Washington Street station (San Diego Trolley)
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Location | 2136 West Washington Street San Diego, California United States | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°44′30″N 117°11′01″W / 32.741725°N 117.183504°W | |||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | San Diego Metropolitan Transit System | |||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | San Diego Trolley | |||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Surf Line | |||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | June 16, 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 the 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 to undergo renovations[2][3] as part of the Trolley Renewal Project.[4] It was originally supposed to be reopened by early September,[2] but numerous construction issues pushed the reopening back to November 24, 2011.[5][6]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Washington_ST_Station.jpg/220px-Washington_ST_Station.jpg)
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 | ← ![]() ← ![]() |
Southbound | ![]() ![]() |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Northbound | ← ![]() ← ![]() |
Southbound | ![]() ![]() |
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Washington Street Trolley station to close for renewal". San Diego Union-Tribune. Union-Tribune Publishing Co. June 27, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ^ "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Castillo, Efren (October 17, 2011). "Washington Street Trolley Station". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 2013-12-30.