El Cajon Transit Center is a
San Diego Trolley
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station served by the
Orange
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*Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis''
** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower
*Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum
* ...
and the
Green
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lines in the
San Diego
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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
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and
Greyhound Lines.
History
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 in
Downtown San Diego. The physical line was extended to its current terminus at on July 26, 1995.
[
From July 1995 to July 2005, Orange Line service continued through 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 .
The September 2012 system redesign truncated the Orange Line once again to El Cajon.]
Station layout
There are two tracks, each served by a side platform
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.
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
Green Line (San Diego Trolley)
Orange Line (San Diego Trolley)
San Diego Trolley stations
El Cajon, California
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1989
1989 establishments in California
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