OLD TOWN TRANSIT CENTER
CITY PROFILE
The
Old Town Transit Center is located at 4005 Taylor Street.
This
station serves as the western terminus of San Diego Trolley’s Green Line. It is also the northern terminus for most
trips on the popular San Diego Trolley Blue Line.
San
Diego Northern’s Coaster also serves the station. Most Coaster Trains will
board from track #3, though some southbound trains board from track #4.
A
limited number of Amtrak Pacific Surfliners service the Old Town Station. Most
of these trains serve the station on Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays, although
train #596 stops at the station on all days.
MTS
Bus routes 5, 6, 9, 26, 28, 34, 35, and 908 serve the station. Selected trips on some of these routes do
not operate the entire length of the route.
Bus,
Trolley, and Coaster Service hours are as follows:
Coaster:
Monday
through Thursday service consists of eleven round-trip trains with northbound
service from 6:38AM to 6:50PM and southbound service from 6:13AM to 6:26PM.
Friday,
two additional trains are operated later in the evening in both directions.
Service
on Fridays operates from 6:13AM to 11:46PM southbound, with northbound service
operating from 6:38AM to 12:10AM.
Saturdays,
service operates four round-trips.
Southbound
service operates from 10:27AM to 6:26PM and northbound service operates from
10:50AM to 6:50PM.
Additional
trains operate for Padres Baseball, Super Bowl, Major League Baseball All-Star
Game, World Series, and Street Scene, as well as other events in downtown San
Diego, Old Town, and Mission Valley.
Sunday
and Holiday service is not provided on the Coaster, however, when Christmas and
New Year’s Days fall on a Sunday on the calendar, there will be a modified
six-train schedule operated on the Monday following each of these
holidays. A modified eight-train
schedule operates on Thanksgiving Friday.
San
Diego Trolley:
Two
lines serve the Old Town Station. The
Green Line operates between Old Town, Mission Valley, La Mesa, El Cajon, and
Santee seven days a week, although some late night and early morning trains
also operate to Qualcomm Stadium Station.
Green
Line service operates from 4:15AM to 12:00AM on weekdays, with the 11:00PM,
11:30PM, and 12:00AM trips operating to Qualcomm Stadium only.
Green
Line weekend service operates from 4:30AM to 12:00AM, with the 10:30PM trip
operating all the way to Santee on Saturday night only. On Sundays and
Holidays, this trip operates to Qualcomm Stadium only. All trips between
11:00PM and 12:00AM operate to Qualcomm Stadium only.
Green
Line trains will board from track #1.
Blue
Line service operates to Downtown San Diego, South Bay Communities, and the San
Ysidro International Border.
Most
trains on the Blue Line originate at Old Town, though there are eight
round-trips that continue through to Qualcomm Stadium, with two additional
afternoon eastbound trips.
Through
trains to Qualcomm Stadium will board from track #1 while all trains
originating at Old Town, and the selected through trains from the Valley will
board from track #2.
Mission
Valley Blue Line Morning Service operates from 6:33AM to 7:52AM.
Mission
Valley Blue Line Afternoon Service operates from 4:03PM to 5:22PM.
Blue
Line service operates from 4:45AM to 11:45PM daily. The trains, which operate between 12:15AM and 2:00AM, operate on
the Blue Line to Santa Fe Depot and then enter the Orange Line, providing
direct service to Seaport Village, Convention Center, Gaslamp, and Imperial
Terminal.
On
Saturday nights, two additional trains are operated between Old Town and San
Ysidro. One of these trains is a
through train at 12:45AM, while the other is a train-to-train transfer at
3:00AM to 12th & Imperial with a continuing connection to San
Ysidro.
Trolley
Fares range from $1.00 to $15.00 including multi-ride daily passes. For
single-trip and round-trip fares, these tickets are valid only for the date of
initial sale. All higher value multi-ride daily pass tickets are valid for up
to four days from the date of initial sale.
