SORRENTO VALLEY STATION
CITY PROFILE
The Sorrento Valley Station is located at
11170 Sorrento Valley Road.
The Coaster on weekdays and Saturdays
serves this station, with additional late night train service on baseball
nights and during special events or concerts, as well as New Year’s Eve. Modified schedules are operated on
Thanksgiving Friday consisting of eight trains each direction. When selected major holidays fall on a
Sunday, the Coaster does not run on Sundays or Holidays, however, when the extra
supplemental holiday law is in force, the supplemental holiday sees train
operation on a reduced schedule of six trains (eight if the holiday is a
Saturday, and the supplemental holiday comes first.)
FlexCars are available at this
station. FlexCar Representatives are
located at the station to assist passengers in locating the vehicles.
Bus routes 971, 972, 973, 974, 975, and
981 board in the bus service arcade, which is on the street side of the
station.
Bus routes 976, 977, 978, and 982 board
across the Los Peñasquitos Creek on Roselle Street, accessible via the south
platform and the pedestrian bridge.
Restaurants: A strip mall with a Sub
Marina, as well as other dining establishments is located on Roselle Street,
just west of the Southbound Interstate 5 Freeway Entrance Ramp.
All Shuttles operate a longer schedule on
Fridays due to heavier traffic, and the schedule operates up to ten minutes
earlier. Service hours for each route
will reflect this. This operating policy affects Afternoon trips only; morning
service operates without change due to the early hours of the day when the
buses are operating.
Pay phones are located at various
locations.
This station does not currently have soft drink or juice machines.
The access crossing at the south end of
the station platform is closed due to construction currently in progress on the
freeway bridges above.
University of California at San Diego has
shuttle buses that meet all trains, where the Coaster connections meet only
selected trains. Trains with times on
the schedule that are shown with a star (*) on the timetable have no shuttle
service. This applies to mid-day, late night, Saturday, or Special event
trains.
SORRENTO VALLEY COASTER CONNECTION
SERVICE:
SERVICE AREAS:
There are now ten service areas where the
shuttles operate. Each of the routes boarding on Sorrento Valley Road travel to
neighborhoods east and north of the station or to the University Towne Center
area. Routes that board on Roselle Drive operate to the North Torrey Pines, UCSD,
Thornton Hospital, La Jolla Country Day and Country Day High Schools, and the
north Towne Center Drive/East Gate Mall area.
ROUTE 971 – PACIFIC CENTER DRIVE AREA:
The service on route 971 operates into
the Sorrento Mesa area, serving the Pacific Center Drive neighborhood.
Morning service consists of five trips
from 5:54AM to 8:13AM
Monday thru Thursday Afternoon service
consists of five trips from 3:42PM to 5:55PM.
Friday afternoon service consists of five
trips from 3:37PM to 5:55PM.
ROUTE 972 – LUSK BOULEVARD / MOREHOUSE
DRIVE / SCRANTON ROAD:
The service on route 972 operates into
eastern Sorrento Valley, serving the Lusk Boulevard, Morehouse Drive, and
Scranton Road neighborhoods.
Weekday morning service consists of six
trips from 5:54AM to 8:13AM.
Monday through Thursday Afternoon service
consists of six trips from 3:36PM to 5:54PM.
Friday Afternoon service consists of six
trips from 3:26PM to 5:54PM.
ROUTE 973 – SOUTH PACIFIC HEIGHTS DRIVE /
CARROLL CANYON ROAD / OBERLIN DRIVE:
The service on route 973 operates into
Sorrento Mesa and the western Carroll Canyon area, serving the South Pacific
Heights Drive, Carroll Canyon Road, and Oberlin Drive neighborhoods. This route
provides one of the three available connections to University Towne Center for
arriving passengers from Coaster trains. It also provides one of the two
connections into Mira Mesa from Coaster Trains.
Weekday Morning Service consists of five
trips from 5:54AM to 8:13AM.
Monday through Thursday Afternoon service
consists of five trips from 3:39PM to 5:51PM.
