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Blue Line (San Diego Trolley)

San Diego Trolley Blue Line.svgUC San Diego Blue Line
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Blue Line train at Trolley at the US-Mexico Border
Overview
Type Light rail
System San Diego Trolley
Status Operational
Locale San Diego, California
Termini America Plaza
San Ysidro Transit Center
Stations 18
Ridership 16,532,209 (FY 2015)
Website SDMTS - Trolley
Operation
Opened July 19, 1981; 35 years ago (1981-07-19)
Owner Metropolitan Transit System
Operator(s) San Diego Trolley, Inc.
Rolling stock 3-car trains (one SD-100 between two streetcar-length S70s)
Technical
Line length 15.4 mi (24.8 km)
Number of tracks 2 tracks
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
(standard gauge)
Electrification 600 V DC Overhead lines
Operating speed 55 mph (89 km/h) (max)
Route map