Encanto/62nd Street | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 6249 Akins Avenue San Diego, California United States | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°42′37″N117°03′48″W / 32.710251°N 117.063247°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | San Diego Metropolitan Transit System | ||||||||||
Operated by | San Diego Trolley | ||||||||||
Line(s) | SD&AE La Mesa Branch [1] | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | MTS: 4, 916, 917, 961 [2] | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Parking | 158 spaces [3] | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 4 rack spaces, 1 locker [4] | ||||||||||
Accessible | |||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | 75066, 75067 [5] | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | May 12, 1989 [6] | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2012 [7] | ||||||||||
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Encanto/62nd Street station is a station on the Orange Line of the San Diego Trolley. It is located in the hilly Encanto neighborhood of San Diego, California, and serves both nearby residences and as a park and ride facility.
Encanto/62nd Street opened as part of the second segment of the Euclid Line on May 12, 1989. Also later known as the East Line, the line operated from 12th & Imperial to Spring Street before being extended further east one month later. [6]
This station was renovated from October 17, 2011 [8] through fall 2012 [7] as part of the Trolley Renewal Project, although the station remained open during construction.
There are two tracks, each served by a side platform.
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Westbound | ← Orange Line toward Courthouse (Euclid Avenue) |
Eastbound | Orange Line toward Arnele Avenue (Massachusetts Avenue) → |
Side platform, doors will open on the right |
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