America_Plaza_station

America Plaza station

America Plaza station

Trolley station in San Diego

America Plaza is a station of the Blue and Silver Lines on the San Diego Trolley. It is located in the Downtown Core of San Diego, California, and is directly connected to One America Plaza, the city's tallest building. The station, and its accompanying 34-story high-rise building, opened on November 14, 1991,[5][6] making the station the second infill station in the San Diego Trolley system.

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History

A Blue Line train is stopped under the metal arches of America Plaza station (right) while a Rapid bus departs (left). The colorful tile-covered campanile of Santa Fe Depot station can be seen in the background.

America Plaza originally was where the Orange and Blue lines split. The Orange Line used to loop south and east on its way to Gaslamp Quarter and back to 12th & Imperial Transit Center, while the Blue Line used to turn north towards Santa Fe Depot on its way to Old Town Transit Center. A system redesign on September 2, 2012, shortened the Blue Line's northern terminus to this station, and rerouted the Orange Line to terminate at Santa Fe Depot, while the western portion of the downtown loop was replaced by service from the Green Line.[7] When the Mid-Coast extension was completed on November 21, 2021, the Blue Line was re-extended northward through Santa Fe Depot and Old Town to serve the new stations.[8]

This station was closed from October 21 until December 19, 2011,[4] for renovations as part of the Trolley Renewal Project,[9] during which a temporary stop was erected between Columbia and State streets to serve the area.[10]

On April 29, 2018, the Courthouse station opened as the new terminus of the Orange Line.[11]

Station layout

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ←  Blue Line toward UTC (Santa Fe Depot)
Southbound →  Blue Line toward San Ysidro (Civic Center) →
→  Silver Line downtown loop (Civic Center) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

See also

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References

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    "San Diego Regional Transit Map" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. November 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
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    "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
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    "History". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 22 May 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
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    "Downtown Area Trolley Stations and Streets to Close for Two Weekends: October 21–23 and October 28–30". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. October 20, 2011. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
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    "MTS Historical Timeline". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
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    "America Plaza". SubwayNut.com. July 5, 2012. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
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    "September 2, 2012 Service Changes. Major Bus and Trolley Service Changes". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2012. Archived from the original on April 30, 2015. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
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    "Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project". San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG). Archived from the original on 2013-05-05. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
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    "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  10. [10]
    "MTS New Low Floor Trolleys Go Into Service on Monday, October 3rd". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 29, 2011. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  11. [11]
    "Courthouse Trolley Station Opens on Sunday, April 29, 2018". San Diego Metropolitan Transit Service. 8 August 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
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