Palomar Street station is a station on the
Blue Line of the
San Diego Trolley
The San Diego Trolley is a light rail system operating in the metropolitan area of San Diego. It is known colloquially as "The Trolley". The Trolley's operator, San Diego Trolley, Inc. (SDTI), is a subsidiary of the San Diego Metropolitan Tra ...
located in the city of
Chula Vista, California. The stop serves a variety of purposes, holding the function of commuter center with a
park and ride
A park and ride, also known as incentive parking or a commuter lot, is a parking lot with public transport connections that allows commuters and other people heading to city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system ( ...
lot and providing access to the nearby commercial, industrial, and residential areas, as well as
Southwestern Community College.
History
Palomar Street 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 using the main line tracks of the
San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway
The San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway Company is a short-line United States, American railroad founded in 1906 as the San Diego and Arizona Railway (SD&A) by sugar magnate, developer, and entrepreneur John D. Spreckels. Dubbed "The Impossi ...
.
[
This station was renovated, starting March 2014,]
Station layout
There are two tracks, each with a side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platform ...
.
See also
* List of San Diego Trolley stations
The San Diego Trolley is the light rail system that serves the metropolitan area of San Diego. The operator of the Trolley, San Diego Trolley, Inc. (SDTI), is a subsidiary of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS). The San Diego Trolle ...
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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