Washington Street station (San Diego Trolley)

For other uses, see Washington Street station.

Not to be confused with Washington station (Los Angeles Metro).

Washington Street
Washington Street station in 2024
General information
Location	2136 West Washington Street San Diego, California United States
Coordinates	32°44′30″N 117°11′01″W
Owned by	San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated by	San Diego Trolley
Line(s)	Surf Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MTS: 10
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible
History
Opened	June 16, 1996 (1996-06-16)
Rebuilt	2011
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station Old Town towards UTC Blue Line Middletown towards San Ysidro Old Town towards El Cajon Green Line Middletown towards 12th & Imperial Old Town towards Balboa Avenue Special Event Line
Location

Washington Street station is an at-grade station on the Blue Line and Green Line of the San Diego Trolley system. It is located along the Surf Line right of way at West Washington Street, in a largely industrial area of San Diego. The stop also serves Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and the Mission Hills neighborhood, which includes a variety of medium-density housing within blocks of the station.

This station opened on June 16, 1996 as part of the North/South Line (later renamed the Blue Line) extension to the Old Town Transit Center.[1] On July 2, 2011, the station was closed for renovations[2][3] as part of the Trolley Renewal Project.[4] It was originally supposed to reopen by early September,[2] but numerous construction issues pushed the reopening to November 24, 2011.[5][6]

The stone wall on the Southbound side of the station was destroyed in the Summer of 2024 and instead replaced with a fence side with remnants of the old wall.

Washington Street station in 2008

Station layout

There are four tracks, two for the trolley station and two passing tracks for commuter, intercity, and BNSF freight service.

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound	←  Blue Line toward UTC (Old Town) ←  Green Line toward El Cajon (Old Town)
Southbound	→  Blue Line toward San Ysidro (Middletown) → →  Green Line toward 12th & Imperial (Middletown) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound	← Coaster does not stop here ← Pacific Surfliner does not stop here
Southbound	→ Coaster does not stop here → → Pacific Surfliner does not stop here →

See also

• List of San Diego Trolley stations

References

1. Ristine, Jeff (July 23, 2006). "After 25 years, the trolley keeps on moving". San Diego Union-Tribune. Union-Tribune Publishing Co. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
2. "MTS Starts Downtown Trolley Station Reconstruction Washington Street Station to Close Temporarily on July 2". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. June 23, 2011. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
3. "Washington Street Trolley station to close for renewal". San Diego Union-Tribune. Union-Tribune Publishing Co. June 27, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
4. "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
5. "Washington St Station now to remain closed thru late Nov due to construction issues". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (via Twitter). November 14, 2011. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
6. Castillo, Efren (October 17, 2011). "Washington Street Trolley Station". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 2013-12-30.