San Ysidro Transit Center

San Ysidro Transit Center is a San Diego Trolley station in the San Ysidro neighborhood of San Diego, California. The station is the southern terminus of the Blue Line and is located on a short rail spur of the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway.

San Ysidro Transit Center
San Diego Trolley station
Model U2 trolley at the station in 2007
Location700 East San Ysidro Boulevard, San Diego, California
United States
Coordinates32.54443°N 117.02975°W / 32.54443; -117.02975
Owned bySan Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated bySan Diego Trolley
Platforms2 side platforms, 1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections Metropolitan Transit System: 906, 907[1]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Disabled access
Other information
Station code75000[2]
History
OpenedJuly 26, 1981 (1981-07-26)[3]
Rebuilt2015[4]
Services
Preceding station   San Diego Trolley   Following station
TerminusBlue Line
Location

Located just north of the San Ysidro Port of Entry at the Mexico–United States border, San Ysidro serves primarily as a way to provide access to downtown for the thousands of international commuters and tourists who travel between San Diego County and Tijuana, Mexico. It also provides access to the large shopping areas, including the Las Americas Premium Outlets which are connected to the stop via a pedestrian walkway. An intercity bus station is located adjacent to the station.[5][6] It is the second busiest station in the San Diego Trolley, with nearly 18,000 passengers using the station each day.[7]

History

San Ysidro 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 north to Downtown San Diego.[3]

This station was scheduled to undergo renovation starting December 2014,[8] as part of the Trolley Renewal Project,[9] though actual renovation construction did not begin until January 2015.[10] Renovation construction at the station continued through December 2015[4] before completion.

Station layout

The station has three tracks, each with platforms on either side.

Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Northbound  Blue Line toward America Plaza (Beyer Boulevard)
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
Northbound  Blue Line toward America Plaza (Beyer Boulevard)
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right

Bus connections

See also

References


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