Balboa Avenue Transit Center is a San Diego Trolley station in San Diego, California. The station is located along Balboa Avenue between Interstate 5 and Morena Boulevard.[6] Service began on November 21, 2021[5] after the completion of the Blue Line Mid-Coast Trolley extension project.[7]
Balboa Avenue Transit Center | |||||||||||
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 Balboa Avenue Transit Center platform | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 3690 Morena Boulevard San Diego, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°48′21″N 117°12′50″W / 32.8057°N 117.2140°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | San Diego Metropolitan Transit System | ||||||||||
| Operated by | San Diego Trolley | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  MTS: 8, 27, 43[1] | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 227 spaces[2] | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 12 lockers[3] | ||||||||||
| Accessible |  | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | 77774, 77775[4] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | November 21, 2021[5] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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The City, with input from the Pacific Beach and Clairemont Mesa community planning groups, approved the Balboa Station Area Specific Plan in September 2019.[8]
Artwork from the nearby former Home Savings and Loan building could be incorporated into the station. The Chase bank plans to demolish its building, built in 1977, with eight mosaics by Millard Sheets on the exterior.[9]
Station layout
There are two tracks, each served by a side platform.
| Side platform, doors open on the right | |
| Northbound | ← .svg){kind=small} Blue Line toward UTC (Nobel Drive) |
| Southbound | Blue Line toward San Ysidro (Clairemont Drive) → |
| Side platform, doors open on the right | |
References
Media related to Balboa Avenue Transit Center at Wikimedia Commons