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Orange Line train at Downtown San Diego
5th Avenue Station (March 2008).
Overview
OwnerMetropolitan Transit System
LocaleSan Diego, California
Termini
Stations19
WebsiteSDMTS - Trolley
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemSan Diego Trolley
Operator(s)San Diego Trolley, Inc.
Rolling stock3-car trains (typically, one SD100 between two streetcar-length S70US)
Ridership5,571,123 (FY 2022)[1]
History
OpenedMarch 23, 1986; 38 years ago (1986-03-23)[2]
Technical
Line length18.0 mi (29.0 km), as of 2013[3]
Number of tracks2 tracks
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
(standard gauge)
ElectrificationOverhead line, 600 V DC
Operating speed55 mph (89 km/h) (max)
Route map
Map
Orange Line
Legend
Blue Line to UTC
 Courthouse
Civic Center
Fifth Avenue
San Diego Square
closed
1986
 City College
San Diego International Airport (via City College station (San Diego))
Park & Market
Green Line
 12th & Imperial
Storage &
Maintenance Yard
Blue Line to San Ysidro
I-5 (1961).svg I-5
 25th & Commercial
32nd & Commercial
California 15.svg SR 15
I-805 (1961).svg I-805
 47th Street
Euclid Avenue
Encanto/62nd Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Lemon Grove Depot
California 94.svg SR 94
 Spring Street
La Mesa Blvd.
I-8 (1961).svg I-8
Green Line
 Grossmont
California 125.svg SR 125
 Amaya Drive
I-8 (1961).svg I-8
 El Cajon
Copper Line to Santee
Multiple
services
Handicapped/disabled access
All stations
are accessible

The Orange Line is an 18.0-mile (29.0 km)[3] light rail line in the San Diego Trolley system, operated by San Diego Trolley, Inc. an operating division of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System.[2] The route connects Downtown San Diego with the cities of Lemon Grove, La Mesa, and El Cajon.[4][5] The Orange Line has the lowest ridership of the San Diego Trolley's three regular lines, transporting 10,896,289 riders during FY 2014 according to the MTS.[6]

It is one of four lines in the Trolley system, the others include the Blue, Green and Silver lines.[2]

At night, the San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad uses the Orange Line right of way east of the rail yard near the 12th & Imperial Transit Center for its freight service to El Cajon and Santee.[7]

History

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

The Orange Line is the second line in the San Diego Trolley system. Service began on March 23, 1986, originally as the East Line and initially operated between downtown San Diego and Euclid Avenue.[8][9] The East Line, as it was then called, kept this name after successive extensions to Spring Street on May 12, 1989,[8] to the El Cajon Transit Center on June 23, 1989,[8] along the Bayside in downtown San Diego on June 30, 1990,[9] and finally to Santee Town Center on August 26, 1995.[8]

The line was renamed the Orange Line in 1997.[8] Service between Gillespie Field and Santee Town Center was replaced by the Green Line in July 2005 upon that line's introduction.[8][9]

2012 realignment

During a system redesign on September 2, 2012, the Orange Line's eastern terminus was further shortened to the El Cajon Transit Center, while Orange Line service along the Bayside was eliminated and its western terminus was rerouted to the Santa Fe Depot in downtown San Diego.[10]

Trolley Renewal Project

Main article: San Diego Trolley – Trolley Renewal Project

To accommodate the new Siemens S70 models so that they could be used on the line, Trolley stations needed to undergo renovation, although this was done over a period of time to prevent the disruption of operation. The new S70 models began operation on the Orange Line in January 2013,[11] once all remaining Orange Line stations had been upgraded to handle them, and all renovation work on the Orange Line was completed in 2013.[11]

2017 and 2018 realignment

On July 11, 2017, the Orange Line was once again realigned to terminate at America Plaza instead of Santa Fe Depot.[12] MTS says the change should help improve on-time performance of the Orange Line and relieve train congestion at Santa Fe Depot.[13]

In order to alleviate train congestion at America Plaza in preparation for the Mid-Coast trolley extension to University City,[14] MTS constructed a new station, Courthouse, which serves as the new western terminus for the Orange Line.[15][16] Courthouse station is a single platform station located on C street between State and Union. The station opened April 29, 2018.[17] The line was also re-extended north one station at this time to service Arnele Avenue.

