Alvarado station

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UC San Diego Health East
Alvarado
San Diego Trolley station
Alvarado Medical Center.jpg
Alvarado station, 2008
General information
Location6658 Alvarado Road
San Diego, California
Coordinates 32°46′38″N117°03′25″W / 32.777174°N 117.05686°W / 32.777174; -117.05686
Platforms Side platform
Construction
ParkingLimited street parking
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 10, 2005
Previous namesAlvarado Medical Center (2005–2023)
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station
SDSU Green Line 70th Street
towards Santee
Location
Alvarado station

UC San Diego Health East station (also known as Alvarado station and formerly Alvarado Medical Center station) is a station on San Diego Trolley's Green Line in the College Area. The station is located across the street from UC San Diego Health East Campus Medical Center, and near the intersection of Alvarado Road and Reservoir Drive. The street-level station has side platforms.

Contents

The station opened in 2005 [1] under the Alvarado Medical Center station name when the medical center was named the Alvarado Hospital. The station was renamed to Alvarado station in 2023 after the Alvarado Hospital was renamed UC San Diego Health East Campus Medical Center. [2] The station was further renamed in 2024 to UC San Diego Health East station. [3]

Besides the hospital and the College Area, portions of the residential neighborhood of Del Cerro are also accessible from the stop.

Station layout

There are two tracks, each served by a side platform.

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound Logo Green Line (San Diego Trolley).svg Green Line toward 12th & Imperial (SDSU)
Eastbound Logo Green Line (San Diego Trolley).svg Green Line toward Santee ()
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Alvarado riddle

One of the most noticeable features of the station is a riddle, engraved into the tiles on the wall that separates the station from the freeway. This art installation was created by Roman De Salvo in 2005. [4]

The riddle reads:

"Arteries, veins, and, capillaries. For autos, rain, and, catenaries. All three lines are side by side.

Above, below, and, stratified. One is numbered less than nine. Another was there at the dawn of time.

The last will be here after a wait. Or, right away if you're not too late.

Look around to solve this riddle. Name all three, top, bottom and middle.

If bewildered, feel the handrail. The answer there is writ in Braille.”

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