San Ysidro Transit Center

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San Ysidro Transit Center
San Ysidro, San Diego, CA, USA - panoramio (10).jpg
A trolley at the San Ysidro Transit Center in 2015
General information
Location700 East San Ysidro Boulevard
San Diego, California
United States
Coordinates 32°32′40″N117°01′47″W / 32.54443°N 117.02975°W / 32.54443; -117.02975
Owned by San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated by San Diego Trolley
Platforms2 side platforms, 1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg MTS: 906, 907 [1]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Accessible Wheelchair symbol.svg
Other information
Station code75000 [2]
History
OpenedJuly 26, 1981 (1981-07-26) [3]
Rebuilt2015 [4]
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station
Beyer Boulevard
towards UTC
Blue Line Terminus
Location
San Ysidro Transit Center

San Ysidro Transit Center is a San Diego Trolley station in the San Ysidro neighborhood of San Diego, California. The station is the southern terminus of the Blue Line and is located on a short rail spur off the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway main line which hosts the Blue Line to downtown San Diego.

Contents

Located just north of the San Ysidro Port of Entry at the Mexico–United States border, San Ysidro serves primarily as a way to provide access to downtown for the thousands of international commuters and tourists who travel between San Diego County and Tijuana, Mexico. It also provides access to the large shopping areas, including the Las Americas Premium Outlets which are connected to the stop via a pedestrian walkway. An intercity bus station is located adjacent to the station. [5] [6] It is the second busiest station in the San Diego Trolley, with nearly 18,000 passengers using the station each day. [7]

History

San Ysidro 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. [3]

This station was scheduled to undergo renovation starting December 2014, [8] as part of the Trolley Renewal Project, [9] though actual renovation construction did not begin until January 2015. [10] Renovation construction at the station continued through December 2015 [4] before completion.

Future

There are future plans for the station. A proposed Purple Line is to start its route at San Ysidro. [11] Moreover, SANDAG has proposed to turn the San Ysidro Transit Center into the San Ysidro Mobility Hub, including by adding a third trolley track to increase Blue Line frequencies, adding a bus lane on East San Ysidro Boulevard, increasing the amount of bus routes, and in the long-term, possibly even adding connections to the Coaster and Amtrak. [12]

Furthermore, future plans for the Blue Line to continue into Tijuana are awaiting approval. If it is to be made, the Blue Line would be extended 1 mile [13] or 1.5 miles [14] on an elevated trackage [15] into a new Tijuana station. [16] This proposal for a "Cross-Border Trolley", supported by SANDAG [17] and officials in Baja California, [18] could take 8 years to complete. [19]

Station layout

The station has two tracks, each with platforms on either side.

Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Northbound← Logo Blue Line (San Diego Trolley).svg   Blue Line toward UTC (Beyer Boulevard)
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
Northbound← Logo Blue Line (San Diego Trolley).svg   Blue Line toward UTC (Beyer Boulevard)
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right

Bus connections

See also

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