Green Line (San Diego Trolley)

Green Line
Green Line
	A Green Line trolley at Convention Center station
Overview
Owner	Metropolitan Transit System
Locale	San Diego, California
Termini	12th & Imperial; El Cajon;
Stations	24
Website	sdmts.com/schedules-real-time-maps-and-routes/trolley
Service
Type	Light rail
System	San Diego Trolley
Route number	530 (in internal documents only)
Operator(s)	San Diego Trolley, Inc.
Rolling stock	3-car trains
Daily ridership	25,319 (FY 2024)
Ridership	8,627,300 (FY 2024)
History
Opened	July 10, 2005
Technical
Line length	19.8 mi (31.9 km)
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	21 mph (34 km/h) (average); 55 mph (89 km/h) (max)
Route map
Route map
	Storage &
	Maintenance Yard
	to Courthouse
	Amtrak Pacific Surfliner & Coaster
	to Oceanside
	Multiple
	services
	All stations
	are accessible

The Green Line is a 19.8-mile (31.9 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). The route serves downtown San Diego, Mission Valley, and the cities of La Mesa and El Cajon. The Green Line has the second highest ridership of the San Diego Trolley's three core lines, transporting 13,673,926 riders during FY 2014 - according to MTS.

The line is one of five lines in the trolley system, the others being the Blue, Orange, Copper, and Silver ("heritage weekend" service only) lines.