Convention Center station (San Diego Trolley)

Convention Center station is a station of the Green and Silver Lines on the San Diego Trolley. It is located in the Marina District section of the city, which features a variety of waterfront apartments just west of Downtown. The San Diego Convention Center is located adjacent to the station, and Petco Park is less than half a mile away. This station opened June 30, 1990 as part of the Orange Line's (then called the East Line) Bayside Extension.[2]

Convention Center
San Diego Trolley station
The station in 2011, when it was served by the Orange Line
General information
Location301 First Avenue
San Diego, California
United States
Coordinates 32.709118°N 117.164044°W / 32.709118; -117.164044
Owned bySan Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated bySan Diego Trolley
Line(s)Bayside Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
Station code75096, 75097[1]
History
OpenedJune 30, 1990 (1990-06-30)[2]
RebuiltJuly 2012[3]
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station
Gaslamp Quarter
towards 12th & Imperial Transit Center
 Green Line Seaport Village
towards Santee Town Center
Gaslamp Quarter
One-way operation
 Silver Line Seaport Village
Next clockwise
Location

It was closed from April 9 through July 2012[3] to undergo renovations as part of the Trolley Renewal Project.[4]

On September 2, 2012, service to this station by the Orange Line was replaced by the Green Line as part of a system redesign.[5]

Station layout

There are two tracks, each with a side platform. A third track handles freight operations on the line. Silver Line heritage service operates Friday through Sunday only.

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ←  Green Line toward Santee Town Center (Seaport Village)
←  Silver Line downtown loop (Seaport Village)
Southbound →  Green Line toward 12th & Imperial Transit Center (Gaslamp Quarter) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Main line ← BNSF freight service, to/from Coaster yard →

See also

References
  1. "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  2. Ristine, Jeff (July 23, 2006). "After 25 years, the trolley keeps on moving". San Diego Union-Tribune. Union-Tribune Publishing Co. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  3. "Construction Alert Upcoming Trolley Station and Road Closures June through February 2013" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. June 26, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  4. "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  5. "September 2, 2012 Service Changes. Major Bus and Trolley Service Changes". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2013-12-29.


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