8th Street station (San Diego Trolley)

8th Street station is a station on the Blue Line of the San Diego Trolley located in National City, California. Surrounded by an industrial area, the primary focus of this station is to serve as a commuter lot, as it is easily accessible from Interstate 5.

For other uses, see Eighth Street station.

8th Street
8th Street station platforms in 2019
General information
Location	555 West 8th Street National City, California United States
Coordinates	32°40′26″N 117°06′52″W
Owned by	San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated by	San Diego Trolley
Line(s)	SD&AE Main Line[1]
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MTS: 932, 955, 962, 963, 968[2]
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	123 spaces[3]
Bicycle facilities	8 rack spaces, 2 lockers[4]
Accessible
Other information
Station code	75016, 75017[5]
History
Opened	July 26, 1981 (1981-07-26)[6]
Rebuilt	2014[7]
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station Pacific Fleet towards UTC Blue Line 24th Street towards San Ysidro
Location

History

8th Street opened as part of the initial 15.9-mile (25.6 km) "South Line" of the San Diego Trolley system on July 26, 1981, operating from San Ysidro north to downtown San Diego using the main line tracks of the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway.^[6][1]

This station was renovated, starting January 20, 2014^[8] as part of the Trolley Renewal Project;^[9] it reopened with a renovated station platform in early September 2014.^[7]

Station layout

There are two tracks, each with a side platform.

Side platform, doors open on the right
Northbound	← Blue Line toward UTC (Pacific Fleet)
Southbound	→ Blue Line toward San Ysidro (24th Street) →
Side platform, doors open on the right

See also

• List of San Diego Trolley stations

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. October 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
3. "Transit Station Parking". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
4. "Interactive San Diego Regional Bike Map". San Diego Association of Governments. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
5. "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
6. "History". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. May 22, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
7. "Trolley Renewal Construction Advisory". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 9, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
8. "Construction Advisory Trolley Station Closures and Detours Station Construction: 8th Street Station" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. November 25, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
9. "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2013.