Alvarado
San Diego Trolley station
Alvarado Station, 2008
General information
Other namesUC San Diego Health East Campus Medical Center Station
Location6658 Alvarado Rd
San Diego, California
Coordinates32°46′38″N 117°03′25″W / 32.777174°N 117.05686°W / 32.777174; -117.05686
PlatformsSide platform
Construction
ParkingLimited street parking
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 10, 2005
Previous namesAlvarado Medical Center Station
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station
SDSU
towards 12th & Imperial
 Green Line 70th Street
towards Santee Town Center
Location

Alvarado Station (formerly Alvarado Medical Center Station) is a station on San Diego Trolley's Green Line in the College Area. It is one of the San Diego Trolley network's newer stations, having opened in 2005.[1]

The street-level station has side platforms. It is located near the intersection of Alvarado Rd. and Reservoir Dr. The station is located across the street from the UC San Diego Health East Campus Medical Center. Besides the hospital and the College Area, portions of the residential neighborhood of Del Cerro are also accessible from the stop.

In December of 2023, the station was renamed from Alvarado Medical Center station to Alvarado Station due to the name change of the adjacent hospital from Alvarado Medical Center to UC San Diego Health East Campus Medical Center.[2]

Station layout

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

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound ← Green Line toward 12th & Imperial ()
Eastbound → Green Line toward Santee Town Center () →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Alvarado riddle

One of the most noticeable features of the station is a riddle, engraved into the tiles on the wall that separates the station from the freeway. This art installation was created by Roman De Salvo in 2005.[3]

The riddle reads:

"Arteries, veins, and, capillaries. For autos, rain, and, catenaries. All three lines are side by side.

Above, below, and, stratified. One is numbered less than nine. Another was there at the dawn of time.

The last will be here after a wait. Or, right away if you're not too late.

Look around to solve this riddle. Name all three, top, bottom and middle.

If bewildered, feel the handrail. The answer there is writ in Braille.”

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MTS Historical Timeline". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  2. ↑ "Trolley | San Diego Metropolitan Transit System". www.sdmts.com. 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  3. ↑ Pincus, Robert L. (April 2, 2006). "Instant Landmark". U-T San Diego. Retrieved 2010-05-11.


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