Orange Line (San Diego Trolley)

Orange Line
Orange Line train at downtown San Diego
5th Avenue Station (March 2008).
Overview
OwnerSan Diego Metropolitan Transit System
LocaleSan Diego, California
Termini
Stations18
WebsiteSDMTS – Trolley
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemSan Diego Trolley
Route number520[a]
Operator(s)San Diego Trolley, Inc.
Rolling stock3-car trains
Daily ridership20,523 (FY 2024)[3]
Ridership6,631,168 (FY 2024)[3]
History
OpenedMarch 23, 1986; 38 years ago (1986-03-23)[4]
Technical
Line length17.1 mi (27.5 km), as of 2013[5]
Number of tracks2 tracks
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
(standard gauge)
ElectrificationOverhead line, 600 V DC
Operating speed55 mph (89 km/h) (max)
Route map
Map Orange Line highlighted in orange
Legend
Blue Line to UTC
 Courthouse
Civic Center
Fifth Avenue
San Diego Square
closed
1986
 City College
San Diego International Airport (via City College station (San Diego))
Park & Market
Green Line
 12th & Imperial
Storage &
Maintenance Yard
Blue Line to San Ysidro
I-5 (1961).svg I-5
 25th & Commercial
32nd & Commercial
California 15.svg SR 15
I-805 (1961).svg I-805
 47th Street
Euclid Avenue
Encanto/62nd Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Lemon Grove Depot
California 94.svg SR 94
 Spring Street
La Mesa Blvd.
I-8 (1961).svg I-8
Green Line
 Grossmont
California 125.svg SR 125
 Amaya Drive
I-8 (1961).svg I-8
 El Cajon
Copper Line to Santee
Multiple
services
Handicapped/disabled access
All stations
are accessible
This diagram:

The Orange Line is an 17.1-mile (27.5 km)[5] light rail line in the San Diego Trolley system, operated by San Diego Trolley, Inc. an operating division of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System.[4] The route connects downtown San Diego with the cities of Lemon Grove, La Mesa, and El Cajon.[6][7] The Orange Line has the lowest ridership of the San Diego Trolley's three core lines, transporting 10,896,289 riders during FY 2014 according to the MTS.[8]

It is one of five lines in the trolley system, along with the Blue, Green, Copper and Silver ("heritage weekend" service only) lines.[4]

At night, the San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad uses the Orange Line right of way east of the rail yard near the 12th & Imperial Transit Center for its freight service to El Cajon and Santee.[9]

  1. ^ "Appendix P: Travel and Tourism" (PDF). San Diego Association of Governments. Retrieved June 7, 2024. Trolley Route 520 (Orange Line): El Cajon to Downtown
  2. ^ "Appendix A: Transportation Projects, Programs, and Phasing" (PDF). San Diego Association of Governments. p. 119. Retrieved June 7, 2024. LRT 520 Orange Line (El Cajon to Downtown)
  3. ^ a b "Annual Service Performance Report" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System . October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "San Diego Trolley, Inc" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. February 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2015 – via sdmts.com/about-mts.
  5. ^ a b "San Diego Trolley, Inc. Fact Sheet" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. February 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via sdmts.com/about-mts.
  6. ^ "SDMTS – Trolley". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  7. ^ "San Diego's Green Line Will Finally Arrive Downtown In September". KPBS. April 30, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  8. ^ "MTS Announces a Record 95 Million Passengers Rode the Bus and Trolley in FY 2014". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. August 19, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  9. ^ "San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad". Genesee & Wyoming. Retrieved June 21, 2013.


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