Santee Town Center
Santee Town Center station
General information
Location152 Civic Center Drive
El Cajon, California
Coordinates32°50′32″N 116°58′51″W / 32.84231°N 116.98073°W / 32.84231; -116.98073
Owned bySan Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated bySan Diego Trolley
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MTS: 832, 833, 834[1]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingParking available[2]
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
Station code75020[3]
History
OpenedJuly 26, 1995 (1995-07-26)[4]
Rebuilt2005
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station
Gillespie Field
towards 12th & Imperial
 Green Line Terminus
Location
Map

Santee Town Center station is a station on the Green Line of the San Diego Trolley, in the San Diego suburb of Santee, California. The station currently serves as the Green Line's northeastern terminus and serves as a major park and ride station. It is located inside a shopping center on the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Mission Gorge Road and Cuyamaca Street.

History

Santee Town Center opened on August 26, 1995, as the new terminus of the East Line (renamed the Orange Line in 1997), marking the fourth segment to open on the line.[4] In 2005, the Orange Line was truncated to Gillespie Field (and later El Cajon) and service to Santee was replaced by the Green Line.[5] The truncation was originally due to the fact that the path between Gillespie Field and Santee Town Center is single tracked, and having two lines running on that route would cause operational issues.[5]

Until September 2005, Santee city law prohibited rail service after 9:00 p.m., meaning that most evening service terminated at El Cajon. The law was lifted in September 2005, soon after the Green Line began operation to Santee.

Station layout

There are two tracks, each served by a side platform. Trains usually board and alight passengers from one of the eastbound platforms.

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Eastbound ←  Green Line toward 12th & Imperial (Gillespie Field)
Eastbound ← No regular service
Side platform, doors will open on the right

See also

References

  1. ^ "San Diego Regional Transit Map" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. November 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Orange Line station list". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  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 "East extension means changes in routes, timetables". The San Diego Union-Tribune. July 3, 2005. Retrieved 2012-09-15.

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