Green Line (San Diego Trolley)
The Green Line is a 23.6-mile (38.0 km) light rail line in the San Diego Trolley system, operated by San Diego Trolley, Inc. an operating division of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS).[1] The route serves Downtown San Diego, Mission Valley, and the cities of La Mesa, El Cajon, and Santee.[3][4] The Green Line has the second highest ridership of the San Diego Trolley's three regular lines, transporting 13,673,926 riders during FY 2014 according to the MTS.[2]
The line is one of four lines in the Trolley system, the others being the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines.
History
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The Green Line is the third line in the San Diego Trolley system with service beginning on July 10, 2005, upon the completion and opening of the 5.9 miles (9.5 km)[1] Mission Valley East extension.[5]
The line operates on this extension as well as segments previously served by the Blue Line between the Old Town Transit Center and Mission San Diego, and by the Orange Line east of the Grossmont Transit Center. It traverses Mission Valley, San Diego, which is the valley of the San Diego River, and runs parallel to Interstate 8 for this segment.
The San Diego State University (SDSU) stop on the Green Line is the San Diego Trolley system's only underground station.
2012 realignment
During a system redesign which took effect on September 2, 2012, as part of the Trolley Renewal Project, the western portion of the Green Line was extended from Old Town south through downtown and the Bayside, terminating at 12th & Imperial Transit Center's Bayside Terminal.[4][6] This redesign allowed for two "universal" transfer points among all three lines, at the 12th & Imperial Transit Center, and at the adjacent Santa Fe Depot/America Plaza stations.[6]
Stations
Station | Location | Connections |
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12th & Imperial Transit Center | East Village, San Diego | ![]() ![]() ![]() Metropolitan Transit System: 4, 12, 901, 929 Greyhound Lines |
Gaslamp Quarter | Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego | ![]() |
Convention Center | Marina, San Diego | ![]() |
Seaport Village | ![]() | |
Santa Fe Depot | Core, San Diego | ![]() ![]() ![]() Metropolitan Transit System: 83, Rapid 215, Rapid 225, Rapid 235, Rapid Express 280, Rapid Express 290, 923, ![]() |
County Center/Little Italy | Little Italy, San Diego | ![]() |
Middletown | Middletown, San Diego | ![]() ![]() |
Washington Street | Mission Hills, San Diego | ![]() Metropolitan Transit System: 10 |
Old Town Transit Center ![]() |
Old Town, San Diego | ![]() ![]() ![]() Metropolitan Transit System: 8, 9, 10, 28, 30, 35, 44, 83, 88, 105 ![]() University of San Diego tram[7]UC San Diego Triton Transit: Hillcrest Express[8] |
Morena/Linda Vista ![]() |
Morena, San Diego | Metropolitan Transit System: 44, 105 |
Fashion Valley Transit Center ![]() |
Mission Valley, San Diego | Metropolitan Transit System: 1, 6, 20, 25, 41, 88, 120, 928 |
Hazard Center | ||
Mission Valley Center | Metropolitan Transit System: 6 | |
Rio Vista | ||
Fenton Parkway | ||
Stadium ![]() |
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Mission San Diego | Grantville, San Diego | Metropolitan Transit System: 14 |
Grantville ![]() |
Metropolitan Transit System: 13, 14, 18 | |
San Diego State University Transit Center | College Area, San Diego | Metropolitan Transit System: 11, 14, 115, Rapid 215, 856, 936, 955 |
Alvarado Medical Center | ||
70th Street ![]() |
La Mesa | Metropolitan Transit System: 14 |
Grossmont Transit Center ![]() |
![]() Metropolitan Transit System: 852, 854 | |
Amaya Drive ![]() |
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El Cajon Transit Center ![]() |
El Cajon | ![]() Metropolitan Transit System: 115, 815, 816, 833, 848, 864, 872, 874, 875, 888, 891, 892, 894 Greyhound Lines Sycuan Casino shuttle |
Arnele Avenue ![]() |
![]() Metropolitan Transit System: 115, 833 | |
Gillespie Field ![]() |
Santee | |
Santee Town Center | Metropolitan Transit System: 832, 833, 834 |
References
- "San Diego Trolley, Inc" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. February 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2015 – via http://www.sdmts.com/about-mts.
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- "MTS Announces a Record 95 Million Passengers Rode the Bus and Trolley in FY 2014". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. August 19, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- "SDMTS - Trolley". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- Fudge, Tom (April 30, 2012). "San Diego's Green Line Will Finally Arrive Downtown In September". KPBS-FM. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- Ristine, Jeff (July 23, 2006). "After 25 years, the trolley keeps on moving". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
- "SDMTS Service Changes, September 2012". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 2, 2012. Archived from the original on April 30, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
- https://www.sandiego.edu/safety/tram-services/
- "Hillcrest Express". transportation.ucsd.edu. Retrieved August 24, 2023.