Encanto/62nd Street station is a station on the Orange Line of the San Diego Trolley. It is located in the hilly Encanto neighborhood of San Diego, California, and serves both nearby residences and as a park and ride facility.
Encanto/62nd Street | |||||||||||
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 Encanto / 62nd Street Station, 2008 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 6249 Akins Avenue San Diego, California United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°42′37″N 117°03′48″W / 32.710251°N 117.063247°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | San Diego Metropolitan Transit System | ||||||||||
| Operated by | San Diego Trolley | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | SD&AE La Mesa Branch[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  MTS: 4, 916, 917, 961[2] | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 158 spaces[3] | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 4 rack spaces, 1 locker[4] | ||||||||||
| Accessible |  | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 75066, 75067[5] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | May 12, 1989[6] | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2012[7] | ||||||||||
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History
editEncanto/62nd Street opened as part of the second segment of the Euclid Line on May 12, 1989. Also later known as the East Line, the line operated from 12th & Imperial to Spring Street before being extended further east one month later.[6]
This station was renovated from October 17, 2011[8] through fall 2012[7] as part of the Trolley Renewal Project, although the station remained open during construction.
Station layout
editThere are two tracks, each served by a side platform.
| Side platform, doors open on the right | |
| Westbound | ← .svg){kind=small} Orange Line toward Courthouse (Euclid Avenue)
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| Eastbound | Orange Line toward El Cajon (Massachusetts Avenue) →
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| Side platform, doors open on the right | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "San Diego & Arizona Eastern (SD&AE) Railway" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. April 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ "San Diego Regional Transit Map" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ "Transit Station Parking". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Interactive San Diego Regional Bike Map". San Diego Association of Governments. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ a b "History". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ a b "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
- ^ "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. October 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
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