Middletown_station_(San_Diego_Trolley)

Middletown station (San Diego Trolley)

Middletown station (San Diego Trolley)

San Diego Trolley station

Middletown station is an at-grade station on the Blue Line and Green Line of the San Diego Trolley system. It is located along the Surf Line right of way at West Palm Street, in the Middletown neighborhood of San Diego, which includes a variety of medium-density housing within blocks of the station. The station offers a connection to the San Diego International Airport via a shuttle stop one block away from this station.

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This station opened on June 16, 1996 as part of the North/South Line (later renamed the Blue Line) extension to the Old Town Transit Center.[1] The station was closed from May 21[2] through August 2012[3] for renovations as part of the Trolley Renewal Project.[4]

Station layout

There are four tracks, two for the trolley station and two passing tracks for commuter, intercity, and BNSF freight service.

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ←  Blue Line toward UTC (Washington Street)
←  Green Line toward Santee Town Center (Washington Street)
Southbound →  Blue Line toward San Ysidro (County Center/Little Italy) →
→  Green Line toward 12th & Imperial (County Center/Little Italy) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ← Coaster does not stop here
← Amtrak Pacific Surfliner does not stop here
Southbound → Coaster does not stop here →
→ Amtrak Pacific Surfliner does not stop here →

Airport Connection

San Diego International Airport is accessible from this station. In July 2015, the airport added its "TROLLEY → TERMINAL" shuttle service that adds a stop near this station to buses that operate the terminals and the airport's consolidated rental car center, which opened January 20, 2016.[5] Passengers board the shuttle at the corner of Admiral Boland Way and West Palm Street, which is about 900 feet (270 m) southwest of the station along West Palm Street.[6]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Ristine, Jeff (July 23, 2006). "After 25 years, the trolley keeps on moving". San Diego Union-Tribune. Union-Tribune Publishing Co. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  2. [2]
    "Construction Alert Upcoming Trolley Station and Road Closures" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. April 13, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  3. [3]
    "Construction Advisory Trolley Station Closures & Detours August 2012 through March 2013" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. August 24, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  4. [4]
    "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  5. [5]
    Baskas, Harriet. "San Diego Airport's new rental car center a showcase for art". USA Today. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  6. [6]
    "Public Transportation". San Diego International Airport. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
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