Green Line (San Diego Trolley)

Green Line
	A San Diego Trolley on the Green Line approaching; El Cajon Transit Center.
Overview
Other name(s)	Sycuan Green Line
Type	Light rail
System	San Diego Trolley
Status	Operational
Locale	San Diego, California
Termini	12th & Imperial Transit Center; Santee Town Center
Stations	27[1]
Ridership	13,673,926 (FY 2014)[2]
Website	SDMTS - Trolley
Operation
Opened	July 10, 2005[1]
Owner	Metropolitan Transit System
Operator(s)	San Diego Trolley, Inc.
Rolling stock	3-car trains (one SD-100 between two S70s of either length)
Technical
Line length	23.6 mi (38.0 km)[1]
Number of tracks	2 tracks, and 1 track (between Gillespie Field & Santee Town Center)
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm); (standard gauge)
Electrification	600 V DC Overhead lines
Operating speed	65 mph (105 km/h) (max)
Route map
	Blue Line
	to San Ysidro
	Orange Line
	to El Cajon Transit Center
	Blue Line
	to America Plaza
	Orange Line
	via Civic Center
	Orange & Silver Lines
	via Civic Center
	Amtrak
	Pacific Surfliner
	Blue Line extension (MCCTP)
	to Westfield UTC
	Orange Line
	to Santa Fe Depot

The Green Line (officially the Sycuan Green Line for sponsorship purposes) 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 Green Line currently operates between Downtown San Diego and the city of 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] It is named due to a naming rights deal with Sycuan Casino^[5].

The line is one of four lines in the Trolley system, the others being the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines.

History

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.^[6] 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.

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]^[7] 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.^[7]

Stops along the Green Line

Station Name	Connections	Notes
Green Line (12th & Imperial–Old Town–Santee)
12th & Imperial Transit Center	Blue Line Orange Line Silver Line	Serves Petco Park. Universal transfer station for all lines. Terminus for Green and Silver Lines.
Gaslamp Quarter	Silver Line	Serves Gaslamp Quarter; also Convention Center & Petco Park.
Convention Center	Silver Line	Serves Convention Center.
Seaport Village	Silver Line	Serves Seaport Village.
Santa Fe Depot	Transfer at America Plaza: Blue Line Orange Line Silver Line	Directly adjacent to America Plaza – so is an "indirect" transfer point for Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines. Transfer point for the Coaster and the Surfliner.
County Center/Little Italy		Serves San Diego County Administration Center.
Middletown
Washington Street
Old Town Transit Center		Serves Old Town Historic Park. Transfer point for the Coaster and the Surfliner.
Morena/Linda Vista		Serves University of San Diego.
Fashion Valley Transit Center		Serves Fashion Valley Mall.
Hazard Center		Serves the Hazard Center Shopping Center.
Mission Valley Center		Serves Westfield Mission Valley.
Rio Vista
Fenton Parkway		This was an infill station (it was added almost 3 years after the line's opening) – the only infill station on the current Green Line.
Qualcomm Stadium		Serves Qualcomm Stadium.
Mission San Diego		Serves Mission San Diego de Alcalá.
Grantville
SDSU Transit Center		Serves San Diego State University. Only underground station in the Trolley system.
Alvarado Medical Center		Serves the Alvarado Medical Center.
70th Street
Grossmont Transit Center	Orange Line	Serves Grossmont Center.
Amaya Drive	Orange Line
El Cajon Transit Center	Orange Line	Serves Sycuan Casino Shuttle.
Arnele Avenue	Orange Line	Serves Parkway Plaza. Terminus for Orange Line.
Gillespie Field		Serves Gillespie Field (airport).
Santee Town Center		Serves Santee Trolley Square and Santee Town Center. Terminus for Green Line.

Gallery

Siemens S70 Green Line train at SDSU's underground station, on the station's opening day.

References

1 2 3 4 5 "San Diego Trolley, Inc" (pdf). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. February 2013. Retrieved 2015-12-11 – via http://www.sdmts.com/about-mts.
1 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 2014-09-19.
↑ "SDMTS - Trolley". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
1 2 Fudge, Tom (April 30, 2012). "San Diego's Green Line Will Finally Arrive Downtown In September". KPBS-FM. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
↑ "Sycuan Casino Inks Naming Rights Agreement for the MTS Sycuan Green Line". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
↑ 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.
1 2 "SDMTS Service Changes, September 2012". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 2, 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2012-10-22.

Route map:

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[SD-Trolley-Inc-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "San Diego Trolley, Inc" (pdf). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. February 2013. Retrieved 2015-12-11 – via http://www.sdmts.com/about-mts.

[MTS-FY2014-2] 1 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 2014-09-19.

[Trolley-info-3] "SDMTS - Trolley". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-29.

[kpbsrenewalapril30-4] 1 2 Fudge, Tom (April 30, 2012). "San Diego's Green Line Will Finally Arrive Downtown In September". KPBS-FM. Retrieved 2013-11-20.

[5] "Sycuan Casino Inks Naming Rights Agreement for the MTS Sycuan Green Line". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2017-12-28.

[SD-Trolley-history-6] 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-7] 1 2 "SDMTS Service Changes, September 2012". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 2, 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2012-10-22.

San Diego Trolley
Current lines	Blue Green Orange Silver
Defunct lines	Special Event
Stations	Fifth Avenue 8th Street 12th & Imperial 24th Street 25th & Commercial 32nd & Commercial 47th Street 70th Street Alvarado Medical Center Amaya Drive America Plaza Arnele Avenue Barrio Logan Bayfront/E Street Beyer Boulevard City College Civic Center Convention Center County Center/Little Italy Courthouse El Cajon Transit Center Encanto/62nd Street Euclid Avenue 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 Old Town Transit Center Pacific Fleet Palm Avenue Palomar Street Park & Market Qualcomm Stadium Rio Vista Santa Fe Depot Santee Town Center San Ysidro Transit Center SDSU Transit Center Seaport Village Spring Street Washington Street
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