UTC Transit Center

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.[4] 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.[2]

Station entrance

UTC Transit Center
Station platform
General information
Location4545 La Jolla Village Drive
San Diego, California
Coordinates32.8692°N 117.2140°W / 32.8692; -117.2140
Owned bySan Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated bySan Diego Trolley
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections MTS: 30, 31, 41, 60, 105, Rapid 201, Rapid 202, Rapid 204, 921
NCTD: 101[1]
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking333 spaces[2]
Disabled access
Other information
Station code77787[3]
History
OpenedNovember 21, 2021 (2021-11-21)
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station
Terminus Blue Line Executive Drive
towards San Ysidro Transit Center
Location

Bus service began at the transit center on October 27, 2017 & 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.[6][7]

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

References
  1. "New Bus Connections" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. November 21, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  2. "UC San Diego Blue Line station list". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  3. "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  4. "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.
  5. Meyer, Matt (November 21, 2021). "It's finally here: Riders take first trips on trolley extension with 9 new stops". Fox 5 San Diego. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  6. 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.
  7. "Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project". SANDAG. Retrieved April 17, 2016.


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