UC San Diego Central Campus station

UC San Diego Central Campus
UC San Diego Central Campus station platform
General information
Location	9482 Innovation Lane San Diego, California United States
Coordinates	32°52′42″N117°13′55″W / 32.878378°N 117.231842°W / 32.878378; -117.231842
Owned by	San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated by	San Diego Trolley
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MTS: 985 [1] UC San Diego Triton Transit: Inside Loop, Outside Loop, Regents Express [2]
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	8 lockers [3]
Accessible
Other information
Station code	77781, 77782 [4]
History
Opened	November 21, 2021 (2021-11-21) [5]
Previous names	UCSD West/Pepper Canyon
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station UC San Diego Health La Jolla toward UTC Blue Line VA Medical Center toward San Ysidro
Location

UC San Diego Central Campus station is a San Diego Trolley station located on the UC San Diego campus. The elevated station is located within the Pepper Canyon Living & Learning Neighborhood, with dormitories to the west and east. ^{[6] [7]} The station opened on November 21, 2021, as a new station on the Blue Line, constructed as part of the Mid-Coast Trolley extension project. ^[5]

Station layout

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	← Blue Line toward UTC (UCSD Health La Jolla)
	Southbound	→ Blue Line toward San Ysidro (VA Medical Center) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance, fare machines, bus connections

Nearby Destinations

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:

• University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
• San Diego VA Medical Center (also served by VA Medical Center station)

Connections

The station is served by the following UCSD Triton Transit bus routes: ^[8]

• R – Regents Express
• IL – Inside Loop
• OL – Outside Loop

The station is also served by one MTS bus route: ^[9]

• Rapid 985 – Loop to Torrey Pines / UCSD Central Campus

Gallery

• 
  Station Entrance
• 
  Platform on opening day in November 2021
• Trolley arriving at station in February 2025

References

1. "San Diego Regional Transit Map" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. October 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
2. "Triton Transit". University of California, San Diego Transportation Services. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
3. "Interactive San Diego Regional Bike Map". San Diego Association of Governments . Retrieved August 20, 2022.
4. "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System . Retrieved November 21, 2021.
5. "It's finally here: Riders take first trips on trolley extension with 9 new stops". Fox 5 San Diego. San Diego. November 21, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
6. "South of Nobel Drive Station to VA Medical Center Station and Pepper Canyon Station (at UC San Diego West)". San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG). keepsandiegomoving.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
7. "The Village". hdhughousing.ucsd.edu. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
8. "Triton Transit". transportation.ucsd.edu. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
9. "985 | UC San Diego - N. Torrey Pines" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. October 15, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2025.

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