America Plaza station

America Plaza is a station of the Blue and Silver Lines on the San Diego Trolley. It is located in the Downtown Core of San Diego, California, and is directly connected to One America Plaza, the city's tallest building. The station, and its accompanying 34-story high-rise building, opened on November 14, 1991,[5][6] making the station the second infill station in the San Diego Trolley system.

America Plaza
America Plaza station, 2019
General information
Location1050 India St
San Diego, California
Coordinates 32.716253°N 117.168317°W / 32.716253; -117.168317
Owned bySan Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated bySan Diego Trolley
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MTS: 83, Rapid 215, Rapid 225, Rapid 235, Rapid Express 280, Rapid Express 290, 923, San Diego International Airport 992[1]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingPaid parking nearby
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
Station code75084, 75085[2]
History
OpenedNovember 14, 1991 (1991-11-14)[3]
RebuiltDecember 2011 (2011-12)[4]
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station
Santa Fe Depot
towards UTC Transit Center
 Blue Line Civic Center
towards San Ysidro Transit Center
Seaport Village
One-way operation
 Silver Line Civic Center
Next clockwise
Location

History
A Blue Line train is stopped under the metal arches of America Plaza station (right) while a Rapid bus departs (left). The colorful tile-covered campanile of Santa Fe Depot station can be seen in the background.

America Plaza originally was where the Orange and Blue lines split. The Orange Line used to loop south and east on its way to Gaslamp Quarter and back to 12th & Imperial Transit Center, while the Blue Line used to turn north towards Santa Fe Depot on its way to Old Town Transit Center. A system redesign on September 2, 2012, shortened the Blue Line's northern terminus to this station, and rerouted the Orange Line to terminate at Santa Fe Depot, while the western portion of the downtown loop was replaced by service from the Green Line.[7] When the Mid-Coast extension was completed on November 21, 2021, the Blue Line was re-extended northward through Santa Fe Depot and Old Town to serve the new stations.[8]

This station was closed from October 21 until December 19, 2011,[4] for renovations as part of the Trolley Renewal Project,[9] during which a temporary stop was erected between Columbia and State streets to serve the area.[10]

On April 29, 2018, the Courthouse station opened as the new terminus of the Orange Line.[11]

Station layout
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ←  Blue Line toward UTC Transit Center (Santa Fe Depot)
Southbound →  Blue Line toward San Ysidro Transit Center (Civic Center) →
→  Silver Line downtown loop (Civic Center) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to America Plaza (San Diego Trolley station).

References
  1. "San Diego Regional Transit Map" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. November 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  2. "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  3. "History". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 22 May 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  4. "Downtown Area Trolley Stations and Streets to Close for Two Weekends: October 21–23 and October 28–30". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. October 20, 2011. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  5. "MTS Historical Timeline". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  6. "America Plaza". SubwayNut.com. July 5, 2012. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  7. "September 2, 2012 Service Changes. Major Bus and Trolley Service Changes". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2012. Archived from the original on April 30, 2015. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  8. "Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project". San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG). Archived from the original on 2013-05-05. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  9. "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  10. "MTS New Low Floor Trolleys Go Into Service on Monday, October 3rd". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 29, 2011. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  11. "Courthouse Trolley Station Opens on Sunday, April 29, 2018". San Diego Metropolitan Transit Service. 8 August 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
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