Grossmont Transit Center | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | 8601 Fletcher Parkway La Mesa, California | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°46′51.65″N117°0′44.63″W / 32.7810139°N 117.0123972°W Coordinates: 32°46′51.65″N117°0′44.63″W / 32.7810139°N 117.0123972°W | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | San Diego Metropolitan Transit System | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | San Diego Trolley | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | La Mesa Branch [1] | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Connections | MTS: 852, 854 [2] | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
Parking | 220 spaces [3] | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | ||||||||||||||||
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Station code | 75030, 75031 [4] | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | June 23, 1989 [5] | |||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2018 | |||||||||||||||
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Grossmont Transit Center is a San Diego Trolley station located next to Grossmont Center in La Mesa, California. The station is served by the Green Line and Orange Line and is located just east of the junction between the two lines. The station serves a variety of residences, a dense commercial area, Sharp Grossmont Hospital, and has a park and ride commuter lot.
Grossmont Transit Center opened as part of the third segment of the East Line (now Orange Line) on June 23, 1989, which operated from 12th & Imperial Transit Center to El Cajon Transit Center. [5] Green Line service began in July 2005, when the segment connecting to Mission San Diego first opened. [5]
An improvement project broke ground on February 17, 2010, to add elevators and a pedestrian bridge to the station, which was completed and began operation on November 19, 2011. [6] [7]
There are two tracks, each served by a side platform.
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Westbound | ← Green Line toward 12th & Imperial Transit Center (70th Street) ← Orange Line toward Courthouse (La Mesa Boulevard) |
Eastbound | Green Line toward Santee Town Center (Amaya Drive) → Orange Line toward Arnele Avenue (Amaya Drive) → |
Side platform, doors will open on the right |
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