San Ysidro Transit Center

Not to be confused with San Isidro metro station.

San Ysidro Transit Center
A trolley at the San Ysidro Transit Center in 2015
General information
Location700 East San Ysidro Boulevard
San Diego, California
United States
Coordinates32°32′40″N 117°01′47″W / 32.54443°N 117.02975°W / 32.54443; -117.02975
Owned bySan Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated bySan Diego Trolley
Platforms2 side platforms, 1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MTS: 906, 907[1]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
Station code75000[2]
History
OpenedJuly 26, 1981 (1981-07-26)[3]
Rebuilt2015[4]
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station
Beyer Boulevard
towards UTC
 Blue Line Terminus
Location
Map

San Ysidro Transit Center is a San Diego Trolley station in the San Ysidro neighborhood of San Diego, California. The station is the southern terminus of the Blue Line and is located on a short rail spur off the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway main line which hosts the Blue Line to downtown San Diego.

Located just north of the San Ysidro Port of Entry at the Mexico–United States border, San Ysidro serves primarily as a way to provide transportation for the thousands of international commuters and tourists who travel between San Diego County and Tijuana, Mexico.

It also provides access to the large shopping areas, including Las Americas Premium Outlets, which are connected to the stop via a pedestrian walkway. An intercity bus station is located adjacent to the station.[5][6] It is the second busiest station in the San Diego Trolley, with nearly 18,000 passengers using the station each day.[7]

History

San Ysidro opened as part of the initial 15.9-mile (25.6 km) "South Line" of the San Diego Trolley system on July 26, 1981, operating from San Ysidro north to downtown San Diego.[3]

This station was scheduled to undergo renovation starting December 2014,[8] as part of the Trolley Renewal Project,[9] though actual renovation construction did not begin until January 2015.[10] Renovation construction at the station continued through December 2015[4] before completion.

Future

There are future plans for the station. A proposed Purple Line is to start its route at San Ysidro.[11] Moreover, SANDAG has proposed to turn the San Ysidro Transit Center into the San Ysidro Mobility Hub, including by adding a third trolley track to increase Blue Line frequencies, adding a bus lane on East San Ysidro Boulevard, increasing the amount of bus routes, and in the long-term, possibly even adding connections to the Coaster and Amtrak.[12]

See also: Blue Line (San Diego Trolley) § Cross-Border Trolley (proposed)

Furthermore, future plans for the Blue Line to continue into Tijuana are awaiting approval. If it is to be made, the Blue Line would be extended 1 mile[13] or 1.5 miles[14] on an elevated trackage[15] into a new Tijuana station.[16] This proposal for a "Cross-Border Trolley", supported by SANDAG[17] and officials in Baja California,[18] could take 8 years to complete.[19]

Station layout

The station has two tracks, each with platforms on either side.

Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Northbound ←  Blue Line toward UTC (Beyer Boulevard)
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
Northbound ←  Blue Line toward UTC (Beyer Boulevard)
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right

Bus connections

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "San Diego Regional Transit Map" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. October 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. May 14, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "History". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. May 22, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Construction Advisory Trolley Station Construction & Detours – San Ysidro Transit Center" (pdf). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. October 22, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  5. ^ San Ysidro Community Plan and Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan (PDF) (Report). April 2015.
  6. ^ Moran, Greg (June 18, 2016). "MTS land deal opens doorway to trouble". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  7. ^ Srikrishnan, Maya (September 4, 2019). "The Roadblocks to a Cross-Border Trolley". Voice of San Diego. Retrieved September 7, 2019. The San Ysidro trolley station is the second most active on San Diego's network, with about 17,955 riders daily.
  8. ^ "Trolley Renewal Construction Advisory". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  9. ^ "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  10. ^ "Construction Advisory — Trolley Station Closures & Detours: San Ysidro Transit Center" (pdf). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. January 14, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  11. ^ "Purple Line Concept Map 2023-03-23" (PDF). March 23, 2023.
  12. ^ "SANDAG – San Ysidro Mobility Hub". www.sandag.org.
  13. ^ "SANDAG – Innovative Connector Concepts". www.sandag.org. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  14. ^ "Three transportation projects, including a trolley extension into Tijuana, pitched to public Sunday". The San Diego Union-Tribune. October 10, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  15. ^ Dibble, Sandra (July 26, 2022). "Could an Elevated Trolley be the Answer to Long Border Wait Times?". Voice of San Diego. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  16. ^ "Trolley to Tijuana: Extending San Diego's Blue Line | SPUR". www.spur.org. November 7, 2023.
  17. ^ Berjan, Sarah (August 3, 2022). "SANDAG supports proposal that extends San Diego's Blue Line Trolley into Tijuana". Chula Vista Today. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  18. ^ Saldaña, Jorge (May 8, 2020). "Officials Propose Cross-Border Trolley". MEXICONOW. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  19. ^ "Goodbye to traffic and hours in line! Tijuana-San Diego trolley should be ready in 8 years". SanDiegoRed. December 15, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  20. ^ "ACN Autobuses Sitio Oficial Inicio – Boletos Autobuses Coordinados de Nayarit". Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  21. ^ "Damaris Express". Damaris Express Inc. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  22. ^ a b c d e f g h "Border Transportation Council Member Directory". Border Transportation C ouncil. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  23. ^ "Bus to and from San Ysidro, CA | FlixBus". Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  24. ^ "Las Vegas Shuttles Trips". Las Vegas Shuttles. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  25. ^ "Autobuses Tres Estrellas de Oro". Tres Estrellas de Oro. Retrieved June 4, 2024.