12th & Imperial Transit Center (MTS Transit Center)
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12th & Imperial Transit Center is a station of the Blue and Orange lines on the San Diego Trolley
. It is located in the East Village
neighborhood of the city and serves the high density residential developments that surround the stop and has historically been used as a major transfer point between the various lines. It is one of two stations from which PETCO Park
can be reached.
The Orange Line makes two stops at 12th & Imperial. Once passing through the station and running parallel to the blue line, and then turning around and terminating at the station along with the Special Event Services line, which runs to Qualcomm Stadium
.
The Silver Line
uses this station as the start of it's circular route. The Silver Line runs every weekend, Saturday and Sunday, including holidays. Currently, only one PCC Trolley will run on this route. Four more streetcars will be running on this route, after they are finished.
This is the closest station next to the San Diego Trolley mantinence yard. This station is usually where the trolleys from the yard, start their trip. This building also houses the MTS headquarters, and the offices, located above the station. Just to the north the trolley tracks run on Park Blvd. and then turn toward the west, at City College.
San Diego Trolley
The San Diego Trolley is a light rail system operating in the metropolitan area of San Diego. The operator, San Diego Trolley, Inc. , is a subsidiary of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System ...
. It is located in the East Village
East Village, San Diego, California
East Village is a neighborhood in San Diego, California. It is the largest district in the downtown of San Diego, and is located east of the Gaslamp Quarter and southeast of the Core district and Cortez Hill. East village has gone through extensive and rapid redevelopment, especially near Petco...
neighborhood of the city and serves the high density residential developments that surround the stop and has historically been used as a major transfer point between the various lines. It is one of two stations from which PETCO Park
PETCO Park
Petco Park is an open-air ballpark in downtown San Diego, California, USA. It opened in 2004, replacing Qualcomm Stadium as the home park of Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres. Before then, the Padres shared Qualcomm Stadium with the NFL's San Diego Chargers...
can be reached.
The Orange Line makes two stops at 12th & Imperial. Once passing through the station and running parallel to the blue line, and then turning around and terminating at the station along with the Special Event Services line, which runs to Qualcomm Stadium
Qualcomm Stadium
Qualcomm Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in San Diego, California, in the Mission Valley area....
.
The Silver Line
Silver Line
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uses this station as the start of it's circular route. The Silver Line runs every weekend, Saturday and Sunday, including holidays. Currently, only one PCC Trolley will run on this route. Four more streetcars will be running on this route, after they are finished.
This is the closest station next to the San Diego Trolley mantinence yard. This station is usually where the trolleys from the yard, start their trip. This building also houses the MTS headquarters, and the offices, located above the station. Just to the north the trolley tracks run on Park Blvd. and then turn toward the west, at City College.