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Arnele_Avenue_station Latitude and Longitude:

32°48′17″N 116°58′32″W / 32.80461°N 116.97558°W / 32.80461; -116.97558
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Arnele Avenue
General information
Location762 12 North Marshall Avenue
El Cajon, California
Coordinates 32°48′17″N 116°58′32″W / 32.80461°N 116.97558°W / 32.80461; -116.97558
Owned by San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated by San Diego Trolley
Line(s) La Mesa Branch [1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MTS: 115 [2]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking65 spaces [3]
Accessible Disabled access
Other information
Station code75024, 75025 [4]
History
OpenedJuly 26, 1995 (1995-07-26) [5]
Rebuilt2018
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station
El Cajon Green Line Gillespie Field
El Cajon
towards Courthouse
Orange Line Terminus
Location

Arnele Avenue station is a San Diego Trolley station served by the Orange and Green Lines in the San Diego suburb of El Cajon, California. It serves as the eastern terminus of the Orange Line.

The station also has as a small park and ride that serves the surrounding residential community and also allows for access to a large commercial strip. Parkway Plaza, a major shopping mall, is within walking distance of the station.

History

Arnele Avenue opened as part of the fourth and final segment of the East Line (now Orange Line) on July 26, 1995, which extended the line from El Cajon to Santee Town Center. [5] Green Line service began in July 2005, when the Orange Line was truncated to Gillespie Field. Following the September 2012 system redesign, Orange Line trains stopped serving this station and began terminating at El Cajon. [6] However, the line's eastern terminus was once again extended on April 30, 2018, this time to Arnele Avenue.

Station layout

There are two tracks, each served by a side platform. Orange Line trains board and alight passengers from the eastbound platform, utilizing a switch south of the station to switch to the westbound track.

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound   Green Line toward 12th & Imperial ( El Cajon)
  Orange Line toward Courthouse ( El Cajon)
Eastbound   Green Line toward Santee Town Center ( Gillespie Field)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

See also

References

  1. ^ "San Diego & Arizona Eastern (SD&AE) Railway" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. April 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "San Diego Regional Transit Map" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. November 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "Orange Line station list". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  4. ^ "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "History". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 22 May 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "September 2, 2012 Service Changes. Major Bus and Trolley Service Changes". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Archived from the original on April 30, 2015.