Orange Line (San Diego Trolley)

Orange Line
Orange Line train at Downtown San Diego 5th Avenue Station. March 2008.
Overview
Type	Light rail
System	San Diego Trolley
Status	Currently Running, Undergoing Renovations, No stations closed.
Locale	San Diego, California
Termini	Gillespie Field 12th & Imperial Transit Center
Stations	23
Website	http://www.sdmts.com/
Operation
Opened	March 23, 1986 (1986-03-23)
Owner	Metropolitan Transit System
Operator(s)	San Diego Trolley, Inc.
Rolling stock	Dual car SD-100 trains, with triple car trains during peak hours * Train configuration may vary during special events
Technical
Line length	20.7 mi (33.3 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 Green Line to Santee Gillespie Field Arnele Avenue Interstate 8 El Cajon Transit Center Interstate 8 Amaya Drive State Route 125 Grossmont Transit Center Green Line to Old Town Interstate 8 La Mesa Boulevard Spring Street State Route 94 Lemon Grove Depot Massachusetts Avenue Encanto/62nd Street Euclid Avenue 47th Street Interstate 805 State Route 15 32nd & Commercial 25th & Commercial Interstate 5 (Storage and Maintenance Yard) Blue Line to San Ysidro Silver Line 12th & Imperial Transit Center Park & Market City College Fifth Avenue Civic Center America Plaza Blue Line to Old Town Seaport Village Convention Center Gaslamp Quarter Blue Line to Old Town 12th & Imperial Transit Center Blue Line to San Ysidro

Orange Line train at Downtown San Diego America Plaza. January 2008.

The Orange Line is a light rail line operated by the San Diego Trolley, an operating division of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. It currently operates between Centre City San Diego and El Cajon.

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

History

The Orange Line is the second line in the San Diego Trolley system with service beginning in 1986, initially operating between downtown San Diego and Euclid Avenue. The East Line, as it was then called, kept its name after successive extensions to Spring Street, El Cajon, along the Bayside in downtown San Diego, and Santee. It was renamed the Orange Line in 1997. Service between Gillespie Field and the Santee Town Center was replaced by the Green Line in 2005.

Stops along the Orange Line

Orange Line (Downtown–Gillespie Field)
Station Name	Connections	Bus	Parking	Notes
Gillespie Field	Green Line			Serves Gillespie Field. Transfer station for Green Line.
Arnele Avenue	Green Line			Serves Westfield Parkway.
El Cajon Transit Center	Green Line
Amaya Drive	Green Line
Grossmont Transit Center	Green Line			Transfer station for Green Line.
La Mesa Boulevard
Spring Street
Lemon Grove Depot
Massachusetts Avenue
Encanto/62nd Street
Euclid Avenue
47th Street
32nd & Commercial
25th & Commercial
12th & Imperial Transit Center	Blue Line Silver Line Special Event Line			Serves Petco Park. Transfer station for Blue, Silver and Special Event Lines.
Park & Market	Blue Line Silver Line
City College	Blue Line Silver Line			Serves San Diego City College, San Diego High School.
Fifth Avenue	Blue Line Silver Line
Civic Center	Blue Line Silver Line			Serves City Hall, Westfield Horton Plaza.
America Plaza	Blue Line Silver Line			Serves One America Plaza. Transfer station for Blue Line.
Seaport Village	Silver Line Special Event Line			Serves Seaport Village. Transfer station for Special Event Line.
Convention Center	Silver Line Special Event Line			Serves Convention Center.
Gaslamp Quarter	Silver Line Special Event Line			Serves Gaslamp Quarter, Petco Park, Convention Center.
12th & Imperial Transit Center (Bayside Terminal)	Blue Line Silver Line Special Event Line			Serves Petco Park. Transfer station for Blue Line.

Occasionally when an Orange Line train is running late it will turn around at Arnele Avenue or El Cajon Transit.

Trolley Renewal Project

Main article: San Diego Trolley#Future service plans

As part of the 2015 Operating Plan, MTS plans to shorten the western portion of the Orange Line to terminate at the Santa Fe Depot. To accommodate the new Siemens S70 models to be usable on the line, stations will need to undergo renovation, 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 Orange Line in July 2012. Currently the Massachusetts Avenue, Encanto/62nd Street, and 47th Street stations are undergoing these renovations, although those stations remain open.

Future Extension Alignment

Station Name	Connections	Bus	Train	Parking	Info	Notes
Continuing from Gillespie Field
America Plaza	Blue Line Silver Line
Santa Fe Depot (Service Begins June 2012)	Blue Line Green Line					Transfer station for Blue and Green Lines.