Stations

See also: List of San Diego Trolley stations
Station Location Connections
Courthouse Core, San Diego
Civic Center  Blue Line  Silver Line
Fifth Avenue  Blue Line  Silver Line
Metropolitan Transit System: 3, 120
City College East Village, San Diego  Blue Line  Silver Line
Metropolitan Transit System: 2, 5, 7, 12, 20, 110, Rapid 215, Rapid 225, Rapid 235, Rapid Express 280, Rapid Express 290, San Diego International Airport 992
Park & Market  Blue Line  Silver Line
Metropolitan Transit System: 3, 5, 12
12th & Imperial  Blue Line  Green Line  Silver Line
Metropolitan Transit System: 4, 12, 901, 929
Greyhound Lines
25th & Commercial Grant Hill, San Diego Metropolitan Transit System: 3
32nd & Commercial Stockton, San Diego
47th Street Car parking Chollas View, San Diego Metropolitan Transit System: 955
Euclid Avenue Car parking Emerald Hills, San Diego Metropolitan Transit System: 3, 4, 5, 13, 60, 916, 917, 955
Encanto/62nd Street Car parking Encanto, San Diego Metropolitan Transit System: 4, 916, 917, 961
Massachusetts Avenue Car parking Lemon Grove
Lemon Grove Depot Car parking Metropolitan Transit System: 856, 936
Spring Street Car parking La Mesa Metropolitan Transit System: 851, 855
La Mesa Boulevard Metropolitan Transit System: 852
Grossmont Car parking  Green Line
Metropolitan Transit System: 852, 854
Amaya Drive Car parking  Green Line
El Cajon Car parking El Cajon  Green Line
Metropolitan Transit System: 115, 815, 816, 833, 848, 864, 872, 874, 875, 888, 891, 892, 894
Greyhound Lines
Sycaun Casino Shuttle
Arnele Avenue Car parking  Green Line
Metropolitan Transit System: 115

Future

In January 2013, San Diego Mayor Bob Filner and SANDAG conducted talks about a possible trolley extension to San Diego International Airport. SANDAG has been conducting feasibility studies on an extension to Lindbergh Field since 2009. There are many different plans and scenarios for such an extension, but one of the possible scenarios is to extend the Orange Line from downtown San Diego up N. Harbor Drive to the passenger terminals on the south side of Lindbergh Field, with possible stops along the way. Currently, there is no projected start or completion date for such a proposed extension of the Orange Line to Lindbergh Field.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "San Diego Metropolitan Transit System POLICY 42 PERFORMANCE MONITORING REPORT" (PDF). MTS. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "San Diego Trolley, Inc" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. February 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2015 – via sdmts.com/about-mts.
  3. ^ a b "San Diego Trolley, Inc. Fact Sheet" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. February 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via sdmts.com/about-mts.
  4. ^ "SDMTS - Trolley". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  5. ^ "San Diego's Green Line Will Finally Arrive Downtown In September". KPBS. April 30, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  6. ^ "MTS Announces a Record 95 Million Passengers Rode the Bus and Trolley in FY 2014". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. August 19, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  7. ^ "San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad". Genesee & Wyoming. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "MTS Historical Timeline". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  9. ^ a b c Jeff Ristine (July 23, 2006). "After 25 years, the trolley keeps on moving". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
  10. ^ "SDMTS Service Changes, September 2012". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 2, 2012. Archived from the original on April 30, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  11. ^ a b "Trolley Renewal Breakthrough: New Low-Floor Trolleys Now Operate on the Orange Line!". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS). January 9, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  12. ^ "June Service Changes". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  13. ^ "Metropolitan Transit System Facebook Comment". Facebook. June 9, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  14. ^ "Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project". San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG). Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  15. ^ Alexander Nguyen (June 30, 2015). "SANDAG, MTS Receives State Grant to Bolster Public Transit". Times of San Diego. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  16. ^ Caroline Howe (March 18, 2016). "San Diego MTS Announces $108 Million in Projects". Times of San Diego. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  17. ^ Kelly Hessedal (April 29, 2018). "New trolley station opens in downtown San Diego". KFMB-TV CBS 8. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
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