Middletown station (San Diego Trolley)

Middletown is a station of the Green Line on the San Diego Trolley. It is located in a narrow strip of land between San Diego International Airport and Interstate 5. It also serves crowded residential area in the Middletown neighborhood, which includes a variety of medium-density housing within blocks of the station. This station opened in June 1996 as part of the Blue Line (then called the North/South Line) extension to the Old Town Transit Center.[1]

Middletown
San Diego Trolley station
Middletown station in 2019
Location1396 Palm Street
San Diego, CA
Coordinates32.733125°N 117.174438°W / 32.733125; -117.174438
Owned bySan Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened1996
Rebuilt2012
Services
Preceding station   San Diego Trolley   Following station
Green Line
  Future services  
Blue Line
toward University Towne Center
Location
Middletown station in 2010

The station was closed from May 21[2] through August 2012[3] for renovations as part of the Trolley Renewal Project.[4]

On September 2, 2012, service to this station was replaced by the Green Line, when the Blue Line's northern terminus was truncated to the America Plaza station as part of a system redesign.[5] Blue Line service at this station will resume when the Mid-Coast Trolley extension is completed by 2021.[6]

Station layout

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 ←  Green Line toward Santee Town Center (Washington Street)
←  Blue Line (future service) toward University Towne Center (Washington Street)
Southbound →  Blue Line (future service) toward San Ysidro Transit Center (County Center/Little Italy) →
→  Green Line toward 12th & Imperial Transit Center (County Center/Little Italy) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ← Coaster does not stop here
←      Pacific Surfliner does not stop here
Southbound → Coaster does not stop here →
→      Pacific Surfliner does not stop here →

Airport Connection

San Diego International Airport is accessible from this station. In July 2015, the airport added its TROLLEY → TERMINAL Shuttle Service that runs between the terminals and this station. The shuttle stops at the airport's consolidated rental car center (opened January 20, 2016[7]), which is one block away. Passengers access the shuttle from the station by proceeding one block southwest on W. Palm Street. The shuttle runs while the airport is open.

See also

References
  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. "Construction Alert Upcoming Trolley Station and Road Closures" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. April 13, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  3. "Construction Advisory Trolley Station Closures & Detours August 2012 through March 2013" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. August 24, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2013. 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 April 30, 2015. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  6. "Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project Fact Sheet" (PDF). San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG). May 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  7. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2016/01/21/san-diego-rental-car-center-art/79109502/


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