Fifth Avenue
Orange Line trolley at Fifth Avenue
General information
Location500 C Street
San Diego, California
United States
Coordinates32°43′00″N 117°09′36″W / 32.716749°N 117.160051°W / 32.716749; -117.160051
Owned bySan Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated bySan Diego Trolley
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Metropolitan Transit System: 3, 120[1]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
Station code75088, 75089[2]
History
OpenedJuly 26, 1981 (1981-07-26)[3]
RebuiltJune 2013[4]
Previous namesGaslamp, Gaslamp North
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station
Civic Center
towards UTC
 Blue Line City College
towards San Ysidro
Civic Center
towards Courthouse
 Orange Line City College
towards Arnele Avenue
Civic Center
One-way operation
 Silver Line City College
Next clockwise
Location
Map

Fifth Avenue station is a station of the Orange Line, Blue Line, and Silver Line on the San Diego Trolley. It is located in downtown San Diego, California. The station is located along on C Street, between Sixth Avenue and its namesake Fifth Avenue, surrounded by several office buildings.

It is one of the original stations of the San Diego Trolley, opening on July 26, 1981. At the time of opening, it was called Gaslamp station, due to its proximity to the Gaslamp Quarter.[5] During the development of the Bayside extension, which would include a station much closer to the Gaslamp Quarter, this station was often called Gaslamp North station, while the new station was called Gaslamp South.[6] When the Bayside extension opened in 1990, the new stop was called Gaslamp Quarter station, and this station was renamed Fifth Avenue to avoid confusion.

This station was closed between December 17, 2012[7] and June 2013[4] for renovations as part of the Trolley Renewal Project.[8]

Station layout

There are two tracks, each with a side platform. Silver Line heritage service operates Friday through Sunday only.

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound/
Westbound 		←  Blue Line toward UTC (Civic Center)
←  Orange Line toward Courthouse (Civic Center)
Southbound/
Eastbound 		→  Blue Line toward San Ysidro (City College) →
→  Orange Line toward Arnele Avenue (City College) →
→  Silver Line downtown loop (City College) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

See also

References

  1. ^ "San Diego Regional Transit Map" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "History". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. May 22, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "MTS Downtown San Diego & Blue Line Station Construction Advisory for June 4, 2013" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. June 4, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  5. ^ "1988 Trolley Timetable". March 31, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "MTDB Trolley Map, 1980s". April 7, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "5th Avenue Trolley Station to Close for Three Months". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  8. ^ "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2013.


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