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Washington Street station (San Diego Trolley)

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Coordinates: 32°44′30″N 117°11′01″W / 32.741725°N 117.183504°W / 32.741725; -117.183504
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Washington Street
Washington Street station in 2024
General information
Location2136 West Washington Street
San Diego, California
United States
Coordinates32°44′30″N 117°11′01″W / 32.741725°N 117.183504°W / 32.741725; -117.183504
Owned bySan Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated bySan Diego Trolley
Line(s)Surf Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MTS: 10
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleDisabled access
History
OpenedJune 16, 1996 (1996-06-16)
Rebuilt2011
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station
Old Town
towards UTC
 Blue Line Middletown
towards San Ysidro
Old Town
towards El Cajon
 Green Line Middletown
towards 12th & Imperial
Old Town
towards Balboa Avenue
 Special Event Line
Location
Map

Washington Street station is an at-grade station on the Blue Line and Green Line of the San Diego Trolley system. It is located along the Surf Line right of way at West Washington Street, in a largely industrial area of San Diego. The stop also serves Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and the Mission Hills neighborhood, which includes a variety of medium-density housing within blocks of the station.

This station opened on June 16, 1996 as part of the North/South Line (later renamed the Blue Line) extension to the Old Town Transit Center.[1] On July 2, 2011, the station was closed for renovations[2][3] as part of the Trolley Renewal Project.[4] It was originally supposed to reopen by early September,[2] but numerous construction issues pushed the reopening to November 24, 2011.[5][6]

Washington Street station in 2008

Station layout

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There are four tracks, two for the trolley station and two passing tracks for commuter, intercity, and BNSF freight service.

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ←  Blue Line toward UTC (Old Town)
←  Green Line toward El Cajon (Old Town)
Southbound →  Blue Line toward San Ysidro (Middletown) →
→  Green Line toward 12th & Imperial (Middletown) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ← Coaster does not stop here
← Amtrak Pacific Surfliner does not stop here
Southbound → Coaster does not stop here →
→ Amtrak Pacific Surfliner does not stop here →

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ristine, Jeff (July 23, 2006). "After 25 years, the trolley keeps on moving". San Diego Union-Tribune. Union-Tribune Publishing Co. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  2. ^ a b "MTS Starts Downtown Trolley Station Reconstruction Washington Street Station to Close Temporarily on July 2". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. June 23, 2011. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  3. ^ "Washington Street Trolley station to close for renewal". San Diego Union-Tribune. Union-Tribune Publishing Co. June 27, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  4. ^ "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  5. ^ "Washington St Station now to remain closed thru late Nov due to construction issues". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (via Twitter). November 14, 2011. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  6. ^ Castillo, Efren (October 17, 2011). "Washington Street Trolley Station". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 2013-12-30.


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