Santee station (also known as Santee Town Center station[a]) is a station on the Copper Line of the San Diego Trolley, in the San Diego suburb of Santee, California. The station currently serves as the Copper Line's northern terminus and serves as a major park and ride station. It is located inside a shopping center on the northeast corner of the intersection of Mission Gorge Road and Cuyamaca Street.
Santee | ||||||||||||||||
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 Trolley at Santee station | ||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Santee Town Center | |||||||||||||||
| Location | 152 Civic Center Drive El Cajon, California United States | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°50′32″N 116°58′51″W / 32.84231°N 116.98073°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | San Diego Metropolitan Transit System | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | San Diego Trolley | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  MTS: 832, 833, 834[1] | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes, number of spaces varies[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 8 rack spaces, 2 lockers[3] | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 75020[4] | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 26, 1995[5] | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2005 | |||||||||||||||
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History
editSantee station opened on August 26, 1995, as the new terminus of the East Line (renamed the Orange Line in 1997), marking the fourth segment to open on the line.[5] In 2005, the Orange Line was truncated to Gillespie Field (and later El Cajon) and service to Santee was replaced by the Green Line.[10] The truncation was originally due to the fact that the path between Gillespie Field and Santee Town Center is single tracked, and having two lines running on that route would cause operational issues.[10]
Until September 2005, Santee city law prohibited rail service after 9:00 p.m., meaning that most evening service terminated at El Cajon. The law was lifted in September 2005, soon after the Green Line began operation to Santee.[citation needed]
To further reduce operational issues on the single track between Gillespie Field and Santee, the Copper Line began service on September 29, 2024, and the Green Line was also truncated back to El Cajon.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "San Diego Regional Transit Map" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. November 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ "Transit Station Parking". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Interactive San Diego Regional Bike Map". San Diego Association of Governments. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ a b "History". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. May 22, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ "Green Line Schedule". www.sdmts.com. San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ "Route 832 Schedule". www.sdmts.com. San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ "Route 833 Schedule". www.sdmts.com. San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ "Route 834 Schedule". www.sdmts.com. San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ a b "East extension means changes in routes, timetables". The San Diego Union-Tribune. July 3, 2005. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ Vigil, Jennifer (September 29, 2024). "MTS Copper Line Trolley Service Begins Sunday Between El Cajon, Santee". Times of San Diego. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
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