12th & Imperial Transit Center

12th & Imperial Transit Center

Company type	Transit center
Industry	Public transportation
Founded	1981
Headquarters	San Diego, California , United States
Area served	Downtown San Diego, California
Products	San Diego Trolley services, bus services

12th & Imperial Transit Center is a San Diego Trolley stop situated in downtown San Diego, California, within the East Village district. It caters to nearby high-density residential complexes and is one of two stations that provide access to Petco Park; the other being the Gaslamp Quarter station. This station acts as a major interchange point and is uniquely served by every principal trolley line.

San Diego Trolley

The station's island transfer platforms are served by both the Blue Line and Orange Line, which diverge just south of the station to head toward South Bay and East County, respectively. Traveling northbound, these lines run side by side through downtown along Park Boulevard before turning west at City College station onto C Street, continuing toward UTC Transit Center and Courthouse station. The Silver Line departs from the platform adjacent to 1255 Imperial Avenue, beginning its clockwise loop around downtown.

The western terminus of the Green Line is located at the Bayside Terminal platform. From there, it travels through stations such as Gaslamp Quarter, Convention Center, and Seaport Village, then proceeds to Santa Fe Depot, continues to Old Town Transit Center, and finally reaches Santee Town Center station.

As part of the Trolley Renewal Project, the station experienced a renovation in two stages: first, the Bayside Terminal platform was upgraded during summer 2011, followed by improvements to the main platforms between late October 2012 and June 2013.

Prior to September 2, 2012, Orange Line trolleys completed a downtown loop terminating at the Bayside Terminal platform. A subsequent system reconfiguration moved its western endpoint to Santa Fe Depot and extended the Green Line’s terminus from Old Town Transit Center to Bayside Terminal.

Bus service

The 12th & Imperial Transit Center is served by San Diego MTS bus routes 4, 12, 901, and 929. Bus stops are positioned east of the northbound Blue/Orange line platform along National Avenue’s west side.

Location

Incorporated within the James R. Mills Building—a ten-story office tower that houses the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System headquarters—the transit center sits adjacent to the trolley maintenance yard. It is located approximately two blocks east of Petco Park and just south of the San Diego Central Library.

See also

• List of San Diego Trolley stations