List of San Diego Trolley stations

The San Diego Trolley is the light rail system that serves the metropolitan area of San Diego. The operator of the Trolley, San Diego Trolley, Inc. (SDTI),[1] is a subsidiary of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS). The San Diego Trolley opened for service on July 26, 1981,[1] Today operates three main lines named the Blue Line, the Orange Line, and the Green Line, as well as a supplementary heritage streetcar downtown circulator known as the Silver Line that operates mid-days on Tuesdays & Thursdays, and on weekends and holidays.[1]

The San Diego Trolley system map as of 2020.

History

The current operating company of the San Diego Trolley system, San Diego Trolley Incorporated (SDTI), was not founded until 1980[2] when the Metropolitan Transit Development Board (now operating as San Diego's MTS) began to plan a light-rail service along the Main Line of the former San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway (SD&AE Railway), which the MTDB purchased from the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1979.[2] The Trolley began operations on July 19, 1981, with revenue service beginning on July 26, 1981.[2] Trains at that time operated on a single line between Centre City or Downtown San Diego and San Ysidro, with stops in some San Diego neighborhoods, and in the cities of National City and Chula Vista.

In March 1986, SDTI opened an extension east from Centre City San Diego to Euclid Avenue, along the La Mesa Branch of the former SD&AE Railway – this new second line of the Trolley was then called the East Line, while the original line opened in 1981 became the South Line.[2] Service was extended along the East Line to Spring Street on May 12, 1989[2] serving Lemon Grove, and then to La Mesa and El Cajon on June 23, 1989.[2] Service between El Cajon and Santee, which is not along the old SD&AE right-of-way, began on August 26, 1995.[2]

The "Bayside" extension of the Trolley in San Diego, which operates near the waterfront, opened on June 30, 1990.[3] The first phase of the extension to Old Town, from C Street to Little Italy in Downtown San Diego, opened on July 2, 1992.[3] The second phase of the Old Town extension, running from Little Italy to Old Town, opened on June 16, 1996.[3]

The "Mission Valley West" SDTI extension, which opened a new Trolley route between Old Town and Mission San Diego (which included the Qualcomm Stadium stop) commenced service on November 23, 1997,[3] just before San Diego's hosting of Super Bowl XXXII in early 1998. It was at this time that the former South and East Trolley Lines were renamed the Blue Line and Orange Line, respectively.[2][3] The "Mission Valley East" extension between Mission San Diego and La Mesa opened for service on July 10, 2005, coinciding with the inauguration of the Green Line.[3]

Stations along the Blue and Orange lines were renovated during 2010–15 as part of the Trolley Renewal Project.[4][5][6][7]

Current system

The San Diego Trolley system currently has 53 stations serving its four Trolley lines.[1][8]

Fourteen of these stations operate as transfer stations, which allow passengers to transfer between lines. There are two "universal" transfer points (i.e. allowing transfers among all four lines): the 12th & Imperial Transit Center station, and the adjacent America Plaza/Santa Fe Depot stations. Six of the Trolley stations are termini—stations at the end of lines. Of the 53 stations, 37 of them are within the city limits of San Diego, serving various neighborhoods in San Diego; the other 16 stations are located in surrounding communities, such as El Cajon and National City.

Most stations in the San Diego Trolley system are 'at-grade' stations. There are 8 aerial stations in the system, mostly on the newer Green Line. Currently, there is just one station in the Trolley system that is underground (the SDSU Transit Center station), also on the Green Line.

Renamed station

In 1986, the station on C Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, originally named Gaslamp North or Centre City station, was renamed Fifth Avenue station and has been known as such ever since.

The Qualcomm Stadium stop was simply renamed "Stadium" after Qualcomm's naming rights to the stadium expired in June 2017.

Closed station

The San Diego Square station, opened in 1981 on C Street between Seventh & Eighth Avenues downtown, was closed on March 23, 1986, due to low ridership, its close proximity to the (then renamed) Fifth Avenue station, and the desire to eliminate a station in order to accommodate the soon-to-open infill station at E Street (which opened in October 1986) without adding to travel times along the line.

Remnants of this old station still remain on C Street between Seventh & Eighth Avenues.

Newest station

In April 2018, MTS opened its first new station since 2005. Courthouse station serves the Orange line only, and is used to access the redesigned downtown courthouse complex. Upon the station's opening, the Orange Line changed its western terminus from America Plaza to the new Courthouse station.

