Green Line (San Diego Trolley)

**Green Line**
Green Line
	A Green Line Trolley At The Convention Center
Overview
Owner	Metropolitan Transit System
Locale	San Diego, California
Termini	12th & Imperial Transit Center; Santee Town Center
Stations	27
Website	sdmts.com/schedules-real-time-maps-and-routes/trolley
Service
Type	Light rail
System	San Diego Trolley
Operator(s)	San Diego Trolley, Inc.
Rolling stock	3-car trains (one SD-100 between two S70s of either length)
Ridership	13,673,926 (FY 2014)
History
Opened	July 10, 2005; 16 years ago
Technical
Line length	23.6 mi (38.0 km)
Number of tracks	2 tracks (Gillespie Field–Santee Town Center: 1 track)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	600 V DC overhead lines
Operating speed	55 mph (89 km/h) (max)
Route map
	Legend
	Blue Line
	to San Ysidro
	Orange Line
	to Arnele Avenue
	Blue Line
	to America Plaza
	Orange Line
	to Courthouse
	Silver Line
	via Civic Center
	I-5
	San Diego Freeway
	I-8
	Kumeyaay Highway
	Amtrak
	Pacific Surfliner
	Blue Line
	to Westfield UTC
	I-805
	Mission Valley Viaduct
	Purple Line
	to Overland Avenue
	temporarily
	closed
	Purple Line
	to San Ysidro Transit Center
	Orange Line
	to Santa Fe Depot
	all stations accessible
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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 route serves Downtown San Diego, Mission Valley, and the cities of La Mesa, El Cajon, and 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 being the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines.

History[]

Siemens S70 Green Line train at SDSU's underground station, on the station's opening day (July 10, 2005)

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. It traverses Mission Valley, San Diego, which is the valley of the San Diego River, and runs parallel to Interstate 8 for this segment.

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]

Stations[]

Station	Location	Connections
12th & Imperial Transit Center	East Village, San Diego	Blue Line Orange Line Silver Line Metropolitan Transit System: 4, 12, 901, 929 Greyhound Lines
Gaslamp Quarter	Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego	Silver Line
Convention Center	Marina, San Diego	Silver Line
Seaport Village	Marina, San Diego	Silver Line
Santa Fe Depot	Core, San Diego	Blue Line Pacific Surfliner Coaster Metropolitan Transit System: 83, Rapid 215, Rapid 225, Rapid 235, Rapid Express 280, Rapid Express 290, 923, 992
County Center/Little Italy	Little Italy, San Diego	Blue Line
Middletown	Middletown, San Diego	Blue Line TROLLEY → TERMINAL shuttle
Washington Street	Mission Hills, San Diego	Blue Line Metropolitan Transit System: 10
Old Town Transit Center	Old Town, San Diego	Blue Line Pacific Surfliner Coaster Metropolitan Transit System: 8, 9, 10, 28, 30, 35, 44, 83, 88, 105 San Diego Flyer shuttle University of San Diego shuttle
Morena/Linda Vista	Morena, San Diego	Metropolitan Transit System: 44, 105
Fashion Valley Transit Center	Mission Valley, San Diego	Metropolitan Transit System: 1, 6, 20, 25, 41, 88, 120, 928
Hazard Center
Mission Valley Center		Metropolitan Transit System: 6
Rio Vista
Fenton Parkway
Stadium
Mission San Diego	Grantville, San Diego	Metropolitan Transit System: 14
Grantville	Grantville, San Diego	Metropolitan Transit System: 13, 14, 18
San Diego State University Transit Center	College Area, San Diego	Metropolitan Transit System: 11, 14, 115, Rapid 215, 856, 936, 955
Alvarado Medical Center	College Area, San Diego
70th Street	La Mesa	Metropolitan Transit System: 14
Grossmont Transit Center		Orange Line Metropolitan Transit System: 852, 854
Amaya Drive		Orange Line
El Cajon Transit Center	El Cajon	Orange Line Metropolitan Transit System: 115, 815, 816, 833, 848, 864, 872, 874, 875, 888, 891, 892, 894 Greyhound Lines Sycuan Casino Shuttle
Arnele Avenue	El Cajon	Orange Line Metropolitan Transit System: 115, 833
Gillespie Field	Santee
Santee Town Center	Santee	Metropolitan Transit System: 832, 833, 834

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "San Diego Trolley, Inc" (pdf). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. February 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2015 – via http://www.sdmts.com/about-mts. {{cite web}}: External link in |via= (help)
^ ^a ^b "MTS Announces a Record 95 Million Passengers Rode the Bus and Trolley in FY 2014". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. August 19, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
^ "SDMTS - Trolley". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Fudge, Tom (April 30, 2012). "San Diego's Green Line Will Finally Arrive Downtown In September". KPBS-FM. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
^ Ristine, Jeff (July 23, 2006). "After 25 years, the trolley keeps on moving". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "SDMTS Service Changes, September 2012". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 2, 2012. Archived from the original on April 30, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2012.

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[SD-Trolley-Inc-1] "San Diego Trolley, Inc" (pdf). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. February 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2015 – via http://www.sdmts.com/about-mts. {{cite web}}: External link in |via= (help)

[MTS-FY2014-2] "MTS Announces a Record 95 Million Passengers Rode the Bus and Trolley in FY 2014". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. August 19, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2014.

[Trolley-info-3] "SDMTS - Trolley". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2016.

[kpbsrenewalapril30-4] Fudge, Tom (April 30, 2012). "San Diego's Green Line Will Finally Arrive Downtown In September". KPBS-FM. Retrieved November 20, 2013.

[SD-Trolley-history-5] Ristine, Jeff (July 23, 2006). "After 25 years, the trolley keeps on moving". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2009.

[2012reallignment-6] "SDMTS Service Changes, September 2012". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 2, 2012. Archived from the original on April 30, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2012.

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v t San Diego Trolley
Current lines	Blue Green Orange Silver
Future lines	Purple
Defunct lines	Special Event
Stations	Fifth Avenue 8th Street 12th & Imperial Transit Center 24th Street 25th & Commercial 32nd & Commercial 47th Street 70th Street Alvarado Medical Center Amaya Drive America Plaza Arnele Avenue Balboa Avenue Barrio Logan Bayfront/E Street Beyer Boulevard City College Civic Center Clairemont Drive Convention Center County Center/Little Italy Courthouse El Cajon Transit Center Encanto/62nd Street Euclid Avenue Executive Drive Fashion Valley Transit Center Fenton Parkway Gaslamp Quarter Gillespie Field Grantville Grossmont Transit Center H Street Harborside Hazard Center Iris Avenue La Mesa Boulevard Lemon Grove Depot Massachusetts Avenue Middletown Mission San Diego Mission Valley Center Morena/Linda Vista Nobel Drive Old Town Transit Center Pacific Fleet Palm Avenue Palomar Street Park & Market Rio Vista Santa Fe Depot Santee Town Center San Ysidro Transit Center SDSU Transit Center Seaport Village Spring Street Tecolote Road UC San Diego Central Campus UC San Diego Health La Jolla University Towne Center VA Medical Center Washington Street Closed San Diego Square Stadium (temporary)
Connecting rail	Amtrak California Pacific Surfliner COASTER
Other	Pronto Transportation in San Diego San Diego Metropolitan Transit System San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad San Diego Electric Railway