Tickets are not sold aboard the trolley and must be purchased from
ticket machines on the station platform prior to boarding the train.
Important
notice to Wheelchair Users:
Green
Line trains operate with either low-floor cars or the older-style lift-equipped
car. The wheelchair boarding on
low-floor cars may be accessed from the center doors on each car, where the
wheelchair lift boarding is from the leading door on the leading car only. Blue
Accessibility squares are painted on the station platform, station side on
track #1 and Coaster Side on track #2.
Note:
Retractable U-2 Model Car Steps will not deploy at Old Town due to the height
of the station platform.
Yellow
directional mats are also located on the station platforms next to the blue
squares to guide visually impaired riders to the nearest train doors.
S-70
Car Ramp Deployment: Both of the center
doors of each car on S=70 equipped train consists have blue buttons located
near the doors. Pressing the blue button will deploy an accessibility bridge
plate to allow a wheelchair rider to board the train.
Wheelchair
Handling Capacity: U-2 Cars can only accommodate two wheelchair riders. SD-100 Model Cars can only handle three
wheel chairs. The new S-70 sets on the
Green Line have a total capacity between both cars on the train of 8
wheelchairs (four per car). This capacity is increased to twelve wheelchairs
during special events when a third car is added to these sets. Each S-70 car has four wheelchair stations
inside.
Notice
for Coaster Wheelchair Users:
Coaster
trains will board wheelchairs from mini-high platforms on the station platform.
The conductor deploys a manual ramp to provide a bridge between the train and
the station platform. Due to the trains
all being five cars, it is temporarily necessary to make a second spot to place
the train in the proper position for the ramp. Please wait for an appropriate precede
signal from the train conductor before boarding the train.
Notice
for Surfliner Wheelchair Users:
THERE
IS NO MOBILE-LIFT AT OLD TOWN TO ACCOMMODATE HORIZON-FLEET EQUIPPED TRIANS. IF
ONE OF THE TRAINS SCHEDULED TO STOP AT OLD TOWN IS EQUIPPED WITH HORIZON FLEET
EQUIPMENT, WHEELCHAIR RIDERS SHOULD TAKE THE COASTER TO SOLANA BEACH OR BLUE
LINE TO SANTA FE DEPOT TO BOARD THEIR TRAIN.
For
Surfliner equipped trains, where the floor is slightly lower than the floor of
the Coaster Train, the train conductor deploys a folding ramp. Each car comes with two wheelchair spaces.
Business
Class accommodations are located at the SOUTH end of all Surfliner Equipped
Trains. Again, if Horizon Fleet equipment is being operated, the Business Class
car will be located at the NORTH End of the Train.
WEEKEND
AMTRAK TRAINS:
Trains
depart at:
4:07PM
to Goleta
5:28PM
to Los Angeles
6:28PM
to Los Angeles
Trains
arrive at:
9:58AM
from Los Angeles
11:06AM
from Los Angeles
12:16PM
from Goleta
DAILY
LATE NIGHT AMTRAK SERVICE:
12:38AM
from Los Angeles.
METROPOLITAN
TRANSIT SYSTEM BUS SERVICE:
Nine
bus routes connect the Old Town station with various locations in the surrounding
area:
Additional
summer service is operated on Saturdays only on route 34 between June and early
September from Old Town to the Crystal Pier in Pacific Beach.
Additional
evening trips are added to route 9 between Old Town and Pacific Beach.
ROUTE
5:
Route
5 operates in both northbound and southbound directions from the Old Town
Station.
Southbound
service links Old Town with Middletown, Little Italy, downtown San Diego, East
Village, the Stockton and Mount Hope neighborhoods, Southeast San Diego,
Webster, Oak Park, and College Grove.
Northbound
service links the Old Town station with western Linda Vista, Bay Park,
Clairemont, University City, University City Village, and University Towne
Center.
Southbound
weekday service operates from 5:12AM to 10:17PM.
