San Ysidro Transit Center

Summary

San Ysidro Transit Center is a San Diego Trolley station in the San Ysidro neighborhood of San Diego, California. The station is the southern terminus of the Blue Line and is located on a short rail spur of the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway.

San Ysidro Transit Center
San Diego Trolley station
A trolley at the station in 2015
General information
Location700 East San Ysidro Boulevard
San Diego, California
United States
Coordinates32°32′40″N 117°01′47″W / 32.54443°N 117.02975°W / 32.54443; -117.02975
Owned bySan Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated bySan Diego Trolley
Platforms2 side platforms, 1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Metropolitan Transit System: 906, 907[1]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
Station code75000[2]
History
OpenedJuly 26, 1981 (1981-07-26)[3]
Rebuilt2015[4]
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station
Beyer Boulevard
towards UTC
Blue Line Terminus
Location
Map

Located just north of the San Ysidro Port of Entry at the Mexico–United States border, San Ysidro serves primarily as a way to provide access to downtown for the thousands of international commuters and tourists who travel between San Diego County and Tijuana, Mexico. It also provides access to the large shopping areas, including the Las Americas Premium Outlets which are connected to the stop via a pedestrian walkway. An intercity bus station is located adjacent to the station.[5][6] It is the second busiest station in the San Diego Trolley, with nearly 18,000 passengers using the station each day.[7]

History edit

San Ysidro opened as part of the initial 15.9-mile (25.6 km) "South Line" of the San Diego Trolley system on July 26, 1981, operating from San Ysidro north to Downtown San Diego.[3]

This station was scheduled to undergo renovation starting December 2014,[8] as part of the Trolley Renewal Project,[9] though actual renovation construction did not begin until January 2015.[10] Renovation construction at the station continued through December 2015[4] before completion. There are future plans for the station. A proposed Purple Line is to start its route at San Ysidro, and future plans for the Blue Line to continue into Tijuana are awaiting approval. If it is to be made, San Ysidro would be the third to last stop for the blue line.

Station layout edit

The station has two tracks, each with platforms on either side.

Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Northbound   Blue Line toward UTC (Beyer Boulevard)
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
Northbound   Blue Line toward UTC (Beyer Boulevard)
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right

Bus connections edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "San Diego Regional Transit Map" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 14 May 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "History". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 22 May 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Construction Advisory Trolley Station Construction & Detours - San Ysidro Transit Center" (pdf). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. October 22, 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  5. ^ San Ysidro Community Plan and Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan
  6. ^ MTS land deal opens doorway to trouble
  7. ^ Srikrishnan, Maya (4 September 2019). "The Roadblocks to a Cross-Border Trolley". Voice of San Diego. Retrieved 7 September 2019. The San Ysidro trolley station is the second most active on San Diego's network, with about 17,955 riders daily.
  8. ^ "Trolley Renewal Construction Advisory". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. December 4, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
  9. ^ "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
  10. ^ "Construction Advisory — Trolley Station Closures & Detours: San Ysidro Transit Center" (pdf). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. January 14, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  11. ^ https://autobusesacn.com/
  12. ^ "Home". Damaris Express Inc. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i Border Transportation Council Member Directory
  14. ^ https://elcorrecaminos.com/
  15. ^ "Bus to and from San Ysidro, CA | FlixBus". Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  16. ^ Nuestras Oficinas
  17. ^ Futura Net
  18. ^ https://lvshuttles.com/trips.html
  19. ^ Rapid Connection Facebook
  20. ^ Ticheton
  21. ^ Facebook-Tres Estrellas de Oro