America Plaza is a station of the
Blue
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and
Silver
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Lines on the
San Diego Trolley
The San Diego Trolley 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 Tra ...
. It is located in the
Downtown Core
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of
San Diego, California
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, and is directly connected to
One America Plaza
One America Plaza is the tallest building in San Diego, California and a prominent fixture in the waterfront district of the downtown San Diego skyline. The 34-story, , , obelisk-shaped tower was designed by Helmut Jahn of Murphy/Jahn Architects ...
, the city's tallest building. The station, and its accompanying 34-story high-rise building, opened on November 14, 1991,
making the station the second
infill station
An infill station (sometimes in-fill station) is
a train station built on an existing passenger rail, rapid transit, or light rail line to address demand in a location between existing stations. Such stations take advantage of existing train serv ...
in the San Diego Trolley system.
History
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America Plaza originally was where the Orange and Blue lines split. The Orange Line used to loop south and east on its way to
Gaslamp Quarter
The Gaslamp Quarter is a 16½-block neighborhood in the downtown area of San Diego, California. It extends from Broadway to Harbor Drive, and from 4th to 6th Avenue.
Listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places as ...
and back to
12th & Imperial Transit Center, while the Blue Line used to turn north towards Santa Fe Depot on its way to
Old Town Transit Center
Old Town Transit Center, also known as San Diego–Old Town station or Old Town San Diego station, is an intermodal transportation station located in the Old Town neighborhood of San Diego, California. It is served by Amtrak's ''Pacific Surfliner ...
. A system redesign on September 2, 2012, shortened the Blue Line's northern terminus to this station, and rerouted the Orange Line to terminate at Santa Fe Depot, while the western portion of the downtown loop was replaced by service from the Green Line.
When the
Mid-Coast extension was completed on November 21, 2021, the Blue Line was re-extended northward through Santa Fe Depot and Old Town to serve the new stations.
This station was closed from October 21 until December 19, 2011,
for renovations as part of the
Trolley Renewal Project,
during which a temporary stop was erected between Columbia and State streets to serve the area.
On April 29, 2018, the
Courthouse station opened as the new terminus of the Orange Line.
Station layout
See also
*
List of San Diego Trolley stations
The San Diego Trolley is the light rail system that serves the metropolitan area of San Diego. The operator of the Trolley, San Diego Trolley, Inc. (SDTI), is a subsidiary of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS). The San Diego Trolle ...
References
{{San Diego Trolley
Blue Line (San Diego Trolley)
Silver Line (San Diego Trolley)
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1981
San Diego Trolley stations in San Diego
1981 establishments in California