Blue Line (San Diego Trolley)

The Blue Line (officially the UC San Diego Blue Line for sponsorship purposes) is a 26.3-mile (42.3 km) light rail line in the San Diego Trolley system, operated by San Diego Trolley, Inc., an operating division of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS). With an end-to-end travel time of one hour and twenty-three minutes, it operates between the UTC Transit Center and the San Ysidro Transit Center, the latter of which is at the border with Mexico directly adjacent to the San Ysidro Port of Entry, facilitating easy connections across the border. The line serves La Jolla, Downtown San Diego, National City, Chula Vista, and San Ysidro.

UC San Diego Blue Line
Blue Line train at E Street Station
Overview
Other name(s)UC San Diego Blue Line
OwnerSan Diego Metropolitan Transit System
LocaleSan Diego, California
Termini
  • UTC
  • San Ysidro
Stations32
Websitesdmts.com
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemSan Diego Trolley
Operator(s)San Diego Trolley, Inc.
Rolling stock3 car trains
Daily ridership67,361 (FY 2023)
Ridership21,867,982 (FY 2023)
History
OpenedJuly 19, 1981 (1981-07-19)
Technical
Line length26.3 mi (42.3 km)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line, 600 V DC
Operating speed19 mph (31 km/h) (average)
55 mph (89 km/h) (max)
Route map
Blue Line highlighted in blue
UTC
Executive Drive
UC San Diego Health La Jolla
UC San Diego Central Campus
VA Medical Center
Nobel Drive
and
Balboa Avenue
Clairemont Drive
Tecolote Road
Old Town
(via )
Washington Street
Middletown
(via )
County Center/Little Italy
Santa Fe Depot
Green Line and Silver Line
America Plaza
(via )
Orange Line
Civic Center
Fifth Avenue
San Diego Square
closed
1986
City College
(via )
Park & Market
12th & Imperial Transit Center
Green Line and Silver Line
Orange Line
(Storage and Maintenance Yard)
Barrio Logan
Harborside
Pacific Fleet
8th Street
24th Street
Bayfront/E Street
H Street
Palomar Street
Palm Avenue
Iris Avenue
Beyer Boulevard
San Ysidro
Other service sharing track

All stations are accessible

The Blue Line is one of four lines in the Trolley system, along with the Green Line, Orange Line, and heritage rail Silver Line. Among them, the Blue Line has the highest ridership, transporting 21,867,982 total riders, or 67,371 per day, in fiscal year 2023. Its sponsored name is thanks to a $30 million naming rights deal with UC San Diego Health. An extension to its namesake campus of the University of California, San Diego, as well as nine other stations, opened to revenue service on November 21, 2021.

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