Palomar Street Transit Center

Palomar Street Transit Center is a station on the Blue Line of the San Diego Trolley located near the intersection of Palomar Street and Industrial Boulevard in Chula Vista, California. The stop serves a variety of purposes, holding the function of commuter center with a park and ride lot and providing access to the nearby commercial, industrial, and residential areas, as well as Southwestern Community College.

Palomar Street Transit Center
Palomar Street Transit Center in 2010, before renovations
General information
Location745 Industrial Avenue
Chula Vista, California
United States
Coordinates32°36′11″N 117°05′07″W / 32.6029319°N 117.0853116°W / 32.6029319; -117.0853116
Owned bySan Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated bySan Diego Trolley
LineSD&AE Main Line[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MTS: 701, 704, 712,[2] 910 (Overnight Express)[3]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking305 spaces[4]
Cycle facilities4 rack spaces, 1 lockers[5]
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
Station code75008, 75009[6]
History
OpenedJuly 26, 1981 (1981-07-26)[7]
Rebuilt2014[8]
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station
H Street
toward UTC
Blue Line Palm Avenue
toward San Ysidro
Location
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History

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Palomar Street Transit Center 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 using the main line tracks of the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway.[7][1]

This station was renovated, starting March 2014,[9] as part of the Trolley Renewal Project;[10] it reopened with a renovated station platform in November 2014.[8][11]

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