70th Street is a San Diego Trolley

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 ...

 station served by the Green Line

Green Line (MTS)

The Green Line is one of three primary and five overall light rail lines operated by the San Diego Trolley, an operating division of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System...

in La Mesa, California

La Mesa, California

La Mesa is a city in San Diego County, California. The population was 57,065 at the 2010 census, up from 54,749 at the 2000 census. It was founded in 1869 and officially incorporated as a city on February 16, 1912. Its official flower is the bougainvillea....

, in the United States. The next station west is Alvarado Medical Center

Alvarado Medical Center (San Diego Trolley station)

Alvarado Medical Center is a station on San Diego Trolley's Green Line in the College Area.The street-level station has side platforms. It is located near the intersection of Alvarado Rd. and Reservoir Dr. The station is located across the street from the Alvarado Medical Center...

 and the next station east is Grossmont Transit Center

Grossmont Transit Center

Grossmont Transit Center is a San Diego Trolley station located next to Grossmont Center in La Mesa, California. It is located just north of the junction between the Green Line and the Orange Line. It serves a variety of residences, a dense commercial area , and as a commuter lot...

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One of the newer stations in the San Diego Trolley network, the facility is locally noted for its artwork using California native plants

California native plants

California native plants are plants that existed in California prior to the arrival of European explorers and colonists in the late 18th century...

 and recycled materials. Parts of the platform are paved with chips of colored used glass, the benches are made of cobblestone

Cobblestone

Cobblestones are stones that were frequently used in the pavement of early streets. "Cobblestone" is derived from the very old English word "cob", which had a wide range of meanings, one of which was "rounded lump" with overtones of large size...

s excavated from the site during the station's construction, and bench seats are made of recycled plastics. Landscaping includes edible wild strawberries

Fragaria chiloensis

Fragaria chiloensis, the beach strawberry, Chilean strawberry, or coastal strawberry, is one of two species of strawberry that were hybridized to create the modern garden strawberry . It is noted for its large berries. Its natural range is the Pacific Ocean coasts of North and South America, and...

, lemonade berry

Rhus integrifolia

Rhus integrifolia, also known as Lemonade Berry, Lemonadeberry, or Lemonade Sumac is a shrub to small tree. It is native to the Transverse and Peninsular Ranges and the South Coast regions of Southern California...

 bushes, and native California wild roses

Rosa californica

Rosa californica, the California wild rose, is a species of rose native to the U.S. states of California and Oregon and the northern part of Baja California, Mexico...

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The station provides direct service to Qualcomm Stadium

Qualcomm Stadium

Qualcomm Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in San Diego, California, in the Mission Valley area....

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