Special Event Line (San Diego Trolley)



Special Event Line
Overview
Type Light rail
System San Diego Trolley
Status Operates only during Special Events, frequency based on size and location of event.
Undergoing Renovations,
No stations closed.
Locale San Diego, California
Termini Qualcomm Stadium
12th & Imperial Transit Center
Stations 15 (14 open)
Website http://www.sdmts.com/
Operation
Opened July 10, 2005; 6 years ago (2005-07-10)
Owner Metropolitan Transit System
Operator(s) San Diego Trolley, Inc.
Rolling stock

Triple Car U2 Trains

* Train configurations may vary
Technical
No. of tracks 2 Tracks
Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
(standard gauge)
Electrification 600 V DC Overhead lines
Operating speed Max. 50 mph (80 km/h)

The Special Event Service Line is a light rail line operated by the San Diego Trolley, an operating division of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. These trains operate between Qualcomm Stadium and downtown San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter during sporting events at PETCO Park and Qualcomm Stadium, as well as selected conventions and other major city events. These trains run anywhere from every 7 1/2 to 15 minutes apart in addition to normally scheduled trains based on the time, size and location of the event.

The line is one of two supplementary and five overall lines in the trolley system, the others include the regular service Blue, Orange, and Green, lines and and supplementary Silver line.

Stops along the Special Event Line

Special Event Line (Petco Park–Qualcomm Stadium)
Station Name Connections Bus Train Parking Info Notes
Qualcomm Stadium Green Line Serves Qualcomm Stadium.

Transfer station for Green Line.
Fenton Parkway Green Line
Rio Vista Green Line
Mission Valley Center Green Line Serves Westfield Mission Valley.
Hazard Center Green Line
Fashion Valley Transit Center Green Line Serves Fashion Valley Mall.
Morena/Linda Vista Green Line Serves University of San Diego.
Old Town Transit Center Blue Line
Green Line		 Serves Old Town Historic Park.
Washington Street
 Blue Line
Middletown Blue Line
County Center/Little Italy Blue Line
Santa Fe Depot Blue Line Transfer station for Blue Line.
Seaport Village Orange Line
Silver Line		 Serves Seaport Village.

Transfer station for Orange and Silver Lines.
Convention Center Orange Line
Silver Line		 Serves Convention Center.
Gaslamp Quarter
 Orange Line
Silver Line		 Serves Gaslamp Quarter, Petco Park, Convention Center.
12th & Imperial Transit Center
(Bayside Terminal)		 Blue Line
Orange Line
Silver Line		 Serves Petco Park.

Transfer station for Blue and Orange Lines.
Current lines
Blue • Green • Orange • Silver • Special Event
Stations
5th Avenue • 8th Street • 12th & Imperial • 24th Street • 25th & Commercial • 32nd & Commercial • 47th Street • 70th Street • Alvarado Medical Center • Amaya Drive • America Plaza • Arnele Avenue • Barrio Logan • Bayfront/E Street • Beyer Boulevard • City College • Civic Center • Convention Center • County Center/Little Italy • El Cajon Transit Center • Encanto/62nd Street • Euclid Avenue • Fashion Valley Transit Center • Fenton Parkway • Gaslamp Quarter • Gillespie Field • Grantville • Grossmont Transit Center • H Street • Harborside • Hazard Center • Iris Avenue • La Mesa Boulevard • Lemon Grove Depot • Massachusetts Avenue • Middletown • Mission San Diego • Mission Valley Center • Morena/Linda Vista • Old Town Transit Center • Pacific Fleet • Palm Avenue • Palomar Street • Park & Market • Qualcomm Stadium • Rio Vista • Santa Fe Depot • Santee Town Center • San Ysidro Transit Center • SDSU Transit Center • Seaport Village • Spring Street • Washington Street
Other