Iris Avenue Transit Center

Iris Avenue Transit Center
Iris Avenue Transit Center platforms in August 2019
General information
Location	3120 Iris Avenue San Diego, California United States
Coordinates	32°34′09″N117°03′58″W / 32.569097°N 117.066101°W / 32.569097; -117.066101
Owned by	San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated by	San Diego Trolley
Line(s)	SD&AE Main Line [1]
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MTS: Rapid 227, 901, 905, 906, 907, 910 (Overnight Express), [2] 929, 932, 933, 934 [3]
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	192 spaces [4]
Bicycle facilities	12 rack spaces, 3 lockers [5]
Accessible
Other information
Station code	75004, 75005 [6]
History
Opened	July 26, 1981 (1981-07-26) [7]
Rebuilt	2015 [8]
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station Palm Avenue towards UTC Blue Line Beyer Boulevard towards San Ysidro
Location

Iris Avenue Transit Center is a station on the Blue Line of the San Diego Trolley in the Otay Mesa West neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States. The stop serves a variety of purposes, holding the function of commuter center with a park and ride lot and to provide access to the nearby commercial and residential areas.

History

Iris Avenue opened as part of the initial 15.9-mile (25.6 km) "South Line" of the San Diego Trolley system on July 26, 1981, operating from San Ysidro north to downtown San Diego using the main line tracks of the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway. ^{[7] [1]}

This station was originally scheduled to undergo renovation starting September 2014, and in 2023, MTS reconstructed the west side of the parking lot following the finishing of Rapid 227. It was completed and put to service on October 15, 2023, for routes 933/934 and 906/907. MTS would finish the renewal project on Iris avenue in 2015. ^{[9] [10]} As part of the Trolley Renewal Project, ^{[11] [8]} it reopened with a renovated station platform in May 2015. ^[12]

Station layout

There are two tracks, each with a side platform.

Side platform, doors open on the right
Northbound	← Blue Line toward UTC (Palm Avenue)
Southbound	→ Blue Line toward San Ysidro (Beyer Boulevard) →
Side platform, doors open on the right

See also

• List of San Diego Trolley stations

References

1. "San Diego & Arizona Eastern (SD&AE) Railway" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. April 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
2. "910 - Overnight Express" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. January 26, 2025.
3. "San Diego Regional Transit Map" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. October 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
4. "Map and Station Lists". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
5. "Interactive San Diego Regional Bike Map". San Diego Association of Governments . Retrieved June 4, 2024.
6. "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System . Retrieved April 9, 2020.
7. "History". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System . Retrieved April 9, 2020.
8. "Trolley Renewal Construction Advisory". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. October 8, 2014. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
9. "Trolley Renewal Construction Advisory". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. August 13, 2014. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
10. "Construction Advisory Trolley Station Closures & Detours: Iris Avenue Trolley Station" (pdf). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. August 22, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
11. "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
12. San Diego MTS [@sdmts] (May 1, 2015). "#MTSAlert Iris Ave permanent Trolley platform is now in service! Pls note: bus bays have moved from lot w of the tracks to original location" (Tweet). Retrieved August 7, 2015– via Twitter.