Iris Avenue station

Iris Avenue station is a station on the Blue Line of the San Diego Trolley in the Otay Mesa West neighborhood of San Diego. The stop serves a variety of purposes, holding the function of commuter center with a park and ride lot and to provide access to the nearby commercial and residential areas.

Iris Avenue
San Diego Trolley station
The station in August 2019
General information
Location3120 Iris Avenue
San Diego, California
United States
Coordinates 32.569097°N 117.066101°W / 32.569097; -117.066101
Owned bySan Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated bySan Diego Trolley
Line(s)SD&AE Main Line[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Metropolitan Transit System: 901, 905, 906, 907, 929, 932, 933, 934, 950[2]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking192 spaces
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
Station code75004, 75005[3]
History
OpenedJuly 26, 1981 (1981-07-26)[4]
RebuiltMay 2015[5]
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station
Palm Avenue Blue Line Beyer Boulevard
Location

History

Iris Avenue opened as part of the initial 15.9-mile (25.6 km) "South Line" of the San Diego Trolley system on July 26, 1981, operating from San Ysidro Transit Center north to Downtown San Diego using the main line tracks of the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway.[4][1]

This station was originally scheduled to undergo renovation starting September 2014,[6][7] as part of the Trolley Renewal Project,[8] though actual renovation construction didn't begin until October 2014;[5] it reopened with a renovated station platform in May 2015.[9]

Station layout

There are two tracks, each with a side platform.

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound Blue Line toward UTC Transit Center (Palm Avenue)
Southbound Blue Line toward San Ysidro Transit Center (Beyer Boulevard)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

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