City College station (San Diego)

City College is a light rail station on the San Diego Trolley's Orange, Blue, and Silver Lines. It is located in the East Village neighborhood of the city and serves students at San Diego City College and San Diego High School, workers at warehouse facilities located on the outskirts of Downtown, and an increasing number of new apartment complexes.

City College
San Diego Trolley station
City College station in 2019
Location	1155 C Street, San Diego, California United States
Coordinates	32°42′59″N 117°09′15″W
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: 2, 5, 7, 12, 20, 110, Rapid 215, Rapid 225, Rapid 235, Rapid Express 280, Rapid Express 290, 992[2]
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Disabled access
Other information
Station code	75090, 75091[3]
History
Opened	July 26, 1981 (1981-07-26)[4]
Rebuilt	November 2012[5]
Services
Preceding station   San Diego Trolley   Following station Fifth Avenue toward Courthouse Orange Line Park & Market toward Arnele Avenue Park & Market toward San Ysidro Transit Center Blue Line Fifth Avenue toward America Plaza Fifth Avenue One-way operation Silver Line Park & Market Next clockwise
Location

This station was closed from September 10, 2012[6][7] until November 16, 2012, for renovations as part of the Trolley Renewal Project,[5] during which a temporary stop was erected one block away on C Street between 10th and 11th Avenues.[6][7]

Station layout

There are two tracks, each with a side platform. Silver Line heritage service operates Friday through Sunday only.

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound/ Westbound	←  Blue Line toward America Plaza (Fifth Avenue) ←  Orange Line toward Courthouse (Fifth Avenue)
Southbound/ Eastbound	←  Blue Line toward San Ysidro Transit Center (Park & Market) → ←  Orange Line toward Arnele Avenue (Park & Market) → ←  Silver Line downtown loop (Park & Market) →
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 Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
6. "Construction Advisory Trolley Station Closures and Detours September 2012 through March 2013" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. August 31, 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on September 20, 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
7. "Construction Advisory Trolley Station Closures and Detours Station Construction: City College Trolley Station" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 4, 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on December 31, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-29.

View of the station in 2009. A Siemens Duewag U2 is ready to depart on the Orange Line.