San Ysidro Transit Center
San Ysidro Transit Center | |||||||||||
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![]() A trolley at the San Ysidro Transit Center in 2015 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 700 East San Ysidro Boulevard San Diego, California United States | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°32′40″N 117°01′47″W / 32.54443°N 117.02975°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | San Diego Metropolitan Transit System | ||||||||||
Operated by | San Diego Trolley | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms, 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Accessible | ![]() | ||||||||||
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Station code | 75000[2] | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | July 26, 1981[3] | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2015[4] | ||||||||||
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San Ysidro Transit Center is a
Located just north of the
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.
Future
There are future plans for the station. A proposed Purple Line is to start its route at San Ysidro.[11] Moreover, SANDAG has proposed to turn the San Ysidro Transit Center into the San Ysidro Mobility Hub, including by adding a third trolley track to increase Blue Line frequencies, adding a bus lane on East San Ysidro Boulevard, increasing the amount of bus routes, and in the long-term, possibly even adding connections to the Coaster and Amtrak.[12]
Furthermore, future plans for the Blue Line to continue into Tijuana are awaiting approval. If it is to be made, the Blue Line would be extended 1 mile[13] or 1.5 miles[14] on an elevated trackage[15] into a new Tijuana station.[16] This proposal for a "Cross-Border Trolley", supported by SANDAG[17] and officials in Baja California,[18] could take 8 years to complete.[19]
Station layout
The station has two tracks, each with platforms on either side.
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right | |
Northbound | ← ![]() |
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right | |
Northbound | ← ![]() |
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right |
Bus connections
- San Diego Metropolitan Transit System: 906, 907[1]
- ACN Autobuses[20]
- Damaris Express[21]
- El Corre Caminos[22]
- Executive Lines[22]
- Flixbus[23]
- Fronteras del Norte[22]
- Greyhound Lines[22]
- Greyhound Mexico
- International Bus Lines[22]
- Las Vegas Shuttles[24]
- Rapid Connection[citation needed]
- Saenz Express[22]
- Ticketon[22]
- Tres Estrella de Oro[25]
- TUFESA[22]
See also
References
- ^ a b "San Diego Regional Transit Map" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. October 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. May 14, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ a b "History". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. May 22, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ a b "Construction Advisory Trolley Station Construction & Detours – San Ysidro Transit Center" (pdf). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. October 22, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ San Ysidro Community Plan and Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan (PDF) (Report). April 2015.
- ^ Moran, Greg (June 18, 2016). "MTS land deal opens doorway to trouble". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ Srikrishnan, Maya (September 4, 2019). "The Roadblocks to a Cross-Border Trolley". Voice of San Diego. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
The San Ysidro trolley station is the second most active on San Diego's network, with about 17,955 riders daily.
- ^ "Trolley Renewal Construction Advisory". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ "Construction Advisory — Trolley Station Closures & Detours: San Ysidro Transit Center" (pdf). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. January 14, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ^ "Purple Line Concept Map 2023-03-23" (PDF). March 23, 2023.
- ^ "SANDAG – San Ysidro Mobility Hub". www.sandag.org.
- ^ "SANDAG – Innovative Connector Concepts". www.sandag.org. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ "Three transportation projects, including a trolley extension into Tijuana, pitched to public Sunday". The San Diego Union-Tribune. October 10, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ Dibble, Sandra (July 26, 2022). "Could an Elevated Trolley be the Answer to Long Border Wait Times?". Voice of San Diego. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ "Trolley to Tijuana: Extending San Diego's Blue Line | SPUR". www.spur.org. November 7, 2023.
- ^ Berjan, Sarah (August 3, 2022). "SANDAG supports proposal that extends San Diego's Blue Line Trolley into Tijuana". Chula Vista Today. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ Saldaña, Jorge (May 8, 2020). "Officials Propose Cross-Border Trolley". MEXICONOW. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ "Goodbye to traffic and hours in line! Tijuana-San Diego trolley should be ready in 8 years". SanDiegoRed. December 15, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ "ACN Autobuses Sitio Oficial Inicio – Boletos Autobuses Coordinados de Nayarit". Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Damaris Express". Damaris Express Inc. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Border Transportation Council Member Directory". Border Transportation C ouncil. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Bus to and from San Ysidro, CA | FlixBus". Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ "Las Vegas Shuttles Trips". Las Vegas Shuttles. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Autobuses Tres Estrellas de Oro". Tres Estrellas de Oro. Retrieved June 4, 2024.