Convention Center station (San Diego Trolley)

Convention Center
The station in 2011, when it was served by the Orange Line
General information
Location	301 First Avenue San Diego, California United States
Coordinates	32°42′33″N117°09′51″W / 32.709118°N 117.164044°W / 32.709118; -117.164044
Owned by	San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated by	San Diego Trolley
Line(s)	Bayside Corridor
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible
Other information
Station code	75096, 75097 [1]
History
Opened	June 30, 1990 (1990-06-30) [2]
Rebuilt	2012 [3]
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station Gaslamp Quarter toward 12th & Imperial Green Line Seaport Village toward El Cajon Special Event Line Seaport Village toward Balboa Avenue Gaslamp Quarter One-way operation Silver Line Seaport Village Next clockwise
Former services Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station Gaslamp Quarter toward 12th & Imperial Orange Line 2005-2012 Seaport Village toward Gillespie Field Special Event Line pre-2012 Seaport Village toward Qualcomm Stadium
Location

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]

Station layout

There are two tracks, each with a side platform. A third track handles freight operations, and Coaster trains heading to and from the yard.

See also

• List of San Diego Trolley stations

References

1. "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System . Retrieved April 9, 2020.
2. Ristine, Jeff (July 23, 2006). "After 25 years, the trolley keeps on moving". San Diego Union-Tribune . Union-Tribune Publishing Co. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
3. "Construction Alert Upcoming Trolley Station and Road Closures June through February 2013" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. June 26, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
4. "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
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 December 29, 2013.