Lines

Trolley service currently operates on three main lines offering daily service: the Blue, Green, and Orange Lines, and travels through the 53 stations and 53.5 total miles of double-track rail.[1] A fourth line, the heritage streetcar Silver Line, operates more limited weekday and weekend service, in a clockwise 'circle-loop' around downtown San Diego only.[9]

Line Opened[1] Length[1] Number of
stations[1]		 Termini Operation
 Blue Line 1981 15.4 mi (24.8 km) 18 America Plaza
San Ysidro Transit Center		 Daily
 Green Line 2005 23.6 mi (38.0 km) 27 12th & Imperial Transit Center
Santee Town Center		 Daily
 Orange Line 1986 18.0 mi (29.0 km) 19 Courthouse
Arnele Avenue		 Daily
 Silver Line 2011 2.7 mi (4.3 km) 9 12th & Imperial Transit Center Mid-day Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Stations

The following table lists all stations currently served by the San Diego Trolley.

Station[8] Line(s) Location Date opened[2] Comments
8th Street  Blue Line National City July 19, 1981
12th & Imperial Transit Center  Blue Line
 Green Line
 Orange Line
 Silver Line		 San Diego,
East Village		 July 19, 1981 Universal transfer station for all lines:
transfer for Blue, Green, Orange, and Silver Lines.
Serves Petco Park.
Terminus for Green and Silver Lines.
24th Street  Blue Line National City July 19, 1981
25th & Commercial  Orange Line San Diego,
Grant Hill		 March 23, 1986
32nd & Commercial  Orange Line San Diego,
Stockton		 March 23, 1986
47th Street  Orange Line San Diego,
Chollas View		 March 23, 1986
70th Street  Green Line La Mesa July 10, 2005
Alvarado Medical Center  Green Line San Diego,
College Area		 July 10, 2005 Serves the Alvarado Medical Center.
Amaya Drive  Green Line
 Orange Line		 La Mesa June 23, 1989 Transfer station for Green and Orange Lines.
America Plaza  Blue Line
 Silver Line		 San Diego,
Downtown Core		 November 14, 1991 Transfer station for Blue and Silver Lines.
Directly adjacent to Santa Fe Depot (i.e. short walking distance) – so is also an "indirect" transfer point for the Green Line.
This was an infill station – added upon competition of the One America Plaza building in 1991.
Terminus for Blue Line.
Arnele Avenue  Green Line El Cajon August 26, 1995 Serves Westfield Parkway.
Barrio Logan  Blue Line San Diego,
Logan Heights		 July 19, 1981 Serves Chicano Park.
Bayfront/E Street  Blue Line Chula Vista October 1986 This was an infill station (it was added 5 years after the line's opening) – the first infill station on the current Blue Line.
Beyer Boulevard  Blue Line San Diego,
San Ysidro		 July 19, 1981
City College  Blue Line
 Orange Line
 Silver Line		 San Diego,
East Village		 July 19, 1981 Serves San Diego City College, San Diego High School.
Civic Center  Blue Line
 Orange Line
 Silver Line		 San Diego,
Downtown Core		 July 19, 1981 Serves City Hall, Courthouse, and Horton Plaza.
Convention Center  Green Line
 Silver Line		 San Diego,
Marina		 June 30, 1990 Serves Convention Center.
County Center/Little Italy  Green Line San Diego,
Middletown		 July 2, 1992 Serves San Diego County Administration Center.
Courthouse  Orange Line San Diego,
Downtown Core		 April 29, 2018 Serves the San Diego County Courthouse complex.
El Cajon Transit Center  Green Line
 Orange Line		 El Cajon June 23, 1989 Terminus for Orange Line.
Encanto/62nd Street  Orange Line San Diego,
Encanto		 May 12, 1989
Euclid Avenue  Orange Line San Diego,
Emerald Hills		 March 23, 1986
Fashion Valley Transit Center  Green Line San Diego,
Mission Valley		 November 23, 1997 Serves Fashion Valley Mall.
Fenton Parkway  Green Line San Diego,
Mission Valley		 September 19, 2000 This was an infill station (it was added almost 3 years after the line's opening) – the only infill station on the current Green Line.
Fifth Avenue  Blue Line
 Orange Line
 Silver Line		 San Diego,
Downtown Core		 July 19, 1981 Serves Downtown San Diego.
Gaslamp Quarter  Green Line
 Silver Line		 San Diego,
Gaslamp Quarter		 June 30, 1990 Serves Gaslamp Quarter; also Convention Center & Petco Park.
Gillespie Field  Green Line El Cajon August 26, 1995 Serves Gillespie Field (airport).
Grantville  Green Line San Diego,
Grantville		 July 10, 2005
Grossmont Transit Center  Green Line
 Orange Line		 La Mesa June 23, 1989
H Street  Blue Line Chula Vista July 19, 1981
Harborside  Blue Line San Diego,
Logan Heights		 July 19, 1981
Hazard Center  Green Line San Diego,
Mission Valley		 November 23, 1997 Serves the Hazard Center Shopping Center.
Iris Avenue  Blue Line San Diego,
Otay Mesa West		 July 19, 1981
La Mesa Boulevard  Orange Line La Mesa June 23, 1989
Lemon Grove Depot  Orange Line Lemon Grove May 12, 1989
Massachusetts Avenue  Orange Line Lemon Grove May 12, 1989
Middletown  Green Line San Diego,
Mission Hills		 June 16, 1996
Mission San Diego  Green Line San Diego,
Mission Valley		 November 23, 1997 Serves Mission San Diego de Alcalá.
Mission Valley Center  Green Line San Diego,
Mission Valley		 November 23, 1997 Serves Westfield Mission Valley.
Morena/Linda Vista  Green Line San Diego,
Morena		 November 23, 1997 Serves University of San Diego.
Old Town Transit Center  Green Line San Diego,
Old Town		 June 16, 1996 Serves Old Town Historic Park.
Pacific Fleet  Blue Line San Diego,
Logan Heights		 July 19, 1981 Serves Naval Base San Diego.
Palm Avenue  Blue Line San Diego,
Palm City		 July 19, 1981
Palomar Street  Blue Line Chula Vista July 19, 1981
Park & Market  Blue Line
 Orange Line
 Silver Line		 San Diego,
East Village		 July 19, 1981
Rio Vista  Green Line San Diego,
Mission Valley		 November 23, 1997
San Ysidro Transit Center  Blue Line San Diego,
San Ysidro		 July 19, 1981 Serves U.S.-Mexico International Border.
Terminus for Blue Line.
This was the original terminus for the original Trolley line.
Santa Fe Depot  Green Line
 Orange Line		 San Diego,
East Village		 July 19, 1981 Transfer station for Green and Orange Lines.
Directly adjacent to America Plaza (i.e. short walking distance) – so is also an "indirect" transfer point for Blue and Silver Lines.
Terminus for Orange Line.
This was the original terminus for the original Trolley line.
Santee Town Center  Green Line Santee August 26, 1995 Terminus for Green Line.
San Diego State University Transit Center  Green Line San Diego,
College Area		 July 10, 2005 Serves San Diego State University.
Only underground station in the San Diego Trolley system.
Seaport Village  Green Line
 Silver Line		 San Diego,
Marina		 June 30, 1990 Serves Seaport Village.
Spring Street  Orange Line La Mesa May 12, 1989
Stadium  Green Line San Diego,
Mission Valley		 November 23, 1997 Serves SDCCU Stadium.
Washington Street  Green Line San Diego,
Mission Hills		 June 16, 1996

