Convention Center station (San Diego Trolley)

Convention Center 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. This station opened June 30, 1990 as part of the Orange Line's (then called the East Line) Bayside Extension.[2]

Convention Center
San Diego Trolley station
The station in 2011, when it was served by the Orange Line
Location301 First Avenue, San Diego, California
United States
Coordinates32.709118°N 117.164044°W / 32.709118; -117.164044
Owned bySan Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated bySan Diego Trolley
Line(s)Bayside Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Disabled access
Other information
Station code75096, 75097[1]
History
OpenedJune 30, 1990 (1990-06-30)[2]
RebuiltJuly 2012[3]
Services
Preceding station   San Diego Trolley   Following station
Green Line
One-way operation
Silver Line
Next clockwise
Location

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 on the line. Silver Line heritage service operates Friday through Sunday only.

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ←  Green Line toward Santee Town Center (Seaport Village)
←  Silver Line downtown loop (Seaport Village)
Southbound →  Green Line toward 12th & Imperial Transit Center (Gaslamp Quarter) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Freight ← BNSF freight service →

See also

References
  1. "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  2. Ristine, Jeff (July 23, 2006). "After 25 years, the trolley keeps on moving". San Diego Union-Tribune. Union-Tribune Publishing Co. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  3. "Construction Alert Upcoming Trolley Station and Road Closures June through February 2013" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. June 26, 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  4. "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  5. "September 2, 2012 Service Changes. Major Bus and Trolley Service Changes". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2013-12-29.


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