- Orange Line (San Diego Trolley)
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Orange Line
Orange Line train at Downtown San Diego 5th Avenue Station. March 2008.Overview Type Light rail System San Diego Trolley Status Currently Running,
Undergoing Renovations,
America Plaza closed.Locale San Diego, California Termini Gillespie Field
12th & Imperial Transit CenterStations 23 (22 open) Website http://www.sdmts.com/ Operation Opened March 23, 1986 Owner Metropolitan Transit System Operator(s) San Diego Trolley, Inc. Rolling stock Dual car SD-100 trains, with triple car trains during peak hours
* Train configuration may vary during special eventsTechnical Line length 20.7 mi (33.3 km) No. of tracks 2 Tracks Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
(standard gauge)Electrification 600 V DC Overhead lines Operating speed Max. 65 mph (105 km/h)
Average 55 mph (89 km/h)
Orange Line train at Downtown San Diego America Plaza. January 2008.
The Orange Line is one of three primary and five overall light rail lines operated by the San Diego Trolley, an operating division of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. It currently operates between Centre City San Diego and El Cajon.[1]
Other Trolley lines in the system include the regular service Blue and Green lines and supplementary Silver and Special Event lines.
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History
The Orange Line is the second line in the San Diego Trolley system with service beginning in 1986, initially operating between downtown San Diego and Euclid Avenue. The East Line, as it was then called, kept its name after successive extensions to Spring Street, El Cajon, along the Bayside in downtown San Diego, and Santee. It was renamed the Orange Line in 1997. Service between Gillespie Field and the Santee Town Center was replaced by the Green Line in 2005.
Stops along the Orange Line
Orange Line (Downtown–Gillespie Field)Station Name Connections Bus Parking Notes Gillespie Field 
Green Line
Serves Gillespie Field. Transfer station for Green Line.
Arnele Avenue Green LineServes Westfield Parkway. El Cajon Transit Center Green LineAmaya Drive Green LineGrossmont Transit Center Green LineTransfer station for Green Line. 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 
Blue Line
Silver Line
Special Event LineServes Petco Park. Transfer station for Silver Line and Special Event Line.
Park & Market Blue Line
Silver LineCity College Blue Line
Silver LineServes San Diego City College, San Diego High School. Fifth Avenue Blue Line
Silver LineCivic Center Blue Line
Silver LineServes City Hall, Westfield Horton Plaza. America Plaza
(Temporarily relocated between State and Columbia) Blue Line
Silver LineTransfer station for Blue Line. Seaport Village Silver Line
Special Event LineTransfer station for Special Event Line. Convention Center Silver Line
Special Event LineServes Convention Center. Gaslamp Quarter Silver Line
Special Event LineServes Gaslamp Quarter, Petco Park, Convention Center. 12th & Imperial Transit Center
(Bayside Terminal) Blue Line
Silver Line
Special Event LineServes Petco Park. Transfer station for Blue Line.
Occasionally when an Orange Line train is running late it will turn around at Arnele Avenue or El Cajon Transit.
Trolley Renewal Project
Main article: San Diego Trolley#Future service plansAs part of the 2015 Operating Plan, MTS plans to shorten the western portion of the Orange Line to terminate at the Santa Fe Depot.[2][3] To accommodate the new Siemens S70 models to be usable on the line, stations will need to undergo renovation, although this will be done over a period of time to prevent the disruption of operation. The New LRVs are scheduled to begin operation on the Orange Line in July 2012. Currently the America Plaza station is closed until December for these renovations, although a temporary station for America Plaza has been erected between Columbia and State streets to serve the area in the meantime. The Massachusetts Avenue, Encanto/62nd Street, and 47th Street stations are also undergoing these renovations, although those stations remain open.[4]
Future Extension Alignment
Station Name Connections Bus Train Parking Info Notes Continuing from Gillespie Field America Plaza Blue Line
Silver LineSanta Fe Depot Blue Line
Green Line
Transfer station for Blue Line and Green Line. References
- ^ "San Diego Trolley Information". http://www.sdmts.com/Trolley/Trolley.asp. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- ^ MTS Summer 2010 Newsletter
- ^ "2030 Recommended LPA Operating Plan". University of California, San Diego. http://blink.ucsd.edu/. http://aps-web.ucsd.edu/FM/PDFs/LRT/2030-LPA-Ops-Plan-Diagram.pdf. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ^ "Trolley Renewal Project". http://www.sdmts.com/trolleyrenewal.asp. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
San Diego Trolley Current lines Stations 5th Avenue • 8th Street • 12th & Imperial • 24th Street • 25th & Commercial • 32nd & Commercial • 47th Street • 70th Street • Alvarado Medical Center • Amaya Drive • America Plaza • Arnele Avenue • Barrio Logan • Bayfront/E Street • Beyer Boulevard • City College • Civic Center • Convention Center • County Center/Little Italy • El Cajon Transit Center • Encanto/62nd Street • Euclid Avenue • Fashion Valley Transit Center • Fenton Parkway • Gaslamp Quarter • Gillespie Field • Grantville • Grossmont Transit Center • H Street • Harborside • Hazard Center • Iris Avenue • La Mesa Boulevard • Lemon Grove Depot • Massachusetts Avenue • Middletown • Mission San Diego • Mission Valley Center • Morena/Linda Vista • Old Town Transit Center • Pacific Fleet • Palm Avenue • Palomar Street • Park & Market • Qualcomm Stadium • Rio Vista • Santa Fe Depot • Santee Town Center • San Ysidro Transit Center • SDSU Transit Center • Seaport Village • Spring Street • Washington StreetOther San Diego Public Transportation • San Diego Metropolitan Transit System • San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway • San Diego Electric Railway • San Diego Transit • Compass CardCategories:- Railway lines opened in 1986
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