Palomar Street Transit Center is a station on the
Blue Line of the
San Diego Trolley
The San Diego Trolley is a light rail system serving San Diego County, California. The trolley's operator, San Diego Trolley, Inc. , is a subsidiary of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS). The trolley operates as a critical componen ...
located in the city of
Chula Vista, California
Chula Vista ( ; , ) is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. It is the second-most populous city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the Largest cities in Southern California, seventh-most populous city in Southern California ...
. The stop serves a variety of purposes, holding the function of commuter center with a
park and ride
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lot and providing access to the nearby commercial, industrial, and residential areas, as well as
Southwestern Community College.
History
Palomar Street Transit Center opened as part of the initial "South Line" of the San Diego Trolley system on July 26, 1981, operating from north to
downtown San Diego
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using the main line tracks of the
San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway
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.
This station was renovated, starting March 2014,
as part of the Trolley Renewal Project;
it reopened with a renovated station platform in November 2014.
See also
*
List of San Diego Trolley stations
The San Diego Trolley is a light rail system operating in San Diego County, California. The trolley's operator, San Diego Trolley, Inc. (reporting mark SDTI), is a subsidiary of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS). The San Diego Trol ...
References
Blue Line (San Diego Trolley)
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1981
San Diego Trolley stations
Transportation in Chula Vista, California
Buildings and structures in Chula Vista, California
1981 establishments in California
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