8th Street station (San Diego Trolley)

8th Street is a station on the Blue Line of the San Diego Trolley located in National City, California. Surrounded by an industrial area, the primary focus of this station is to serve as a commuter lot, as it is easily accessible from Interstate 5.

8th Street
San Diego Trolley station
The station platforms in 2019
Location	555 West 8th Street, National City, California United States
Coordinates	32.673759°N 117.114419°W / 32.673759; -117.114419
Owned by	San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated by	San Diego Trolley
Line(s)	SD&AE Main Line[1]
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Metropolitan Transit System: 932, 955, 962, 963, 968[2]
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	123 spaces
Disabled access
Other information
Station code	75016, 75017[3]
History
Opened	July 26, 1981 (1981-07-26)[4]
Rebuilt	September 2014[5]
Services
Preceding station   San Diego Trolley   Following station 24th Street toward San Ysidro Transit Center Blue Line Pacific Fleet toward America Plaza
Location

History

8th Street opened as part of the initial 15.9-mile (25.6 km) "South Line" of the San Diego Trolley system on July 26, 1981, operating from San Ysidro Transit Center north to Downtown San Diego using the main line tracks of the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway.[4][1]

This station was renovated, starting January 20, 2014[6] as part of the Trolley Renewal Project;[7] it reopened with a renovated station platform in early September 2014.[5]

Station layout

There are two tracks, each with a side platform.

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound	←  Blue Line toward San Ysidro Transit Center (24th Street)
Northbound	→  Blue Line toward America Plaza (Pacific Fleet) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

See also

• List of San Diego Trolley stations

References

1. "San Diego & Arizona Eastern (SD&AE) Railway" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. April 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
2. "San Diego Regional Transit Map" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
3. "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
4. "History". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
5. "Trolley Renewal Construction Advisory". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 9, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
6. "Construction Advisory Trolley Station Closures and Detours Station Construction: 8th Street Station" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. November 25, 2013. Archived from the original (pdf) on December 30, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
7. "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-29.