Friday Afternoon service consists of five trips from 3:29PM to 5:51PM.
Route 921 Connections:
Route 921 is a cross-town route operating
from University Towne Center in the North University City/La Jolla area to Mira
Mesa via Mira Mesa Boulevard. This is
primarily a peak hour route with a limited number of off-peak trips. It
operates service in both directions.
Eastbound Morning service to the Mira
Mesa area operates from 6:18AM to 9:38AM.
Westbound Morning service to University
Towne Center operates from 5:49AM to 10:23AM.
Eastbound Afternoon service to the Mira
Mesa area operates from 2:08PM to 7:04PM.
Westbound Afternoon service to University
Towne Center operates from 2:29PM to 6:22PM.
This route operates on variable headways
due to traffic conditions. The
connection point is Pacific Heights Boulevard and Mira Mesa Boulevard.
ATC/VanCom operates this route under
contract with the Metropolitan Transit System. This operator does not turn lost
articles into the Transit Store on Broadway in downtown San Diego. ATC/VanCom
is located at 2750 Main Street in Chula Vista and maintains their own lost and
found and customer service telephone numbers. Passengers inquiring about lost
articles on Route 921 or weekend route 931 should call 619-427-6438 or
800-409-3310 for more information or to schedule a pickup of lost articles.
ROUTE 974 – CARROLL CANYON / NANCY RIDGE
/ CARROLL PARK / BROWN DEER / FERROS:
The service on route 974 operates on into
the western Carroll Canyon area and serves the South Scranton Road, Carroll
Canyon, Nancy Ridge, Carroll Park, Brown Deer, and Ferros neighborhoods.
Weekday morning service consists of five
trips from 5:54AM to 8:13AM.
Monday through Thursday afternoon service
consists of five trips from 3:40PM to 5:51PM.
Friday afternoon service consists of five
trips from 3:30PM to 5:51PM.
ROUTE 975 – CARROLL MESA:
The service on route 975 operates into
the Carroll Mesa area and serves the Carroll Canyon Road, Camino Santa Fe, and
Trade Street Neighborhoods.
Monday Through Friday morning service
consists of five trips from 5:54AM to 8:13AM.
Monday through Thursday afternoon service
consists of five trips from 3:39PM to 5:54PM.
Friday afternoon service consists of five
trips from 3:29PM to 5:54PM.
ROUTE 976 – CAMPUS POINT DRIVE / THORNTON
HOSPITAL AREA:
The service on route 976 operates to the
Campus Point Drive and Thornton Hospital areas. Service on this route provides
University Towne Center access with connections to Metropolitan Transit System
route 31. This is the second of three service options for arriving Coaster
Passengers traveling to University Towne Center. This bus boards from the bus
service arcade on the Roselle Drive side of the station, accessible via the
pedestrian bridge over the Los Peñasquitos Creek.
Monday through Friday morning service
consists of five trips from 5:54AM to 8:13AM.
Monday through Thursday morning service
consists of five trips from 3:35PM to 5:48PM.
Friday afternoon service consists of five trips from 3:25PM to 5:48PM.
Route 31 Connections:
Metropolitan Transit System Route 31,
operated by San Diego Transit, connects with this route at Thornton Hospital
for service into the Miramar and Scripps Ranch Areas, as well as University
Towne Center.
Weekday service to Scripps Ranch operates
from 5:31AM to 6:46PM.
Weekday returning service from Scripps
Ranch operates from 6:19AM to 8:00PM.
In Scripps Ranch, this route terminates
at Alliant International University, formerly known as United States
International University.
Lost Articles found on Route 31 are
turned in to the Transit Store, 102 East Broadway in downtown San Diego (in the
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Building). Information calls may be made to 619-234-1060.
ROUTE 977 – SOUTH TORREY PINES ROAD:
The service on route 977 operates to the
South Torrey Pines Road Area, terminating at Salk Institute. This is one of two
connecting options for Breeze Bus #101, which also provides service to
University Towne Center. The third
afternoon trip each weekday operates as a combined 977/978 route. This route
boards from the bus arcade on Roselle Drive, across the Los Peñasquitos Creek
south of the station.
