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Location | 301 First Avenue San Diego, California United States | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°42′33″N117°09′51″W / 32.709118°N 117.164044°W | |||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | San Diego Metropolitan Transit System | |||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | San Diego Trolley | |||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Bayside Corridor | |||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | 75096, 75097 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | June 30, 1990 [2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2012 [3] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Convention Center station is a station of the Green and Silver Lines on the San Diego Trolley. It is located in the Marina District section of the city, which features a variety of waterfront apartments just west of downtown. The San Diego Convention Center is located adjacent to the station, and Petco Park is less than half a mile away. This station opened June 30, 1990 as part of the Orange Line's (then called the East Line) Bayside Extension. [2]
It was closed from April 9 through July 2012 [3] to undergo renovations as part of the Trolley Renewal Project. [4]
On September 2, 2012, service to this station by the Orange Line was replaced by the Green Line as part of a system redesign. [5]
There are two tracks, each with a side platform. A third track handles freight operations, and Coaster trains heading to and from the yard.
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Northbound | ← Green Line toward Santee (Seaport Village) ← Silver Line downtown loop (Seaport Village) |
Southbound | Green Line toward 12th & Imperial (Gaslamp Quarter) → |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Main line | ← BNSF Railway freight service, to/from Coaster yard → |
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