OLD TOWN TRANSIT CENTER
CITY PROFILE
CITY
CODE: OLT
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 8, 9, 10, 14, 26, 28, 30, 35, 44, 105, and 150 Express serves 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 San Diego State University Transit
Center Station 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 San Diego State University Transit Center
Station only. All trips between 11:00PM and 12:00AM operate to San Diego State
University Transit Center station 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.
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
8:
Route
8 is a circulator route operating between Old Town Station and Mission and
Pacific Beaches via West Mission Bay Drive and Mission Boulevard. On its return
trip, it services Sea World of San Diego:
Some
of the trips late at night do not complete the full circle, nor to the enter
Sea World.
Weekday
Service operates every 15 to 30 minutes, with some late night trips operating
every 60 minutes between 5:40AM and 12:30AM.
Weekend
Service operates every 15 to 30 minutes with some late night trips operating
every 60 minutes from 5:30AM and 12:30AM.
THE
LAST TRIP THAT SERVES SEA WORLD OF SAN DIEGO DEPARTS FROM THE OLD TOWN STATION
AT 7:45PM.
Route
8 serves Belmont Park and the Crystal Pier.
ROUTE
9:
Route
9 is a community circulator route that operates between Old Town and Pacific
Beach via Sea World, Vacation Village, Ingraham Street and Garnet Avenue.
Some
late night trips do not make the full loop, nor do they enter the Sea World of
San Diego theme park.
Weekday
Service operates every 15 to 30 minutes with some late night tips operating
every 60 minutes between 5:15AM and 12:00AM.
Weekend
Service operates every 15 to 30 minutes with some late night trips operating
every 60 minutes from 5:45AM to 12:00AM
THE
LAST TRIP THAT ENTERS SEA WORLD OF SAN DIEGO DEPARTS FROM THE OLD TOWN STATION
AT 8:00PM.
ROUTE
10:
Route
10 is a limited stop service that operates between the Old Town and Washington
Street Trolley Stations and University Avenue and 60th Street in the
Rolando area. Buses make limited stops on University between Park Blvd. And 60th
Street. Service west of Park Boulevard makes local stops to Old Town Station. THIS ROUTE REPLACES FORMER ROUTE 908, WHICH
OPERATED ON MIDWAY DRIVE, AND OPERATED ONLY AS FAR EAST AS 45TH
STREET.
Weekday
Service operates every 15 to 30 minutes between 6:00AM and 11:48PM.
Weekend
Service operates every 15 to 30 minutes between 6:31AM and 11:16PM.
ROUTE
14:
Route
14 operates between Old Town and Baltimore Drive & Lake Murray Drive in the
city of La Mesa. Note: As of June 2008, this route no longer operates south of
Baltimore & Lake Murray Boulevard to Amaya Drive station and weekend
service no longer operates east of San Diego State University. Every other weekday trip also no longer
operates through to La Mesa, and terminates at 70th Street Trolley
Station. This route operates via Hotel Circle, Fashion Valley, Hazard Center,
Mission Valley, Rio Vista, and Fenton Marketplace Shopping Centers, Qualcomm
Stadium, Grantville, Kaiser Hospital, Allied Gardens and Del Cerro. Weekday service also operates through
Montezuma Mesa and Rolando areas.
Weekday
service operates every 30 minutes with some late night trips operating every 60
minutes from 5:50AM-9: 48PM, with selected trips operating only as far as
Fashion Valley.
Weekend
service operates every hour throughout the day in both directions, between
7:18AM and 9:18PM, with one early morning trip operating only between Old Town
and Fashion Valley.
ROUTE
28:
Route
28 operates along Rosecrans Street to Shelter Island Marina. Service to
Cabrillo Monument and the Sub Base has been replaced by new route 84.
Passengers bound for these destinations must transfer to route 84 on Shelter
Island Drive and Scott Street. There is
now additional rush hour service on this route on weekdays, southbound in the
morning and northbound in the afternoon.
Weekday
Service operates every 30 minutes with morning southbound rush hour and
northbound evening rush hour service every 15 minutes from 5:50AM to 10:50PM.
Weekend
Service operates every 30 minutes from 6:20AM to 10:50PM.
ROUTE
30:
Route
30 operates from the Old Town Station through Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, and
La Jolla to the Westfield Shoppingtown University Towne Center.
Route
30 operates as an express between Old Town Station and Grand Avenue in Pacific
Beach. This route contains a south branch, which operates along Nobel Drive
through La Jolla Colony in the evening.
