Convention Center station (San Diego Trolley) explained

Convention Center
Style:San Diego Trolley
Address:301 First Avenue
Borough:San Diego, California
Country:United States
Coordinates:32.7091°N -117.164°W
Owned:San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operator:San Diego Trolley
Line:Bayside Corridor
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:3
Structure:At-grade
Code:75096, 75097[1]
Rebuilt:2012
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Convention Center station is a station of the Green and Silver Lines on the San Diego Trolley. It is located in the Marina District section of the city, which features a variety of waterfront apartments just west of downtown. The San Diego Convention Center is located adjacent to the station, and Petco Park is less than half a mile away. This station opened June 30, 1990 as part of the Orange Line's (then called the East Line) Bayside Extension.[2]

It was closed from April 9 through July 2012[3] to undergo renovations as part of the Trolley Renewal Project.[4]

On September 2, 2012, service to this station by the Orange Line was replaced by the Green Line as part of a system redesign.[5]

Station layout

There are two tracks, each with a side platform. A third track handles freight operations, and Coaster trains heading to and from the yard.

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound toward
downtown loop
Southbound toward →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Main lineBNSF Railway freight service, to/from Coaster yard →

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schedules & Real Time . . April 9, 2020.
  2. News: After 25 years, the trolley keeps on moving . Ristine . Jeff . . Union-Tribune Publishing Co. . July 23, 2006 . 2013-12-30.
  3. Web site: Construction Alert Upcoming Trolley Station and Road Closures June through February 2013 . . June 26, 2012 . 2013-12-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131231001408/http://www.sdmts.com/documents/ConstructionAlert062512R.PDF . 2013-12-31 .
  4. Web site: Trolley Renewal Project . . 2013 . 2013-12-29.
  5. Web site: September 2, 2012 Service Changes. Major Bus and Trolley Service Changes . . 2012 . 2013-12-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150430054758/http://www.sdmts.com/Planning/ServiceChangesSeptember2012.asp . 2015-04-30 .