Green Line (San Diego Trolley)

Green Line
A San Diego Trolley on the Green Line approaching El Cajon Transit Center.
Overview
Type	Light rail
System	San Diego Trolley
Status	Operational
Locale	San Diego, California
Termini	12th & Imperial Transit Center Santee Town Center
Stations	27[1]
Ridership	13,673,926 (FY 2014)[2]
Website	SDMTS - Trolley
Operation
Opened	July 10, 2005[1]
Owner	Metropolitan Transit System
Operator(s)	San Diego Trolley, Inc.
Rolling stock	3-car trains (one SD-100 between two S70s of either length)
Technical
Line length	23.6 mi (38.0 km)[1]
Number of tracks	2 tracks, and 1 track (between Gillespie Field & Santee Town Center)
Track gauge	4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge)
Electrification	600 V DC Overhead lines
Operating speed	65 mph (105 km/h) (max)
Route map Legend Blue Line to San Ysidro Orange Line to El Cajon Transit Center 12th & Imperial Transit Center Blue Line to America Plaza Orange Line via Civic Center Storage and Maintenance Yard Gaslamp Quarter Convention Center Seaport Village Orange & Silver Lines via Civic Center Transit Center Santa Fe Depot County Center/Little Italy Middletown Washington Street I-5 Old Town Transit Center I-8   Coaster Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Blue Line extension (MCCTP) to Westfield UTC Morena/Linda Vista Fashion Valley Transit Center SR 163 Hazard Center Mission Valley Center Rio Vista I-805 (Mission Valley Viaduct) Fenton Parkway Qualcomm Stadium I-15 / SR 15 Mission San Diego Grantville I-8 SDSU Transit Center Alvarado Medical Center 70th Street I-8 Orange Line to Santa Fe Depot Grossmont Transit Center SR 125 Amaya Drive I-8 El Cajon Transit Center I-8 Arnele Avenue Gillespie Field Santee Town Center

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 Green Line currently operates between Downtown San Diego and the city of 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 include the Blue and Orange and Silver lines.

History

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.

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]

Stops along the Green Line

Green Line (12th & Imperial–Old Town–Santee)
Station Name	Connections	Bus	Train	Parking	Info	Notes
12th & Imperial Transit Center	Blue Line  Orange Line  Silver Line					Serves Petco Park. Universal transfer station for all lines. Terminus for Green and Silver Lines.
Gaslamp Quarter	Silver Line					Serves Gaslamp Quarter; also Convention Center & Petco Park.
Convention Center	Silver Line					Serves Convention Center.
Seaport Village	Silver Line					Serves Seaport Village.
Santa Fe Depot	Orange Line					Directly adjacent to America Plaza – so is an "indirect" transfer point for Blue and Silver Lines. Terminus for Orange Line. Transfer point for the Coaster and the Surfliner.
County Center/Little Italy						Serves San Diego County Administration Center.
Middletown
Washington Street
Old Town Transit Center						Serves Old Town Historic Park. Transfer point for the Coaster and the Surfliner.
Morena/Linda Vista						Serves University of San Diego.
Fashion Valley Transit Center						Serves Fashion Valley Mall.
Hazard Center						Serves the Hazard Center Shopping Center.
Mission Valley Center						Serves Westfield Mission Valley.
Rio Vista
Fenton Parkway						This was an infill station (it was added almost 3 years after the line's opening) – the only infill station on the current Green Line.
Qualcomm Stadium						Serves Qualcomm Stadium.
Mission San Diego						Serves Mission San Diego de Alcalá.
Grantville
SDSU Transit Center						Serves San Diego State University. Only underground station in the Trolley system.
Alvarado Medical Center						Serves the Alvarado Medical Center.
70th Street
Grossmont Transit Center	Orange Line
Amaya Drive	Orange Line
El Cajon Transit Center	Orange Line					Terminus for Orange Line.
Arnele Avenue						Serves Westfield Parkway.
Gillespie Field						Serves Gillespie Field (airport).
Santee Town Center						Terminus for Green Line.

Gallery

Siemens S70 Green Line train at SDSU's underground station, on the station's opening day.

References

1. "San Diego Trolley, Inc." (pdf). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. February 2013. Retrieved 2015-12-11 – via http://www.sdmts.com/about-mts.
2. "MTS Announces a Record 95 Million Passengers Rode the Bus and Trolley in FY 2014". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. August 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
3. "SDMTS - Trolley". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
4. Fudge, Tom (April 30, 2012). "San Diego's Green Line Will Finally Arrive Downtown In September". KPBS-FM. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
5. Ristine, Jeff (July 23, 2006). "After 25 years, the trolley keeps on moving". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
6. "SDMTS Service Changes, September 2012". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 2, 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2012-10-22.

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