UTC Transit Center explained

UTC Transit Center
Style:San Diego Trolley
Address:4545 La Jolla Village Drive
Borough:San Diego, California
Country:United States
Coordinates:32.8692°N -117.214°W
Owned:San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operator:San Diego Trolley
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:Elevated
Parking:333 spaces, paid[1]
Bicycle:40 space parking station[2]
Code:77787[3]
Rebuilt:2021
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

UTC Transit Center is a San Diego Trolley station and transportation hub in the University City district of San Diego, California. It is located at University Towne Center (UTC), the outdoor shopping mall after which the station is named. The station's elevated trolley platform is served by the Blue Line, and stands above Genesee Avenue at its intersection with Esplanade Court.[4] Its at-grade bus plaza is built into the lower level of one of the mall's parking structures that includes 333 spaces that can be used by transit customers who pay an hourly fee.[5]

Bus service began at the transit center on October 27, 2017 and trolley service began 4 years later on November 21, 2021, as the new terminus of the Blue Line;[6] it was constructed as part of the Mid-Coast Trolley extension project.[7] [8]

Service

Station layout

Southbound toward →
Southbound toward →
Street levelEntrance/Exit, bus plaza, parking structure

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Transit Station Parking . August 20, 2022 . . July 27, 2015 . en.
  2. Web site: Interactive San Diego Regional Bike Map . August 20, 2022 . San Diego Association of Governments.
  3. Web site: Schedules & Real Time . November 21, 2021 . San Diego Metropolitan Transit System.
  4. Web site: Voigt Drive Station (at UC San Diego East) to Executive Drive Station and UTC Transit Center (Terminus). San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG). keepsandiegomoving.com. June 18, 2020.
  5. Web site: UC San Diego Blue Line station list . November 21, 2021 . San Diego Metropolitan Transit System . May 22, 2015 . en.
  6. News: November 21, 2021 . It's finally here: Riders take first trips on trolley extension with 9 new stops . Fox 5 San Diego . San Diego . November 21, 2021.
  7. News: Meyer . Matt . Ride the trolley for free all day Sunday when San Diego debuts new extension . November 20, 2021 . Fox 5 San Diego . November 17, 2021.
  8. Web site: Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project . . April 17, 2016.