Special Event Line (San Diego Trolley)

Special Event Line
A Special Event Line trolley (left) next to a Green Line trolley (right) at Seaport Village station
Overview
StatusOnly operates on special events, in late July
OwnerMetropolitan Transit System
LocaleSan Diego, California
Termini
Stations15
Websitehttp://www.sdmts.com/
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemSan Diego Trolley
Operator(s)San Diego Trolley, Inc.
History
OpenedJuly 20, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-07-20)
Technical
Number of tracks2 Tracks
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification600 V DC Overhead lines
Operating speedMax. 50 mph (80 km/h)
Route map

Legend
Amtrak Pacific Surfliner & Coaster
to Oceanside
│ Blue Line to UTC
 Balboa Avenue
Clairemont Drive
Tecolote Road
Green Line to El Cajon
I-8 (1961).svg I-8
 Old Town
Amtrak San Diego International Airport (via Old Town Transit Center)
I-5 (1961).svg I-5
 Washington Street
Middletown
San Diego International Airport (via Middletown station (San Diego Trolley))
County Center/Little Italy
Santa Fe Depot
Amtrak
Blue Line
 Seaport Village
Convention Center
Gaslamp Quarter
Blue Line
Orange Line
to Courthouse
 12th & Imperial
Storage &
Maintenance Yard
│
Orange Line
to El Cajon
Blue Line to San Ysidro
Other service sharing track
Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible
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The Special Event Line, also known as the "Red Line" until 2012,[1] is a light rail line operated by the San Diego Trolley, an operating division of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Two different versions of this line operated, both times only during special events.

The original version of the Special Event Line, operating from at least 2007[2] to 2012, connected Qualcomm Stadium station with Gaslamp Quarter station, during sporting events at[3] Qualcomm Stadium,[4] Cox Arena,[5] and the SDSU Open Air Theatre (OAT),[5] as well as during events like San Diego Comic-Con. This version of the Special Event Line was discontinued in 2012, after the Trolley Renewal Project saw the Green Line extended over the Special Event Line's route.

Later, in July 2022, the Special Event Line was revived, this time running from Balboa Avenue Transit Center (which had opened in the previous September as part of the Blue Line Mid-Coast extension to 12th and Imperial.[6] This version of the Special Event Line was revived from July 20 to July 23, 2023,[7] and most recently from July 25 to July 28, 2024.[8][9]

  1. ^ "Comic-Con 2007". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Archived from the original on 24 August 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference SpecialEvents2007 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference PetcoParkEvents was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference QualcommEvents was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Cox/OAT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference ComicCon22 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Comic-Con | San Diego Metropolitan Transit System". www.sdmts.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Comic-Con | San Diego Metropolitan Transit System". www.sdmts.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024.
  9. ^ "MTS Service Information Thursday July 25 – Sunday, July, 28" (PDF). Retrieved 29 July 2024.