One
additional southbound trip, operating to the Euclid Avenue Trolley Station only
departs at 2:52PM.
Northbound,
Route 5 splits into two routes at Governor and Genesee:
One branch of the route operates to University Towne Center while the other
operates to University City Village and the Gullstrand Canyon residential area.
Northbound
Weekday service on the University Towne Center Branch operates from 5:16AM to
10:10PM.
Northbound
Weekday service on the University City Village Branch operates from 6:22AM to
6:34PM.
On
weekends, every other trip serves the University City Village Branch enroute to
UTC. Both Branches of the route also offer combined service on some weekday
trips.
Combined
service on weekdays provides one northbound trip at 5:34PM.
Combined
weekend service operates on weekends operates from 5:52AM to 8:46PM, Although
the final two trips of the night do not service Stresseman Street and Pennant
Way in University City.
Service
to University Towne Center only operates from 9:24AM to 7:16PM.
ROUTE
6:
Route
6 operates from Old Town through Mission Valley and North Park to the 32nd
Street Naval Station and Nassco Ship Yards area in Barrio Logan on
weekdays. Some late night weekday
service operates to 35th & University in the Mid-City area and
some weekend service also operates 30th & Redwood area in South
Park.
Through
service to the Barrio Logan area has two southern terminal points depending on
the time of the day.
Trips
departing the Old Town Station between 5:53AM and 11:48AM operate from Old Town
to 28th & Boston Street, near the Harborside Trolley Station.
Trips
departing from the Old Town Station between 12:18PM and 5:50PM operate to the
Pacific Fleet Trolley Station on 32nd and Harbor Drive only.
ROUTE
6B:
Route
6B service operates daily as a “short-turn” to 35th & University
Avenue in the Mid-City area only.
Weekday
service consists of one westbound early morning trip and four westbound late
night trips. Eastbound service, on the other hand, consists of eight evening trips
between 6:20PM and 10:50PM. The last three of these trips operate hourly at :50
past the hour departing the Old Town Station.
Weekends
and Holidays, Route 6B operates every hour at :47 after the hour from 6:47AM to
9:47PM, except service operates every 30 minutes between 6:47PM and
8:47PM. Returning service from 35th
& University on weekends operates from 6:29AM to 8:55PM, primarily
operating once an hour at :55 after the hour with one additional trip at
6:29AM.
ROUTE
6A:
Route
6A operates weekends and holidays only as a “medium-distance turn-back” between
Old Town and 30th and Redwood Street in the South Park area. Service
on the Boundary, Thorn, Nile, Vine, and Redwood Street portion of the route
south of Swift and Wightman Streets operates on weekdays as part of route 965.
Service
on this segment also operates hourly departing Old Town at :17 past the hour
from 7:17AM to 6:17PM. Returning service to Old Town departs 30th
& Redwood from 7:23AM to 7:19PM.
ROUTE
9:
Most
trips on route 9 operate between Old Town and Mission Boulevard at Sapphire
Street in southeastern La Jolla. There are some trips, however, which operate
only as far as Ingraham & Garnet in Pacific Beach.
On
weekdays, through service operates from 6:16AM to 9:16PM.
On
weekends, through service operates from 6:57AM to 9:16PM.
ROUTE
9B:
Route
9B is operated as a “medium-distance turn-back” to Ingraham and Garnet only.
This
service primarily operates on the earliest morning and latest evening trips.
Weekday
morning service consists of one morning trip at 5:46AM and two late night trips
at 9:46PM and 10:46PM.
Weekend
morning service consists of one morning trip at 5:57AM and tow late night trips
at 9:46PM and 10:46PM.
Returning
weekday service consists of two southbound morning trips at 5:07AM and 6:17AM.
Returning
weekend service consists of one morning trip at 6:29AM and one late night trip
at 10:18PM.
ROUTE
26:
Route
26 operates from the Old Town Station to Cabrillo National Monument.
