San Diego Trolley
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A San Diego Trolley (Green Line) at
Convention Center Station. |
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| Overview | |||
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| Owner | San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) | ||
| Locale |
San Diego, California, United States (San Diego County, California) |
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| Transit type | Light rail | ||
| Number of lines | 3 daily lines (& 1 heritage streetcar line) |
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| Number of stations | 53 | ||
| Daily ridership | 119,800 average weekday riders (Q4 2014) |
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| Annual ridership | 39.7 million (2014) | ||
| Website | SDMTS – Trolley Information | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | July 19, 1981 | ||
| Operator(s) | San Diego Trolley, Inc. (SDTI) | ||
| Number of vehicles |
128 LRVs in Total 2 PCC streetcars (1946) (5 Pending Restoration) |
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| Technical | |||
| System length | 53.5 mi (86.1 km) | ||
| No. of tracks | 2 tracks (save for a 1 track section of the Green Line at its eastern terminus) | ||
| Track gauge |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge) |
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| Electrification | 600 V DC Overhead line | ||
| Top speed | 55 mph (89 km/h) | ||
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128 LRVs in Total
52 Siemens SD-100s (1993)
11 Full Length Siemens S70s (2004)
65 Streetcar Length Siemens S70s
(2012–13)
September 2012 Trolley service map
(Silver Line is not shown, but it runs along the "diamond" shaped route downtown).
The San Diego Trolley (reporting mark SDTI) is a light rail system operating in the metropolitan area of San Diego. It is known colloquially as The Trolley. The Trolley's operator, San Diego Trolley, Inc. (SDTI), is a subsidiary of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS). The Trolley began service on July 26, 1981, making it the oldest of the "second generation" light rail systems in the United States. The entire Trolley network serves 53 stations, and comprises 53.5 miles (86.1 km) of route, and three primary lines named the Blue Line, the Orange Line, and the Green Line, as well as a supplementary heritage streetcar downtown circulator known as the Silver Line that operates on select weekdays, weekends and holidays. In Q4 2014, the Trolley was the 4th most-ridden light rail system in the United States, with an average of 119,800 riders per weekday.
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