| Green Line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:MTSgreenline-convctr.jpg) A Green Line trolley at Convention Center station | |||
| Overview | |||
| Owner | Metropolitan Transit System | ||
| Locale | San Diego, California | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 24[1] | ||
| Website | sdmts | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Light rail | ||
| System | San Diego Trolley | ||
| Route number | 530 (in internal documents only)[2][3] | ||
| Operator(s) | San Diego Trolley, Inc. | ||
| Rolling stock | 3-car trains (one SD-100 between two S70s of either length) | ||
| Daily ridership | 25,319 (FY 2024)[4] | ||
| Ridership | 8,627,300 (FY 2024)[4] | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | July 10, 2005[1] | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 19.8 mi (31.9 km)[1] | ||
| Number of tracks | 2 tracks | ||
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | Overhead line, 600 V DC | ||
| Operating speed | 21 mph (34 km/h) (average)[Note 1] 55 mph (89 km/h) (max) | ||
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The Green Line is a 19.8-mile (31.9 km) 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 (MTS).[1] The route serves downtown San Diego, Mission Valley, and the cities of La Mesa and El Cajon.[6][7] The Green Line has the second highest ridership of the San Diego Trolley's three core lines, transporting 13,673,926 riders during FY 2014 - according to MTS.[8]
The line is one of five lines in the trolley system, the others being the Blue, Orange, Copper, and Silver ("heritage weekend" service only) lines.
- ^ a b c d e "San Diego Trolley, Inc" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ^ "Appendix P: Travel and Tourism" (PDF). San Diego Association of Governments. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
Trolley Route 530 (Sycuan Green Line): Santee to Downtown
- ^ "Appendix A: Transportation Projects, Programs, and Phasing" (PDF). San Diego Association of Governments. p. 119. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
LRT 530 Green Line (Santee to Downtown)
- ^ a b "Annual Service Performance Report" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System . October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ "Trolley map & timetable" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 8, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "SDMTS - Trolley". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ Fudge, Tom (April 30, 2012). "San Diego's Green Line Will Finally Arrive Downtown In September". KPBS-FM. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ "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.
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