County Center/Little Italy
County Center/Little Italy station, 2008
General information
Location1550 California Street
San Diego, California
Coordinates 32°43′21″N 117°10′13″W / 32.722480°N 117.170174°W / 32.722480; -117.170174
Owned bySan Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated bySan Diego Trolley
Line(s)Surf Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleDisabled access
History
OpenedJuly 2, 1992 (1992-07-02)
RebuiltOctober 14, 2012
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station
Middletown
towards UTC
 Blue Line Santa Fe Depot
towards San Ysidro
Middletown
towards Santee Town Center
 Green Line Santa Fe Depot
towards 12th & Imperial
Location

County Center/Little Italy 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 between West Beech Street and West Cedar Street, in the Little Italy neighborhood of Downtown San Diego. The area has a variety of medium and high-density housing, and is also the site of the County Center, the location of many buildings for the Government of San Diego County.

County Center/Little Italy station at night in 2019

County Center/Little Italy station opened on July 2, 1992 and served as the northern terminus for the North/South Line (later renamed the Blue Line) until the line was extended to Old Town Transit Center in June 1996.[1] This station was closed from August 6[2] to October 14, 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 (Middletown)
←  Green Line toward Santee Town Center (Middletown)
Southbound  Blue Line toward San Ysidro (Santa Fe Depot) →
 Green Line toward 12th & Imperial (Santa Fe Depot) →
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 →

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ristine, Jeff (July 23, 2006). "After 25 years, the trolley keeps on moving". San Diego Union-Tribune. Union-Tribune Publishing Co. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  2. ↑ "Construction Advisory Trolley Station Closures & Detours County Center/Little Italy Trolley Station" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. July 6, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  3. ↑ "Construction Advisory Trolley Station Closures & Detours October 2012 through March 2013" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. October 10, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  4. ↑ "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
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