Encanto/62nd Street station

Summary

Encanto/62nd Street station is a station on the Orange Line of the San Diego Trolley. It is located in the hilly Encanto neighborhood of San Diego, California, and serves both nearby residences and as a park and ride facility.

Encanto/62nd Street
San Diego Trolley station
Encanto / 62nd Street Station, 2008
General information
Location6249 Akins Avenue
San Diego, California
United States
Coordinates32°42′37″N 117°03′48″W / 32.710251°N 117.063247°W / 32.710251; -117.063247
Owned bySan Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated bySan Diego Trolley
Line(s)La Mesa Branch[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Metropolitan Transit System: 4, 916, 917, 961[2]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking206 spaces
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
Station code75066, 75067[3]
History
OpenedMay 12, 1989 (1989-05-12)[4]
RebuiltFall 2012[5]
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station
Euclid Avenue
towards Courthouse
Orange Line Massachusetts Avenue
Location
Map

History edit

Encanto/62nd Street opened as part of the second segment of the Euclid Line on May 12, 1989. Also later known as the East Line, the line operated from 12th & Imperial to Spring Street before being extended further east one month later.[4]

This station was renovated from October 17, 2011[6] through fall 2012[5] as part of the Trolley Renewal Project, although the station remained open during construction.

Station layout edit

There are two tracks, each served by a side platform.

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound   Orange Line toward Courthouse (Euclid Avenue)
Eastbound   Orange Line toward Arnele Avenue (Massachusetts Avenue)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "San Diego & Arizona Eastern (SD&AE) Railway" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. April 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "San Diego Regional Transit Map" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "History". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
  6. ^ "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. October 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2014-12-29.