Future stations
Station Line Location Planned opening Notes
University Towne Center  Blue Line University City, San Diego 2021 Will serve Westfield UTC
and Costa Verde Shopping Center.
New terminus for Blue Line.
Executive Drive  Blue Line University City, San Diego 2021
UCSD East/Voigt Drive  Blue Line La Jolla 2021 Will serve Jacobs Medical Center and Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.
UCSD West/Pepper Canyon  Blue Line La Jolla 2021 Will serve University of California, San Diego.
VA Medical Center  Blue Line La Jolla 2021 Will serve VA Medical Center (VAMC) of San Diego.
Nobel Drive  Blue Line La Jolla Village, San Diego 2021 Will serve La Jolla Village Square and The Shops at La Jolla.
Balboa Avenue  Blue Line Clairemont, San Diego 2021
Clairemont Drive  Blue Line Clairemont, San Diego 2021 Will serve Mission Bay.
Tecolote Road  Blue Line Morena, San Diego 2021 Will serve SeaWorld.

References
  1. "San Diego Trolley, Inc" (pdf). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. February 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2015 – via http://www.sdmts.com/about-mts.
  2. "History [see: Timeline]". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  3. Ristine, Jeff (July 23, 2006). "After 25 years, the trolley keeps on moving". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
  4. Robert J. Hawkins (September 22, 2010). "Construction Begins To Upgrade SD Trolley - $620M Project To Include New Track, Stations Along Blue, Orange Lines". KGTV ABC10 San Diego. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  5. "Several Blue Line trolley stops to close this weekend". The San Diego Union Tribune. October 27, 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  6. Carolina Worrell (December 7, 2015). "Red and robust". Railway Age. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  7. "Trolley Renewal". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  8. For station info, see also: "Trolley - Map and Station Lists". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS). 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  9. "Vintage Trolley". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
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