America Plaza station
America Plaza | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | 1050 India Street San Diego, California United States | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°42′59″N 117°10′06″W / 32.716253°N 117.168317°W | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | San Diego Metropolitan Transit System | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | San Diego Trolley | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Connections | MTS: 83, Rapid 215, Rapid 225, Rapid 235, Rapid Express 280, Rapid Express 290, 923, 992[1] | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | 75084, 75085[2] | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | November 14, 1991[3] | |||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2011[4] | |||||||||||||||
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America Plaza station is a station on the Blue and Silver lines of the San Diego Trolley. It is located in the downtown Core of San Diego, California, and is directly connected to One America Plaza, the city's tallest building. The station, and its accompanying 34-story high-rise building, opened on November 14, 1991,[5][6] replacing Columbia Street station one block to the east. Having opened along a line segment already in service then, America Plaza station is the second infill station in the San Diego Trolley system, after E Street station.
History[edit]
America Plaza originally was where the Orange and Blue lines split. The Orange Line used to loop south and east on its way to Gaslamp Quarter station and back to 12th & Imperial Transit Center, while the Blue Line used to turn north towards Santa Fe Depot on its way to Old Town Transit Center. A system redesign on September 2, 2012, shortened the Blue Line's northern terminus to this station, and rerouted the Orange Line to terminate at Santa Fe Depot, while the western portion of the downtown loop was replaced by service from the Green Line.[7] When the Mid-Coast Trolley extension was completed on November 21, 2021, the Blue Line was re-extended northward through Santa Fe Depot and Old Town to serve the new stations.[8]
This station was closed from October 21 until December 19, 2011,[4] for renovations as part of the Trolley Renewal Project,[9] during which a temporary stop was erected between Columbia and State streets to serve the area.[10]
On April 29, 2018, Courthouse station opened as the new terminus of the Orange Line.[11]
Station layout[edit]
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Northbound | ← Blue Line toward UTC (Santa Fe Depot) |
Southbound | Blue Line toward San Ysidro (Civic Center) → Silver Line downtown loop (Civic Center) → |
Side platform, doors will open on the right |
References[edit]
- ^ "San Diego Regional Transit Map" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. October 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ "History". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. May 22, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ a b "Downtown Area Trolley Stations and Streets to Close for Two Weekends: October 21–23 and October 28–30". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. October 20, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
- ^ "MTS Historical Timeline". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- ^ "America Plaza". SubwayNut.com. July 5, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- ^ "September 2, 2012 Service Changes. Major Bus and Trolley Service Changes". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2012. Archived from the original on April 30, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- ^ "Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project". San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG). Archived from the original on May 5, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- ^ "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
- ^ "MTS New Low Floor Trolleys Go Into Service on Monday, October 3rd". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 29, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- ^ "Courthouse Trolley Station Opens on Sunday, April 29, 2018". San Diego Metropolitan Transit Service. August 8, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2018.