Green Line (San Diego Trolley)

Green Line
Green Line Model S70 Trolley approaching El Cajon Transit Center
Overview
Type	Light rail
System	San Diego Trolley
Status	Currently Running, No stations closed
Locale	San Diego, California
Termini	Santee Town Center Old Town Transit Center
Stations	19
Website	http://www.sdmts.com/
Operation
Opened	July 10, 2005 (2005-07-10)
Owner	Metropolitan Transit System
Operator(s)	San Diego Trolley, Inc.
Rolling stock	Train Types: Dual Mixed Car Train (An S70 facing eastward, and an SD-100 facing westward) Dual Car SD-100 Train Dual Car S70 Train * Train configurations may vary during special events
Technical
Line length	19.3 mi (31.1 km)
No. of tracks	2 Tracks
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge)
Electrification	600 V DC Overhead lines
Operating speed	Max. 65 mph (105 km/h) Average 55 mph (89 km/h)
Route map Legend Santee Town Center Gillespie Field Arnele Avenue Interstate 8 El Cajon Transit Center Interstate 8 Amaya Drive State Route 125 Grossmont Transit Center Orange Line to Convention Center Interstate 8 70th Street Alvarado Medical Center SDSU Transit Center Interstate 8 Grantville Mission San Diego Interstate 15/State Route 15 Qualcomm Stadium Fenton Parkway Interstate 805 Rio Vista Mission Valley Center Hazard Center State Route 163 Fashion Valley Transit Center Morena/Linda Vista COASTER to Oceanside, Amtrak to Los Angeles Interstate 8 Old Town Transit Center Blue Line to San Ysidro Interstate 5 Washington Street Middletown County Center/Little Italy Santa Fe Depot Orange Line to Gillespie Field, Silver Line Seaport Village Convention Center Gaslamp Quarter (Storage and Maintenance Yard) Orange Line and Blue Line to Santa Fe Depot 12th & Imperial Transit Center Orange Line to Gillespie Field, Blue Line to San Ysidro

The Green Line is a light rail line operated by the San Diego Trolley, an operating division of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. The Green Line currently operates between Old Town in San Diego and the city of Santee.

The line is one of three primary and five overall lines in the trolley system, the others include the regular service Blue and Orange lines and supplementary Silver and Special Event lines.

History

The Green Line is the third line in the San Diego Trolley system with service beginning in 2005 upon the completion of the Mission Valley East extension. The line operates along the Mission Valley East extension, as well as operating segments previously served by the Blue Line west of Mission San Diego and Orange Line east of Grossmont Transit Center. The San Diego State University (SDSU) stop is the system's first underground station. It is the only line in the Trolley system not to serve Downtown San Diego and is the only line currently able to use the Siemens S70 low-floor trolleys.

Stops along the Green Line

Green Line (Old Town–Santee)
Station Name	Connections	Bus	Train	Parking	Info	Notes
Santee Town Center
Gillespie Field	Orange Line					Serves Gillespie Field.
Arnele Avenue	Orange Line					Serves Westfield Parkway.
El Cajon Transit Center	Orange Line
Amaya Drive	Orange Line
Grossmont Transit Center	Orange Line					Transfer station for Orange Line.
70th Street
Alvarado Medical Center
SDSU Transit Center (underground station)						Serves San Diego State University.
Grantville
Mission San Diego						Serves Mission San Diego de Alcalá.
Qualcomm Stadium	Special Event Line					Serves Qualcomm Stadium.
Fenton Parkway	Special Event Line
Rio Vista	Special Event Line
Mission Valley Center	Special Event Line					Serves Westfield Mission Valley.
Hazard Center	Special Event Line
Fashion Valley Transit Center	Special Event Line					Serves Fashion Valley Mall.
Morena/Linda Vista	Special Event Line					Serves University of San Diego.
Old Town Transit Center	Blue Line Special Event Line					Serves Old Town Historic Park. Transfer station for Blue and Special Event Lines.

Trolley Renewal Project

Main article: San Diego Trolley#Future service plans

As part of the 2015 Operating Plan, MTS plans to extend the western portion of the Green Line south towards downtown, and terminating at the Imperial Transit Center's Bayside Terminal; in a route similar to the Special Event Service Line. These newly acquired stations will need to undergo renovation in order to accommodate the new Siemens S70 models, although this will be done over a period of time to prevent the disruption of operation. The New LRVs are scheduled to begin operation on the Green Line in January 2012, although a few of these new trains have begun service as early as October 3, 2011. Currently no stations on the Green Line are closed for these renovations.

Future Extension Alignment

Station Name	Connections	Bus	Train	Parking	Info	Notes
Continuing from Santee
Old Town Transit Center	Blue Line					Serves Old Town Historic Park. Transfer station for Blue Line.
Washington Street (Service Begins June 2012)	Blue Line
Middletown (Service Begins June 2012)	Blue Line
County Center/Little Italy (Service Begins June 2012)	Blue Line
Santa Fe Depot (Service Begins June 2012)	Blue Line Orange Line					Transfer station for Blue and Orange Lines.
Seaport Village (Service Begins June 2012)	Silver Line					Serves Seaport Village. Transfer station for Silver Line.
Convention Center (Service Begins June 2012)	Silver Line					Serves Convention Center.
Gaslamp Quarter (Service Begins June 2012)	Silver Line					Serves Gaslamp Quarter, Petco Park, Convention Center.
12th & Imperial Transit Center (Bayside Terminal - Service Begins June 2012)	Blue Line Orange Line Silver Line					Serves Petco Park. Transfer station for Blue and Orange Lines.

Photo Gallery

S70 at SDSU's underground station, on opening day.