Route
30 between VA Hospital and University Towne Center operates on
La
Jolla Village Drive.
Southbound
Service operates as an express from Old Town Station to Front and Beech Streets
in downtown San Diego.
Weekday
Northbound Service operates from 5:16AM and 7:00PM, with three later trips
operating to Felspar Street in Pacific Beach Only.
Weekday
Southbound Service Operates from 5:233AM and 12:44AM.
Weekend
Northbound Service operates from 6:14AM and 5:44PM.
Weekend
Southbound Service operates from 5:44AM and 12:44AM.
ROUTE
30A:
Route
30A is the route 30 Late night Service deviation that operates via Nobel Drive
and La Jolla Colony Subdivision.
Route
30A operates on 30 minute headways throughout the late evening.
Weekday
Service operates every 30 minutes between 6:15PM and 12:15AM.
Weekend
Service operates every 30 minutes between 6:14PM and 12:16AM.
ROUTE
35:
Route
35 operates between Old Town Transit Center and Point Loma Avenue and Ebers
Street in Ocean Beach via West Point Loma and Sunset Cliffs Boulevards and
Cable Street.
Weekday
Service operates every 30 minutes between 5:47AM and 10:47PM.
Weekend
Service operates every 30 minutes between 7:16AM and 10:47PM.
ROUTE
44:
Route
44 operates from Old Town station to Clairemont Square, on Clairemont Drive
just north of Clairemont Mesa Boulevard. THIS ROUTE NO LONGER SERVES LIMERICK
AVENUE, CHANDLER DRIVE, CHARGER BOULEVARD, HATHAWAY STREET, AND ASHFORD STREET.
SERVICE HAS REPLACED A PORTION OF FORMER ROUTE 25 BETWEEN CONVOY STREET AND
LIMERICK AVENUE ON CLAIREMONT MESA BOULEVARD.
Route
44 operates via Mesa College and Convoy Street.
Weekday
service operates every 15 to 30 minutes between 5:45AM and 11:05PM, with the
final two trips operating 60 minutes apart.
Weekend
service operates every 30 minutes between 7:02AM and 11:07PM.
ROUTE
84:
Route
84 is a community shuttle circulator that operates between Shelter Island and
either the Cabrillo National Monument or the Naval Submarine Base on Point Loma
and connects with Route 28 for service to and from Old Town at Shelter Island
Drive and Scott Street.
SUB
BASE SERVICE:
Weekday
Sub-Base Service operates every hour between 6:42AM and 5:44PM.
Weekend
Sub-Base Service operates every hour between 7:44AM and 5:44PM.
CABRILLO
MONUMENT SERVICE:
Weekday
Cabrillo Monument Service operates every hour between 7:13AM and 5:13PM with
some trips operating only as far as the Space and Naval Warfare System Center
on Point Loma only.
Weekend
Cabrillo Monument Service operates every hour between 7:13AM and 5:13PM with
some trips operating only as far as the Space And Naval Warfare Systems Center
on Point Loma Only.
ROUTE
105:
Route
105 operates between Old Town Transit Center and University Towne Center via
Morena Boulevard, Clairemont Drive, and Governor Drive.
Weekday
service operates every 30 minutes between 5:15AM and 10:12PM.
Weekend
service operates every 30 minutes between 6:18AM and 9:18PM.
THIS
ROUTE REPLACES THE NORTHERN SEGMENT OF FORMER ROUTE 5.
SERVICE
IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE ON STRESSEMAN STREET, PENNANT WAY, AND GOVERNOR DRIVE
WEST OF REGENTS ROAD, NOR IS IT AVAILABLE ON GOVERNOR DRIVE, KANTOR STREET,
GULLSTRAND STREET, AND OR PAVLOV AVENUE IN NORTH UNIVERSITY CITY.
ROUTE
150:
Route
150 is an express service that operates to UCSD and University Towne
Center. This route operates as a “true
express”.
University
City service is operated on Gilman and La Jolla Village Drives.
ROUTE
150 DOES NOT OPERATE ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS.
Route
150 operates every 60 minutes during the mid-day. Peak hour service is operated
every 15 to 30 minutes.
Northbound
service operates between 6:14AM and 6:18PM.
Southbound
service operates between 6:28AM and 7:05PM.
OLD
TOWN STATE HISTORICAL PARK AND PLAZA DEL PASADO:
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 $154.00. 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.
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