H Street station is a station on the Blue Line of the San Diego Trolley located in the city of Chula Vista, California. The stop serves both as a commuter center with a park and ride lot and as an access point to the nearby dense retail and large residential areas. It also provides access to nearby Southwestern Community College by way of the 709 bus.

H Street
H Street station platforms in August 2019
General information
Location745 H Street
Chula Vista, California
United States
Coordinates32°37′46″N 117°05′40″W / 32.629544°N 117.094552°W / 32.629544; -117.094552
Owned bySan Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated bySan Diego Trolley
Line(s)SD&AE Main Line[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MTS: 701, 709[2]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking295 spaces[3]
Bicycle facilities16 rack spaces, 4 lockers[4]
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
Station code75010, 75011[5]
History
OpenedJuly 26, 1981 (1981-07-26)[6]
Rebuilt2014[7]
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station
E Street
towards UTC
Blue Line Palomar Street
towards San Ysidro
Location
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History

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H Street opened as part of the initial 15.9-mile (25.6 km) "South Line" of the San Diego Trolley system on July 26, 1981, operating from San Ysidro north to downtown San Diego using the main line tracks of the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway.[6][1]

This station was renovated, starting March 20, 2014,[8] as part of the Trolley Renewal Project;[9] it reopened with a renovated station platform in late October 2014.[7][10]

Station layout

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There are two tracks, each with a side platform.

Side platform, doors open on the right
Northbound   Blue Line toward UTC (E Street)
Southbound   Blue Line toward San Ysidro (Palomar Street)
Side platform, doors open on the right

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "San Diego & Arizona Eastern (SD&AE) Railway" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. April 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "San Diego Regional Transit Map" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. October 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "Transit Station Parking". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Interactive San Diego Regional Bike Map". San Diego Association of Governments. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "History". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Trolley Renewal Construction Advisory". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. October 8, 2014. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  8. ^ "Construction Advisory Trolley Station Construction & Detours: H Street Trolley Station Construction & Parking Impacts" (pdf). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. March 12, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  9. ^ "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  10. ^ San Diego MTS [@@sdmts] (October 29, 2014). "Service transferred to new platform at H St. New pavers, tracks & shelters w/ more upgrades to come! #TrolleyRenewal" (Tweet). Retrieved August 7, 2015 – via Twitter.