8th Street
San Diego Trolley station
The station platforms in 2019
General information
Location555 West 8th Street
National City, California
United States
Coordinates32°40′26″N 117°06′52″W / 32.673759°N 117.114419°W / 32.673759; -117.114419
Owned bySan Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated bySan Diego Trolley
Line(s)SD&AE Main Line[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Metropolitan Transit System: 932, 955, 962, 963, 968[2]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking123 spaces
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
Station code75016, 75017[3]
History
OpenedJuly 26, 1981 (1981-07-26)[4]
RebuiltSeptember 2014[5]
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station
Pacific Fleet
towards UTC
 Blue Line 24th Street
towards San Ysidro
Location
Map

8th Street station is a station on the Blue Line of the San Diego Trolley located in National City, California. Surrounded by an industrial area, the primary focus of this station is to serve as a commuter lot, as it is easily accessible from Interstate 5.

History

8th Street 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 using the main line tracks of the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway.[4][1]

This station was renovated, starting January 20, 2014[6] as part of the Trolley Renewal Project;[7] it reopened with a renovated station platform in early September 2014.[5]

Station layout

There are two tracks, each with a side platform.

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ← Blue Line toward UTC (Pacific Fleet)
Southbound → Blue Line toward San Ysidro (24th Street) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "San Diego & Arizona Eastern (SD&AE) Railway" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. April 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "San Diego Regional Transit Map" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "History". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 22 May 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Trolley Renewal Construction Advisory". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 9, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  6. ^ "Construction Advisory Trolley Station Closures and Detours Station Construction: 8th Street Station" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. November 25, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  7. ^ "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-29.


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