Palomar Street station

Palomar Street station is a station on the Blue Line of the San Diego Trolley located in the city of Chula Vista, California. The stop serves a variety of purposes, holding the function of commuter center with a park and ride lot and providing access to the nearby commercial, industrial, and residential areas, as well as Southwestern Community College.

Palomar Street
San Diego Trolley station
The station before renovations in 2010
General information
Location745 Industrial Avenue
Chula Vista, California
United States
Coordinates 32.6029319°N 117.0853116°W / 32.6029319; -117.0853116
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: 701, 704, 712[2]
Bus transport Viejas Casino shuttle[3]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking305 spaces
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
Station code75008, 75009[4]
History
OpenedJuly 26, 1981 (1981-07-26)[5]
RebuiltNovember 2014[6]
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station
H Street
towards UTC Transit Center
 Blue Line Palm Avenue
towards San Ysidro Transit Center
Location

History

Palomar Street 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.[5][1]

This station was renovated, starting March 2014,[7] as part of the Trolley Renewal Project;[8] it reopened with a renovated station platform in November 2014.[6][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 (H Street)
Southbound → Blue Line toward San Ysidro Transit Center (Palm Avenue) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

See also

References
  1. "San Diego & Arizona Eastern (SD&AE) Railway" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. April 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  2. "San Diego Regional Transit Map" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  3. "South County Schedule - Viejas Casino & Resort". 21 January 2018.
  4. "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 14 May 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  5. "History". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 22 May 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  6. "Trolley Renewal Construction Advisory". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. October 8, 2014. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  7. "Construction Advisory Trolley Station Construction & Detours: Palomar Street Trolley Station Construction & Parking Impacts" (pdf). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. March 12, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  8. "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  9. San Diego MTS [@@sdmts] (November 5, 2014). "New platform now in service at Palomar St! :) Thanks for your patience as we renovate the Blue Line #TrolleyRenewal" (Tweet). Retrieved 2015-08-07 – via Twitter.


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