Washington Street station (San Diego Trolley)

Washington Street station is an at-grade station on the Blue Line and Green Line of the San Diego Trolley system. It is located along the Surf Line right of way at West Washington Street, in a largely industrial area of San Diego. The stop also serves the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and the Mission Hills neighborhood, which includes a variety of medium-density housing within blocks of the station.

Washington Street
Washington Street station, 2008
General information
Location2136 West Washington Street
San Diego, California
Coordinates 32.741725°N 117.183504°W / 32.741725; -117.183504
Owned bySan Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated bySan Diego Trolley
Line(s)Surf Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MTS: 10
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleDisabled access
History
OpenedJune 16, 1996 (1996-06-16)
RebuiltNovember 24, 2011
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station
Old Town Transit Center
towards UTC Transit Center
 Blue Line Middletown
towards San Ysidro Transit Center
Old Town Transit Center
towards Santee Town Center
 Green Line Middletown
towards 12th & Imperial Transit Center
Location

This station opened on June 16, 1996 as part of the North/South Line (later renamed the Blue Line) extension to the Old Town Transit Center.[1] On July 2, 2011, the station was closed to undergo renovations[2][3] as part of the Trolley Renewal Project.[4] It was originally supposed to be reopened by early September,[2] but numerous construction issues pushed the reopening back to November 24, 2011.[5][6]

Station layout

There are four tracks, two for the trolley station and two passing tracks for commuter, intercity, and BNSF freight service.

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ←  Blue Line toward UTC Transit Center (Old Town Transit Center)
←  Green Line toward Santee Town Center (Old Town Transit Center)
Southbound →  Blue Line toward San Ysidro Transit Center (Middletown) →
→  Green Line toward 12th & Imperial Transit Center (Middletown) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ← Coaster does not stop here
← Amtrak Pacific Surfliner does not stop here
Southbound → Coaster does not stop here →
→ Amtrak Pacific Surfliner does not stop here →

See also

References
  1. Ristine, Jeff (July 23, 2006). "After 25 years, the trolley keeps on moving". San Diego Union-Tribune. Union-Tribune Publishing Co. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  2. "MTS Starts Downtown Trolley Station Reconstruction Washington Street Station to Close Temporarily on July 2". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. June 23, 2011. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  3. "Washington Street Trolley station to close for renewal". San Diego Union-Tribune. Union-Tribune Publishing Co. June 27, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  4. "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  5. "Washington St Station now to remain closed thru late Nov due to construction issues". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (via Twitter). November 14, 2011. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  6. Castillo, Efren (October 17, 2011). "Washington Street Trolley Station". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 2013-12-30.


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