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Transportation in San Diego County

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In the San Diego county area there is 5 major ways of public tranit.
San Diego Trolley, Coaster, Amtrak, Pacific Surfliner, Metrolink, Orange County Line, and in 2007 the North County Sprinter.


Trolley

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San Diego Trolley Routes

The trolley is a light rail that serves the metropolitan area, downtown, east county, south bay communities, and the San Ysidro international border.

Lines

There are three line

Blue

  • Blue: Service from oldtown to San Ysidro bordrer through downtown and south bay communities .

Stations

Stops along the Blue Line are:
Weekday peak periods only:

Regular service:


Orange

  • Orange: Service from downtown to El Cajon (east county) through Lemon Grove and La mesa.

Stations

Stops along the Orange Line are:

  • Gillespie Field (runs concurrent with Green line until Grossmont)
  • Arnele Avenue
  • El Cajon Transit Center
  • Amaya Drive
  • Grossmont Transit Center
  • La Mesa Boulevard
  • Spring Street
  • Lemon Grove Depot
  • Massachusetts Avenue
  • Encanto/62nd Street
  • Euclid Avenue
  • 47th Street
  • 32nd & Commercial
  • 25th & Commercial
  • 12th & Imperial Transit Center (runs concurrent with Blue Line until America Plaza)
  • Park & Market
  • City College
  • Fifth Avenue
  • Civic Center
  • America Plaza
  • Seaport Village
  • Convention Center
  • Gaslamp Quarter
  • 12th & Imperial Transit Center


Green

  • Green: Service from old town to Santee (east county) through Mission Valley and SDSU with a stop at Qualcomm Stadium.

Stations

Stops along the Green Line are:

  • Santee Town Center
  • Gillespie Field (runs concurrent with Orange Line until Grossmont)
  • Arnele Avenue
  • El Cajon Transit Center
  • Amaya Drive
  • Grossmont Transit Center
  • 70th Street
  • Alvarado Medical Center
  • SDSU Transit Center
  • Grantville
  • Mission San Diego
  • Qualcomm Stadium
  • Fenton Parkway
  • Rio Vista
  • Mission Valley Center
  • Hazard Center
  • Fashion Valley Transit Center
  • Morena/Linda Vista (serves the University of San Diego area)
  • Old Town Transit Center (connection with Coaster and Blue Line)


Special Event Service

SDTI operates special trains during sporting events at Petco Park and Qualcomm Stadium, as well as selected conventions and other city events. These trains operate between Qualcomm Stadium and downtown San Diego.

Stops along the line are:

  • Qualcomm Stadium
  • Fenton Parkway
  • Rio Vista
  • Mission Valley Center
  • Hazard Center
  • Fashion Valley Transit Center
  • Morena/Linda Vista
  • Old Town Transit Center (connection with Coaster and Blue Line)
  • Washington Street
  • Middletown
  • County Center/Little Italy
  • Santa Fe Depot (connection with Coaster and Amtrak)
  • Seaport Village
  • Convention Center
  • Gaslamp Quarter
  • 12th & Imperial Transit Center


for more info refer to: San Diego Trolley

Coaster

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Coaster System Map

The San Diego Coast Express Rail or Coaster is a commuter rail that connects the North County area to the Metro area. The major use of ridership is for working commuters to get to the Downtown area.

Stations

Amtrak

The Pacific Surfliner is a 350-mile (563 km) Amtrak passenger train route serving communities on the coast of Southern California between San Diego and San Luis Obispo.


Stations and cities served

Southbound Pacific Surfliner crosses Agua Hedionda Lagoon in Carlsbad.

The Pacific Surfliner runs southbound as even-numbered trains and northbound with odd numbers. Trains with numbers beginning in 5 run only between San Diego and Los Angeles; numbers beginning in 7 are assigned to trains that run north to Goleta or San Luis Obispo (most continuing through Los Angeles to San Diego) and are known as Central Coast Pacific Surfliners. The Pacific Surfliner makes the following station stops; stops served by all trains along that section are bolded.

California

The Metrolink connects major cities in the Southern California area. Including San Diego, Anaheim, Los Angeles, and Riverside.

Orange County Line

The Orange County Line mostly serves through many communities in Orange County. The Orange County line runs from Dowtown Los Angeles to Oceanside in San Diego County connecting with the Coaster commuter rail to San Diego.

The Oceanside station connects with the metrolink, amtrak, and in 2007 the sprinter.


Sprinter

The Sprinter is a commuter rail line under construction between Oceanside and Escondido, California that will have 15 stops in-between . The Oceanside stop will connect passengers to the Coaster and the Metrolink.

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