spring Street toward Arnele Avenue
Location

The station has also been home to a farmers market on Saturdays since January 2015.

History

Lemon Grove Depot opened as part of the second segment of the Euclid Line on May 12, 1989. Also later known as the East Line, the line operated from 12th & Imperial Transit Center to Spring Street before being extended further east one month later.[4]

This station was renovated from winter 2012[6] through fall 2012[5] as part of the Trolley Renewal Project, although the station remained open during construction.

Station layout

There are two tracks, each served by a side platform.

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound	←  Orange Line toward Courthouse (Massachusetts Avenue)
Eastbound	→  Orange Line toward Arnele Avenue (Spring Street) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Lemon Grove Promenade

Lemon Grove officials launched a $5.1 million project on redeveloping the immediate area surrounding the Lemon Grove Depot into a Promenade, which was designed to include a plaza, park, and two windmills to help generate electricity. Construction of this promenade began on July 19, 2012,[7] with its grand opening ceremony held on September 27, 2013.[8] The project subsequently won an award.[9]

See also

• List of San Diego Trolley stations
• Lemon Grove Historical Society

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 Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
6. "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. March 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
7. Huard, Christine (July 19, 2012). "City Breaks Ground on Main Street Promenade Today". Lemon Grove Patch. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
8. Huard, Christine (September 26, 2013). "Lemon Grove Set to Celebrate Main Street Promenade Grand Opening". Lemon Grove Patch. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
9. Pearlman, Karen (March 19, 2014). "Lemon Grove promenade earns public works award". U-T San Diego. Retrieved 2014-12-29.