Washington Street station (San Diego Trolley)

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Washington Street
WashingtonStreetStation2024.jpg
Washington Street station in 2024
General information
Location2136 West Washington Street
San Diego, California
United States
Coordinates 32°44′30″N117°11′01″W / 32.741725°N 117.183504°W / 32.741725; -117.183504
Owned by San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated by San Diego Trolley
Line(s) Surf Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg MTS: 10
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Accessible Wheelchair symbol.svg
History
OpenedJune 16, 1996 (1996-06-16)
Rebuilt2011
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station
Old Town
towards UTC
Blue Line Middletown
towards San Ysidro
Old Town
towards El Cajon
Green Line Middletown
Old Town
towards Balboa Avenue
Special Event Line
Location
Washington Street station (San Diego Trolley)

Washington Street station is an at-grade station on the Blue Line and Green Line of the San Diego Trolley system. It is located along the Surf Line right of way at West Washington Street, in a largely industrial area of San Diego. The stop also serves Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and the Mission Hills neighborhood, which includes a variety of medium-density housing within blocks of the station.

Contents

This station opened on June 16, 1996 as part of the North/South Line (later renamed the Blue Line) extension to the Old Town Transit Center. [1] On July 2, 2011, the station was closed for renovations [2] [3] as part of the Trolley Renewal Project. [4] It was originally supposed to reopen by early September, [2] but numerous construction issues pushed the reopening to November 24, 2011. [5] [6]

The stone wall on the Southbound side of the station was destroyed in the Summer of 2024 and instead replaced with a fence side with remnants of the old wall.

Washington Street station in 2008 Washington ST Station.jpg
Washington Street station in 2008

Station layout

There are four tracks, two for the trolley station and two passing tracks for commuter, intercity, and BNSF freight service.

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound Logo Blue Line (San Diego Trolley).svg   Blue Line toward UTC (Old Town)
Logo Green Line (San Diego Trolley).svg   Green Line toward El Cajon (Old Town)
Southbound Logo Blue Line (San Diego Trolley).svg   Blue Line toward San Ysidro (Middletown)
Logo Green Line (San Diego Trolley).svg   Green Line toward 12th & Imperial (Middletown)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound NCTD COASTER Icon (2019).svg Coaster does not stop here
BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Pacific Surfliner does not stop here
Southbound NCTD COASTER Icon (2019).svg Coaster does not stop here →
BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Pacific Surfliner does not stop here →

See also

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