Massachusetts Avenue station is a station on the Orange Line of the San Diego Trolley in Lemon Grove, California, a suburb of San Diego. The station serves as a commuter center and park and ride lot for the surrounding residential community.
Massachusetts Avenue | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 1787 San Altos Place Lemon Grove, California United States | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°43′26″N 117°02′24″W / 32.723811°N 117.040095°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 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Parking | 241 spaces[2] | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 4 rack spaces, 1 locker[3] | ||||||||||
Accessible | |||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | 75040, 75041[4] | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | May 12, 1989[5] | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | Fall 2012[6] | ||||||||||
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History
editMassachusetts Avenue 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.[5]
This station was renovated from October 17, 2011[7] through fall 2012[6] 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 | ← Orange Line toward Courthouse (Encanto/62nd Street) |
Eastbound | Orange Line toward El Cajon (Lemon Grove Depot) → |
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.
- ^ "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. 22 May 2015. 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.