Orange Line (San Diego Trolley)
Light rail line in San Diego County, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Orange Line is an 18.0-mile (29.0 km)[3] 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.[2] The route connects Downtown San Diego with the cities of Lemon Grove, La Mesa, and El Cajon.[4][5] The Orange Line has the lowest ridership of the San Diego Trolley's three regular lines, transporting 10,896,289 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 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | SDMTS - Trolley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Type | Light rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
System | San Diego Trolley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operator(s) | San Diego Trolley, Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rolling stock | 3-car trains (typically, one SD100 between two streetcar-length S70US) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daily ridership | 19,128 (FY 2023)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ridership | 6,251,754 (FY 2023)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | March 23, 1986; 38 years ago (1986-03-23)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Line length | 18.0 mi (29.0 km), as of 2013[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of tracks | 2 tracks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrification | Overhead line, 600 V DC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating speed | 55 mph (89 km/h) (max) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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It is one of four lines in the Trolley system, the others include the Blue, Green and Silver lines.[2]
At night, the San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad uses the Orange Line right of way east of the rail yard near the 12th & Imperial Transit Center for its freight service to El Cajon and Santee.[7]