Monday through Friday morning service
consists of five trips from 5:54AM to 8:13AM.
Monday through Thursday afternoon service
consists of four trips from 3:33PM to 5:45PM and one combined 977/978 run which
originates on southbound Science Center Drive at 4:32PM and serves all route
977/978 stops.
Friday afternoon service consists of four
trips from 3:23PM to 5:45PM and one combined 977/978-trip originating at 4:22PM
on southbound Science Center Drive.
ROUTE 978 – NORTH TORREY PINES ROAD /
SCRIPPS CLINIC:
The service on route 978 serves the North
Torrey Pines Road and Scripps Clinic area, terminating on North Torrey Pines
Place and Callan Road in the Torrey Pines Science Park area, just north of
Scripps Clinic, adjacent to the Torrey Pines State Reserve south entrance and
the popular golf course.
Weekday morning service consists of five
trips from 5:54AM to 8:13AM.
Monday through Thursday afternoon service consists of four trips from 3:33PM to
5:45PM and one combined service 977/978 trip, which starts service at General
Atomics on John Hopkins Drive (en-route from route 977) at 4:36PM.
Friday afternoon service consists of four
trips from 3:23PM to 5:45PM and one combined service 977/978-trip originating
at General Atomics on John Hopkins Drive (en-route from route 977) at 4:26PM.
This route connects with Breeze Route
101, to Veteran’s Hospital and University Towne Center on North Torrey Pines
Road at the Scripps Clinic stop.
Breeze Route 101 Connections:
This route is the third connection of the
three connecting routes off of Coaster trains to reach the University Towne
Center Area and is the only connection available to Veteran’s Administration
Hospital.
Southbound service to University Towne
Center operates from 6:09AM to 10:09PM.
Northbound service from University Towne
Center operates from 5:35AM to 10:35PM.
ROUTE 981 – UNIVERSITY TOWNE CENTER AREA:
Service on route 981 is provided to the
University Towne Center area without the need for a secondary transfer at
Thornton Hospital, Scripps Clinic, Salk Institute or Pacific Heights Drive
& Mira Mesa Boulevard in Sorrento Mesa.
Service is provided to La Jolla Village
Drive, South Genesee Avenue, Executive Drive, Towne Center Drive, Eastgate
Mall, and Judicial Drive neighborhoods.
The Closest stop to University Towne Center is at the Executive Way and La
Jolla Village Drive Stop (near the Rusty Pelican and Triangles
Restaurants). There is a pedestrian
overpass linking the Executive Square plaza with University Towne Center.
Monday though Friday morning service
consists of five trips from 5:55AM to 8:13AM.
Monday thru Thursday afternoon service
consists of five trips from 3:39PM to 5:48PM.
Friday afternoon service consists of five
trips from 3:29PM to 5:48PM.
ROUTE 982 – GENESEE AVENUE / EASTGATE
MALL / NORTH TOWNE CENTER DRIVE:
The service on route 982 is provided
along Genesee Avenue, East Gate Mall and North Towne Center Drive and provides
service to La Jolla Country Day and Country Day High Schools on Genesee Avenue.
Monday through Friday morning service
consists of five trips from 5:55AM to 8:13AM.
Monday through Thursday afternoon service
consists of five trips from 3:39PM to 5:45PM.
Friday afternoon service consists of five
trips from 3:29PM to 5:45PM.
COASTER TRAIN SERVICE HOURS:
Monday thru Thursday Southbound service
consists of eleven trips from 5:54AM to 6:01PM.
Monday thru Thursday Northbound service
consists of eleven trips from 6:58AM to 7:10PM.
Friday Southbound service consists of
thirteen trips from 5:54AM to 11:26PM.
Friday Northbound service consists of
thirteen trips from 6:58AM to 12:30AM.
Saturday Southbound service consists of
four trips from 10:06AM to 6:01PM.
Saturday Northbound service consists of
four trips from 11:10AM to 7:10PM.
