America Plaza station explained

Style:San Diego Trolley
America Plaza
Address:1050 India Street
Borough:San Diego, California
Country:United States
Coordinates:32.7163°N -117.1683°W
Owned:San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operator:San Diego Trolley
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Connections: MTS:,,,,,,, [1]
Structure:At-grade
Code:75084, 75085[2]
Opened:[3]
Rebuilt:2011
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

America Plaza station is a stop on the Blue and Silver lines of the San Diego Trolley. Located in the downtown Core of San Diego, California, it is directly connected to One America Plaza, the city's tallest building. The station, along with its accompanying 34-story high-rise building, opened on November 14, 1991,[4] [5] replacing Columbia Street station, which was one block to the east. Since it opened along a line segment already in service, America Plaza station is the second infill station in the San Diego Trolley system, following E Street station.

History

America Plaza was originally the point where the Orange and Blue lines diverged. Prior to the system redesign on September 2, 2012, the Orange Line looped south and east towards Gaslamp Quarter station and then returned to 12th & Imperial Transit Center, while the Blue Line turned north towards Santa Fe Depot en route to Old Town Transit Center. The redesign shortened the Blue Line's northern terminus to America Plaza and rerouted the Orange Line to terminate at Santa Fe Depot, replacing the western portion of the downtown loop with Green Line service.[6] However, with the completion of Mid-Coast Trolley extension on November 21, 2021, the Blue Line was extended northward through Santa Fe Depot and Old Town to serve new stations.[7]

This station underwent renovation from October 21 until December 19, 2011,[8] as part of the Trolley Renewal Project,[9] during which a temporary stop was set up between Columbia and State streets to serve the area.[10]

Additionally, Courthouse station opened on April 29, 2018 becoming the new terminus of the Orange Line.[11]

Station layout

Northbound ← toward
Southbound toward →
downtown loop →

Notes and References

  1. Web site: San Diego Regional Transit Map . . October 2023 . June 11, 2024 .
  2. Web site: Schedules & Real Time . . April 9, 2020.
  3. Web site: History . May 22, 2015 . San Diego Metropolitan Transit System . April 9, 2020.
  4. Web site: MTS Historical Timeline . . 2014 . January 8, 2014.
  5. Web site: America Plaza . SubwayNut.com . July 5, 2012 . January 8, 2014.
  6. Web site: September 2, 2012 Service Changes. Major Bus and Trolley Service Changes . . 2012 . December 28, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150430054758/http://www.sdmts.com/Planning/ServiceChangesSeptember2012.asp . April 30, 2015 .
  7. Web site: Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project . San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) . December 28, 2013 . May 5, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130505073328/http://www.sandag.org/index.asp?projectid=250&fuseaction=projects.detail . dead .
  8. Web site: Downtown Area Trolley Stations and Streets to Close for Two Weekends: October 21–23 and October 28–30 . . October 20, 2011 . December 30, 2013.
  9. Web site: Trolley Renewal Project . . 2013 . December 29, 2013.
  10. Web site: MTS New Low Floor Trolleys Go Into Service on Monday, October 3rd . . September 29, 2011 . December 28, 2013.
  11. Web site: Courthouse Trolley Station Opens on Sunday, April 29, 2018 . August 8, 2017 . San Diego Metropolitan Transit Service . July 7, 2018.

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