Iris Avenue
Iris Avenue station platforms in August 2019
General information
Location3120 Iris Avenue
San Diego, California
United States
Coordinates32°34′09″N 117°03′58″W / 32.569097°N 117.066101°W / 32.569097; -117.066101
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: Rapid 227, 901, 905, 906, 907, 929, 932, 933, 934[2]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking192 spaces (lower due to west side being reconstructed for routes 934 and 907/906)
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
Station code75004, 75005[3]
History
OpenedJuly 26, 1981 (1981-07-26)[4]
RebuiltMay 2015[5]
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station
Palm Avenue
towards UTC
 Blue Line Beyer Boulevard
towards San Ysidro
Location
Map

Iris Avenue station is a station on the Blue Line of the San Diego Trolley in the Otay Mesa West neighborhood of San Diego. The stop serves a variety of purposes, holding the function of commuter center with a park and ride lot and to provide access to the nearby commercial and residential areas.

History

Iris Avenue 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 originally scheduled to undergo renovation starting September 2014, and in 2023, MTS reconstructed the west side of the parking lot following the finishing of Rapid 227. It was completed and put to service on October 15, 2023 for routes 933/934 and 906/907. MTS would finish the renewal project on Iris avenue in 2015.[6][7] as part of the Trolley Renewal Project,[8][5] it reopened with a renovated station platform in May 2015.[9]

Station layout

There are two tracks, each with a side platform.

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ← Blue Line toward UTC (Palm Avenue)
Southbound → Blue Line toward San Ysidro (Beyer Boulevard) →
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. October 15, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "History". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Trolley Renewal Construction Advisory". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. October 8, 2014. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  6. ^ "Trolley Renewal Construction Advisory". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. August 13, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  7. ^ "Construction Advisory Trolley Station Closures & Detours: Iris Avenue Trolley Station" (pdf). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. August 22, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  8. ^ "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  9. ^ San Diego MTS [@@sdmts] (May 1, 2015). "#MTSAlert Iris Ave permanent Trolley platform is now in service! Pls note: bus bays have moved from lot w of the tracks to original location" (Tweet). Retrieved 2015-08-07 – via Twitter.


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