Green Line (San Diego Trolley)
Light rail line in San Diego County, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Green Line is a 23.6-mile (38.0 km) light rail line in the San Diego Trolley system, operated by San Diego Trolley, Inc. an operating division of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS).[1] The route serves Downtown San Diego, Mission Valley, and the cities of La Mesa, El Cajon, and Santee.[4][5] The Green Line has the second highest ridership of the San Diego Trolley's three regular lines, transporting 13,673,926 riders during FY 2014 according to the MTS.[6]
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Owner | Metropolitan Transit System | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | San Diego, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stations | 27[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | sdmts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Type | Light rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
System | San Diego Trolley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operator(s) | San Diego Trolley, Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rolling stock | 3-car trains (one SD-100 between two S70s of either length) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daily ridership | 23,068 (FY 2023) [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ridership | 7,926,568 (FY 2023)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | July 10, 2005; 18 years ago (2005-07-10)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Line length | 23.6 mi (38.0 km)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of tracks | 2 tracks (Gillespie Field–Santee Town Center: 1 track) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrification | Overhead line, 600 V DC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating speed | 21 mph (34 km/h) (average)[Note 1] 55 mph (89 km/h) (max) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The line is one of four lines in the Trolley system, the others being the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines.