Green Line (San Diego Trolley)

Green Line
Green Line
	A Green Line trolley at Convention Center station
Overview
Owner	Metropolitan Transit System
Locale	San Diego, California
Termini	12th & Imperial; El Cajon;
Stations	24
Website	sdmts.com/schedules-real-time-maps-and-routes/trolley
Service
Type	Light rail
System	San Diego Trolley
Route number	530 (in internal documents only)
Operator(s)	San Diego Trolley, Inc.
Rolling stock	3-car trains (one SD-100 between two S70s of either length)
Daily ridership	23,068 (FY 2023)
Ridership	7,926,568 (FY 2023)
History
Opened	July 10, 2005; 19 years ago
Technical
Line length	23.6 mi (38.0 km)
Number of tracks	2 tracks
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 600 V DC
Operating speed	21 mph (34 km/h) (average); 55 mph (89 km/h) (max)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Storage &
	Maintenance Yard
	Orange Line
	to Courthouse
	Amtrak Pacific Surfliner & Coaster
	to Oceanside
	Multiple
	services
	All stations
	are accessible
	This diagram: view; talk; edit;

The Green Line is a 23.6-mile (38.0 km) 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 (MTS).^[1] The route serves downtown San Diego, Mission Valley, and the cities of La Mesa and El Cajon.^[6]^[7] The Green Line has the second highest ridership of the San Diego Trolley's three core lines, transporting 13,673,926 riders during FY 2014 - according to MTS.^[8]

The line is one of five lines in the trolley system, the others being the Blue, Orange, Copper, and Silver ("heritage weekend" service only) lines.

History

The Green Line is the third line in the San Diego Trolley system, with service beginning on July 10, 2005 along with the completion and opening of the 5.9 miles (9.5 km)^[1] Mission Valley East extension.^[9]

The line primarily operates on this extension as well as a segment previously served by the Blue Line between Old Town and Mission San Diego. It traverses Mission Valley and the San Diego River corridor for this segment.

During a system redesign which took effect on September 2, 2012, as part of the Trolley Renewal Project, the western portion of the Green Line was extended from Old Town south through downtown and along the Bayside Line, terminating at 12th & Imperial Transit Center's Bayside Platform.^[7]^[10] This redesign allowed for two "universal" transfer points among all three core lines: the 12th & Imperial Transit Center and the Santa Fe Depot Transit Center (which consists of Santa Fe Depot, America Plaza, and Courthouse stations, as well as the Santa Fe Depot/America Plaza Rapid terminal).^[10]

In May 2024, MTS announced that a new service, known as the East County Connector (and later the Copper Line), would replace the Green and Orange lines between El Cajon Transit Center and the eastern terminus at Santee. The proposal was prompted by service issues caused by the merge of the double track to a single track between the final two stations, creating delays for Green Line trolleys waiting for the track to clear. On September 29, 2024, Green and Orange Line service was cut back to El Cajon Transit Center, and service on the Copper Line began.^[11]

The Green Line's San Diego State University Transit Center is the only underground station in the entire Trolley network.

Naming rights

In October 2017, Sycuan Casino managed to secure the naming rights for the Green Line when the MTS had sought out to sell out the naming rights for each line in the Trolley system. The line was then named the Sycuan Green Line.^[12] However, this is no longer the case.^{[citation needed]} The Green Line is home to a paid station naming sponsorship, with the former Alvarado Medical Center station being known as UC San Diego Health East Campus Medical Center station.

