UTC Transit Center
UTC Transit Center trolley platform In December 2021
General information
Location4545 La Jolla Village Drive
San Diego, California
Coordinates32°52′09″N 117°12′50″W / 32.8692°N 117.2140°W / 32.8692; -117.2140
Owned bySan Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated bySan Diego Trolley
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking333 spaces[2]
Bicycle facilities40 space parking station[3]
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
Station code77787[4]
History
Opened
  • October 27, 2017 (bus station)
  • November 21, 2021 (trolley platform)
[5]
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station
Terminus Blue Line Executive Drive
towards San Ysidro
Location
Map

UTC Transit Center is a San Diego Trolley station and transportation hub in the University City district of San Diego, California. It is located at University Towne Center (UTC), the outdoor shopping mall after which the station is named. The station's elevated trolley platform is served by the Blue Line, and stands above Genesee Avenue at its intersection with Esplanade Court.[6] Its at-grade bus plaza is built into the lower level of one of the mall's parking structures that includes 333 spaces that can be used by transit customers who pay an hourly fee.[7]

Bus service began at the transit center on October 27, 2017 and trolley service began 4 years later on November 21, 2021, as the new terminus of the Blue Line;[5] it was constructed as part of the Mid-Coast Trolley extension project.[8][9]

FlixBus boards from a different part of the mall, in front of the Pirch San Diego store.

Service

Station layout

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound →  Blue Line toward San Ysidro (Executive Drive) →
Southbound →  Blue Line toward San Ysidro (Executive Drive) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Entrance/Exit, bus plaza, parking structure

References

  1. ^ "Regional Transit Map" (PDF) (Map). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. November 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Transit Station Parking". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. July 27, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Interactive San Diego Regional Bike Map". San Diego Association of Governments. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "It's finally here: Riders take first trips on trolley extension with 9 new stops". Fox 5 San Diego. San Diego. November 21, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "Voigt Drive Station (at UC San Diego East) to Executive Drive Station and UTC Transit Center (Terminus)". San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG). keepsandiegomoving.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "UC San Diego Blue Line station list". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. May 22, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  8. ^ Meyer, Matt (November 17, 2021). "Ride the trolley for free all day Sunday when San Diego debuts new extension". Fox 5 San Diego. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  9. ^ "Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project". SANDAG. Retrieved April 17, 2016.

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