El Cajon Transit Center
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 El Cajon Transit Center station, April 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 352 South Marshall Avenue El Cajon, California United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°47′34″N 116°58′34″W / 32.79278°N 116.97611°W | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | San Diego Metropolitan Transit System | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | San Diego Trolley | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | SD&AE La Mesa Branch[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  MTS: 115, 815, 816, 833, 848, 864, 872, 874, 875, 888, 891, 892, 894[2] Greyhound Lines[3] Sycuan Casino Shuttle[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 469 spaces[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 4 rack spaces, 1 locker[6] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible |  | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 75026, 75027[7] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | June 23, 1989[8] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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El Cajon Transit Center is a San Diego Trolley station served by the Orange and the Green lines in the San Diego suburb of El Cajon, California. The station is a major commuter center for the large suburb and is the convergence of multiple local and regional bus routes operated by the Metropolitan Transit System and Greyhound Lines.
History[edit]
El Cajon opened as the eastern terminus of the third segment of the East Line (now Orange Line) on June 23, 1989, which operated from 12th & Imperial in Downtown San Diego. The physical line was extended to its current terminus at Santee Town Center on July 26, 1995.[8]
From July 1995 to July 2005, Orange Line service continued to terminate at the end of the line at Santee Town Center.
When the Green Line opened in July 2005, the new route took over service to Santee, and the Orange Line was truncated to Gillespie Field.
The September 2012 system redesign truncated the Orange Line once again to El Cajon.[9]
The April 2018 system redesign extended the Orange Line to Arnele Avenue, following the opening of Courthouse station in April 2018. Courthouse became the line's current western terminus, and the one-stop extension to Arnele was meant to relieve congestion and confusion at El Cajon.
A third track is being added to the station, and the eastern platform is being extended to allow shuttle trains to terminate there.[10] When the platform is completed in the fall of 2024, the Copper Line will be established which will operate between this new platform and Santee Town Center. This will allow the Green and Orange lines to terminate in El Cajon.[11][12][13]
Station layout[edit]
There are two tracks, each served by a side platform, with a third track and platform under construction.
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Westbound | ←  Green Line toward 12th & Imperial (Amaya Drive)←  Orange Line toward Courthouse (Amaya Drive)
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| Eastbound | Green Line toward Santee Town Center (Arnele Avenue) → Orange Line toward Arnele Avenue (Terminus) →
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the left/right | |
| Northbound | Copper Line (future) toward Santee Town Center (Arnele Avenue) → |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "San Diego & Arizona Eastern (SD&AE) Railway" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. April 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ "San Diego Regional Transit Map" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. November 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ "El Cajon Bus Stop". Greyhound Lines. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "Complimentary Casino Bus Schedule & Pick Up". Sycuan Casino Resort. June 15, 2018.
- ^ "Transit Station Parking". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Interactive San Diego Regional Bike Map". San Diego Association of Governments. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ a b "History". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. May 22, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ "September 2, 2012 Service Changes. Major Bus and Trolley Service Changes". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Archived from the original on April 30, 2015.
- ^ "Board of Directors – DRAFT MINUTES" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. May 12, 2022.
- ^ "San Diego MTS looking at adding new 'Copper Line' to Trolley system". FOX 5 San Diego & KUSI News. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ "MTS hopes new 'Copper Line' can improve trolley system's reliability". KPBS Public Media. May 7, 2024.
- ^ "Copper Line – East County Connector". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. April 29, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
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