Stations

Station	Location	Connections
12th & Imperial	East Village, San Diego	Blue Line Orange Line Silver Line MTS: 4, 12, 901, 929 Greyhound Lines Park and ride: 1,020 spaces, paid
Gaslamp Quarter	Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego	Silver Line
Convention Center	Marina, San Diego	Silver Line
Seaport Village	Marina, San Diego	Silver Line
Santa Fe Depot	Core, San Diego	Blue Line Orange Line Pacific Surfliner Coaster MTS: 83, Rapid 215, Rapid 225, Rapid 235, Rapid Express 280, Rapid Express 290, 923, 992
County Center/Little Italy	Little Italy, San Diego	Blue Line
Middletown	Middletown, San Diego	Blue Line (via ) TROLLEY → TERMINAL shuttle
Washington Street	Mission Hills, San Diego	Blue Line MTS: 10
Old Town	Old Town, San Diego	Blue Line Pacific Surfliner Coaster MTS: 8, 9, 10, 28, 30, 35, 44, 83, 88, 105 (via ) San Diego Flyer shuttle University of San Diego shuttle UC San Diego Triton Transit: Hillcrest Express Park and ride: 412 spaces
Morena/Linda Vista	Morena, San Diego	MTS: 44, 105 Park and ride: 199 spaces
Fashion Valley	Mission Valley, San Diego	MTS: 1, 6, 20, 25, 41, 88, 120, 928 Park and ride: 63 spaces
Hazard Center
Mission Valley Center		MTS: 6
Rio Vista
Fenton Parkway
Stadium
Mission San Diego	Grantville, San Diego	MTS: 14
Grantville	Grantville, San Diego	MTS: 13, 14, 18
SDSU	College Area, San Diego	MTS: 11, 14, 115, Rapid 215, 856, 936, 955
UC San Diego Health East	College Area, San Diego
70th Street	La Mesa	MTS: 14 Park and ride: 125 spaces
Grossmont		Orange Line MTS: 852, 854 Park and ride: 220 spaces
Amaya Drive		Orange Line Park and ride: 236 spaces
El Cajon	El Cajon	Orange Line Copper Line MTS: 115, 815, 816, 833, 848, 864, 872, 874, 875, 888, 891, 892, 894 Greyhound Lines Sycuan Casino Shuttle Park and ride: 469 spaces

Notes

^ Calculated from the following: Route length (26.3 miles)^[1] divided by scheduled travel time (66 minutes)^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "San Diego Trolley, Inc" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
^ "Appendix P: Travel and Tourism" (PDF). San Diego Association of Governments. Retrieved June 7, 2024. Trolley Route 530 (Sycuan Green Line): Santee to Downtown
^ "Appendix A: Transportation Projects, Programs, and Phasing" (PDF). San Diego Association of Governments. p. 119. Retrieved June 7, 2024. LRT 530 Green Line (Santee to Downtown)
^ ^a ^b "Annual Service Performance Report" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System . November 2, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
^ "Trolley map & timetable" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 8, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
^ "SDMTS - Trolley". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Fudge, Tom (April 30, 2012). "San Diego's Green Line Will Finally Arrive Downtown In September". KPBS-FM. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
^ "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.
^ Ristine, Jeff (July 23, 2006). "After 25 years, the trolley keeps on moving". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ Vigil, Jennifer (September 29, 2024). "MTS Copper Line Trolley Service Begins Sunday Between El Cajon, Santee". Times of San Diego. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
^ "Sycuan Casino Inks Naming Rights Agreement for the MTS Sycuan Green Line" (Press release). Sycuan Casino. October 23, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2024.

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[6] Calculated from the following: Route length (26.3 miles)^[1] divided by scheduled travel time (66 minutes)^[5]

[SD-Trolley-Inc-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "San Diego Trolley, Inc" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2015.

[2] "Appendix P: Travel and Tourism" (PDF). San Diego Association of Governments. Retrieved June 7, 2024. Trolley Route 530 (Sycuan Green Line): Santee to Downtown

[3] "Appendix A: Transportation Projects, Programs, and Phasing" (PDF). San Diego Association of Governments. p. 119. Retrieved June 7, 2024. LRT 530 Green Line (Santee to Downtown)

[sdmts-report-4] "Annual Service Performance Report" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System . November 2, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

[Timetable-Map-Sept-2023-5] "Trolley map & timetable" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 8, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2024.

[Trolley-info-7] "SDMTS - Trolley". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2016.

[kpbsrenewalapril30-8] Fudge, Tom (April 30, 2012). "San Diego's Green Line Will Finally Arrive Downtown In September". KPBS-FM. Retrieved November 20, 2013.

[MTS-FY2014-9] "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.

[SD-Trolley-history-10] Ristine, Jeff (July 23, 2006). "After 25 years, the trolley keeps on moving". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2009.

[2012reallignment-11] "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.

[12] Vigil, Jennifer (September 29, 2024). "MTS Copper Line Trolley Service Begins Sunday Between El Cajon, Santee". Times of San Diego. Retrieved September 29, 2024.

[13] "Sycuan Casino Inks Naming Rights Agreement for the MTS Sycuan Green Line" (Press release). Sycuan Casino. October 23, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2024.

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