Weekday
Service to the National Monument departs the Old Town Station from 5:48AM to
4:48PM.
Weekend
Service to the National Monument departs the Old Town Station from 6:17AM to
4:47PM.
ROUTE
26A:
Route
26A operates as a “short-turn” to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in
Point Loma.
Southbound
weekday evening service consists of three trips from 5:18PM to 6:18PM.
Returning
northbound weekday service consists of one morning trip at 5:48AM and one
evening trip at 6:21PM.
Weekend
and Holiday southbound service consists of one morning trip at 7:37AM and three
evening trips from 5:17PM to 6:17PM.
Weekend
and holiday returning northbound service consists of two morning trips at
7:48AM and 8:18AM and one evening trip at 6:20PM.
**
Late night weekday service along West Point Loma Boulevard is offered by route
34B. **
ROUTE
28:
Route
28 operates along Rosecrans Street to the San Diego Submarine Base on Point Loma.
Weekday
service operates from 5:15AM to 10:46PM.
Weekend
service operates from 6:16AM to 10:46PM.
ROUTE
34:
Route
34 operates from the Old Town Station through Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, and
La Jolla to the Westfield Shoppingtown University Towne Center.
Weekday
through service to University Towne Center operates from 5:30AM to 7:00PM.
Weekend
through service to University Towne Center operates from 5:45AM to 6:00PM.
ROUTE
34A:
Route
34A operates as a “short-turn” service from Old Town Station to Herschel and
Silverado Streets in La Jolla. Service
operates every half hour from 5:50AM to 7:15PM on weekdays and from 6:45AM to
6:15PM on weekends.
ROUTE
34B:
Route
34B is a combination route which combines the route 34 with the West Point Loma
Boulevard segment of route 26. This
service is a late-night variation of the 34 route.
Weekday
service operates from 7:30PM to 12:30AM.
Weekend
service operates from 6:30PM to 12:30AM.
ROUTE
34C:
Route
34C is a seasonal Saturday only Short-Turn service which operates during the
summer only.
ROUTE
35:
Route
35 operates between Old Town and Sunset Cliffs. Service on the through trips
terminates at Froude and Devonshire Drive.
Weekday
Through service operates from 5:42AM to 6:17PM on weekdays with hourly mid-day
service.
Weekend
Through service operates from 7:02AM to 5:46PM.
ROUTE
35A:
Route
35A operates as a “short-turn” service from Old Town to Ebers and Point Loma
Avenue in Ocean Beach only.
Weekdays,
there are two periods of time with short-turn service, that also consist of
additional early morning southbound trips from Ocean Beach to Old Town.
Mid-Day
weekday service operates from 8:16AM to 2:16PM and evening service operates
from 6:46PM to 10:46PM. The final three trips operate hourly at 46 minutes past
the hour.
Weekend
service operates from 6:16PM to 10:46PM with the last four trips operating at
46 minutes past the hour.
Returning
35A service from Ocean Beach consists of two early morning trips at 5:15AM and
5:45AM, mid-day service between 9:15AM and 3:10PM, and later evening service
from 7:19PM to 11:19PM, with the last three evening trips operating at 19
minutes past the hour.
Weekend
returning route 35A service from Ocean Beach operates from 7:20PM to 11:20PM
with the last four trips operating at 20 minutes past the hour from Ocean
Beach.
On
weekends, there is one morning 35A southbound trip from Ocean Beach at 7:01AM.
ROUTE
44:
Route
44 operates from Old Town to the Clairemont Towne Square shopping center on
Clairemont Drive north of Clairemont Mesa Boulevard. Service on this route also serves University of San Diego and
Mesa College. Madison High School is
also served on this route.
Weekday
service operates from 5:42AM to 10:47PM.
Weekend
service operates from 6:59AM to 10:46PM.
On
weekdays, all returning trips operate through from Clairemont Towne Square
Shopping Center, however, on weekends, the very first early morning trip
originates from Balboa Avenue and Charger Boulevard at 6:32AM.
