12th & Imperial Transit Center is a San Diego Trolley station in downtown San Diego, California. It is located in the East Village neighborhood of the city and serves the high-density residential developments that surround the stop. It is one of two stations from which Petco Park can be reached (the other being Gaslamp Quarter station). The station has historically been used as a major transfer point between the various Trolley lines and is the only station that is directly served by all four Trolley lines.
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| Location | 1255 Imperial Avenue San Diego, California United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°42′20″N 117°09′12″W / 32.70556°N 117.15333°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | San Diego Metropolitan Transit System | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | San Diego Trolley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms 3 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 1,020 spaces, paid[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 8 rack spaces, 2 lockers[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 75100, 75102, 75103[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 26, 1981[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2013[7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Service
editSan Diego Trolley
editThe Blue Line and the Orange Line are served by the station's island transfer platforms,[8] and the two lines split just south of this station to serve South Bay and East County, respectively. To the north, both lines run parallel to each other through downtown on Park Boulevard and turn west at City College to run along C Street towards UTC Transit Center and Courthouse station, respectively. The Silver Line uses the platform directly adjacent to the 1255 Imperial Avenue building,[8] as the start of its clockwise circular route around downtown San Diego.
The Bayside Terminal platform of the 12th & Imperial station marks the western terminus of the Green Line,[8] which, upon departing from the station, goes through Gaslamp Quarter, Convention Center and Seaport Village stations to Santa Fe Depot, then on to Old Town Transit Center and its destination at Santee Town Center station.
This station was renovated in two stages during the Trolley Renewal Project:[9] in summer 2011 for the Bayside Terminal platform,[10] and from late October 2012 until June 2013 for the main station platforms.[11][7]
Prior to September 2, 2012, Orange Line trolleys used to loop around downtown San Diego to terminate at the Bayside Terminal platform of this station until a system redesign rerouted the western terminus of the line to Santa Fe Depot and extended the Green Line's terminus from Old Town Transit Center to the Bayside Terminal.[12]
Platforms
editTransfer platforms
edit| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Northbound/ Westbound |
←  Blue Line toward UTC (Park & Market)←  Orange Line toward Courthouse (Park & Market)
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left or right | |
| Southbound/ Eastbound |
Blue Line toward San Ysidro (Barrio Logan) → Orange Line toward El Cajon (25th & Commercial) →
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| Island platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Westbound |  Silver Line downtown loop (Gaslamp Quarter) →
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Bayside terminal platform
edit| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Westbound | ←  Green Line toward El Cajon (Gaslamp Quarter)
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Bus service
editSan Diego MTS bus routes 4, 12, 901, and 929 also stop at the 12th & Imperial Transit Center.[1] The bus bays are located to the east of the northbound Blue/Orange line transfer platform, on the west side of National Avenue.[8]
Location
editThe 12th & Imperial Transit Center is built into the James R. Mills Building, a 10-story office tower that houses the headquarters of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System and is located directly adjacent to the San Diego Trolley maintenance yard.
It is also located approximately two blocks east of Petco Park and just south of the San Diego Central Library.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Regional Transit Map" (PDF) (Map). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. October 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "San Diego, CA". FlixBus. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Krueger, Anne (January 16, 1987). "Trolley headquarters pictured – Plans include 10 stories, 'landmark' tower". The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. B-1. Retrieved April 9, 2021 – via NewsBank.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "History". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ a b "Construction Advisory Trolley Station Closures and Detours Station Construction Spring 2013" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. June 12, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
- ^ a b c d "12th & Imperial Transit Center" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
- ^ "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
- ^ "Washington Street Trolley station to close for renewal". San Diego Union-Tribune. Union-Tribune Publishing Co. June 27, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ^ "Construction Advisory Trolley Station Closures and Detours Station Construction November 2012 through March 2013" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. November 19, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
- ^ "September 2, 2012 Service Changes. Major Bus and Trolley Service Changes". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 2012. Archived from the original on April 30, 2015. Retrieved 2013-12-29.