The
last two trips on weeknights depart the Old Town Station hourly at 47 minutes
past the hour.
ROUTE
908:
ATC/VanCom
operates route 908. This operator maintains their own separate Lost and Found
and Customer Service number. Articles found on buses operating on this route
are turned into ATC/VanCom and NOT To the Transit Store. Passengers wishing to claim lost articles
may call 619-427-6438 or 1-800-409-3310.
ATC/VanCom is located at 2750 Main Street in Chula Vista.
Route
908 operates from the Old Town Station to Highland and University Avenues, just
west of 45th Street In the Mid-City area via Hillcrest and North
Park.
Weekday
service operates from 6:01AM to 11:05PM.
Service on weekdays operates every 15 minutes from the start of service
until 8:01PM with 30-to-45 minute service provided later in the evening.
Weekend
service operates from 6:32AM to 11:05PM.
Returning weekday service departs University and Highland Avenues until
10:01PM, with service returning every 15 minutes until 7:46PM. The last five
trips each weeknight operate every thirty minutes. Weekend return service operates every thirty minutes from 5:40AM
to 10:01PM.
OLD
TOWN STATE HISTORICAL PARK AND BAZAAR DEL MUNDO:
The
Old Town State Historical Park, located directly across Congress Street from
the front of the station, is the home of the world famous Bazaar del Mundo,
which contains shops, restaurants and boutiques. Old Town, itself has various restaurants that are not contained
within the state park boundaries that provide a variety of food ranging from
fast food and convenience items to casual and full service dining.
LOMA
PORTAL/MIDWAY DRIVE/MISSION BAY PARK AREAS:
A wide
variety of different types of restaurants are available on the west side of the
tracks in Loma portal, as well as in the Midway Drive and Mission Bay Park
areas.
SEA
WORLD CALIFORNIA:
San
Diego’s popular marine theme attraction, Sea World is located on South Shores
Drive in Mission Bay, near Perez Cove. The park is served daily by route 9,
which provides half-hourly service.
Park
hours vary, with longer hours during the summer and Christmas Holiday seasons.
COCA-COLA
SOFT-DRINK MACHINES:
Both
Coca Cola Soft drink and Dasani Water or PowerAde Juice machines are located at
various locations around the station area.
PAY
PHONES:
Pay
phones are located at various locations around the station area.
OLD
TOWN DEPOT:
The
Old Town Depot is located at the north end of the east platform. It is open daily from 6:30AM to 7:30PM. A variety of Sandwiches, snacks, and
beverages are served at the station snack shop. Bus passes and Old Town Trolley
Tour Tickets are also sold at the depot.
TAXI
CABS, JITNEYS, AND SHUTTLES:
There is
a taxi stand on the east side of the station, as well as one on the west
side. All Jitneys board on the west
side of the station. UCSD Medical
Center has an hourly shuttle van that boards on the Congress Street Side of the
station. University of San Diego has
shuttles that pick up from both sides of the station.
MANUAL
SALE TROLLEY TICKETING BOOTHS:
The
station is equipped with Manual Sale Ticket booths at various locations around
the station. These booths are open for
service during peak special event travel periods in downtown San Diego, Old
Town, and Mission Valley, and their main purpose for avoiding over-taxation of
ticketing machinery at the station.
COASTER
FARE MEDIA:
Coaster
fares range from $1.75 to $144.00. Discounted fares are available for those
making ten trips and for those passengers who make more than fifteen
round-trips in a month. Discounts for
seniors and juveniles are also available with proof of age required.
ALL
INDIVIDUAL COASTER TICKETS ARE VALID FOR 90 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF INITIAL SALE.
ALL
TICKETS EXCEPT FOR MONTHLY PASSES MUST BE VALIDATED IN RED POSTS ON THE STATION
PLATFORMS BEFORE BOARDING THE TRAIN.
