Stadium station (San Diego)

San Diego Trolley station

Stadium

Stadium station in 2019

General information
Location| 9449 Friars Road
San Diego, California
United States
Coordinates| 32°46′52″N 117°7′9″W﻿ / ﻿32.78111°N 117.11917°W﻿ / 32.78111; -117.11917
Owned by| San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated by| San Diego Trolley
Platforms| 2 side platforms, 1 island platform
Tracks| 2
Construction
Structure type| Elevated
Accessible|
History
Opened| November 23, 1997 (1997-11-23)
Rebuilt| 2005
Previous names| Qualcomm Stadium (1997–2017)
Services
| Preceding station  | San Diego Trolley | Following station

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Fenton Parkway

toward 12th & Imperial

|  | Green Line |  | Mission San Diego

toward El Cajon

Former services

| Preceding station  | San Diego Trolley | Following station

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Fenton Parkway

toward San Ysidro

|  | Blue Line

1997-2005

|  | Mission San Diego

Terminus

Fenton Parkway

toward 12th & Imperial

|  | Special Event Line

pre-2012

|  | Terminus

Location

Stadium station is a San Diego Trolley station on the Green Line. It is located on the campus of San Diego State University (SDSU) at SDSU Mission Valley, a noncontiguous campus expansion which contains Snapdragon Stadium. The station served the former San Diego Stadium until its closure in 2020. The elevated station has an island platform as well as side platforms.

## History

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This station opened on November 23, 1997 as part of the Blue Line Mission Valley Line extension to Mission San Diego station.[1] The station, originally called Qualcomm Stadium station, was built in the parking lot of its namesake stadium, the home of the National Football League’s San Diego Chargers. The station saw heavy use on stadium event days. On non-event days, the stadium parking lots served as a massive park and ride facility.

Blue Line service to this station was replaced by the Green Line on July 10, 2005 as part of the Mission Valley East extension.[2] Before the opening of the Mission Valley East extension, this station was rebuilt to raise the platform to accommodate the new low-floor trolley vehicles, giving passengers level access to trains without using steps or a wheelchair lift.

The station was renamed after Qualcomm's naming rights to the stadium expired in June 2017, coinciding with the Chargers' departure from San Diego.

The station closed on November 1, 2020, for two years to accommodate the demolition of San Diego Stadium and the construction of Snapdragon Stadium.[citation needed] The station briefly reopened on August 20, 2022, for a preview event at the new stadium and reopened permanently on September 3, 2022.[3][4] A new plaza is planned to be constructed during redevelopment of the surrounding lots.[5]

## Station layout

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There are two tracks, each served by a side platform and a shared island platform. East of the station is a siding for trains short-turning back to Downtown.

## See also

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* List of San Diego Trolley stations

## References

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1. ^ "MTS Historical Timeline". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
2. ^ Ristine, Jeff (July 23, 2006). "After 25 years, the trolley keeps on moving". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
3. ^ "Trolley Station Open Saturday for SDSU Scrimmage at New Snapdragon Stadium". Times of San Diego. August 18, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
4. ^ "Stadium Trolley Station Celebrates Reopening for Snapdragon's First Game" (Press release). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 2, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
5. ^ Kenney, Kirk (May 3, 2022). "Snapdragon Stadium update: Plenty of parking — for now — but trolley will remain option". The San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved October 9, 2022.

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San Diego Trolley

Blue Line

University City|

* UTC
* Executive Drive
* UC San Diego Health La Jolla
* UC San Diego Central Campus
* VA Medical Center
* Nobel Drive

Clairemont|

* Balboa Avenue
* Clairemont Drive
* Tecolote Road

Old Town–Middletown|

* Old Town (via )
* Washington Street
* Middletown (via )

Downtown|

* County Center/Little Italy
* Santa Fe Depot
* America Plaza (via )
* Civic Center
* Fifth Avenue
* City College (via )
* Park & Market
* 12th & Imperial

Barrio Logan|

* Barrio Logan
* Harborside
* Pacific Fleet

National City|

* 8th Street
* 24th Street

Chula Vista|

* E Street
* H Street
* Palomar Street

South San Diego|

* Palm Avenue
* Iris Avenue
* Beyer Blvd.
* San Ysidro

Green Line

Downtown|

* 12th & Imperial
* Gaslamp Quarter
* Convention Center
* Seaport Village
* Santa Fe Depot
* County Center/Little Italy

Old Town–Middletown|

* Middletown (via )
* Washington Street
* Old Town (via )

Mission Valley|

* Morena/Linda Vista
* Fashion Valley
* Hazard Center
* Mission Valley Center
* Rio Vista
* Fenton Parkway
* Stadium
* Mission San Diego

Grantville–College Area|

* Grantville
* SDSU
* UC San Diego Health East

La Mesa|

* 70th Street
* Grossmont
* Amaya Drive

El Cajon|

* El Cajon

Orange Line

Downtown|

* Courthouse
* Civic Center
* Fifth Avenue
* City College (via )
* Park & Market
* 12th & Imperial

Logan Heights|

* 25th & Commercial
* 32nd & Commercial

Chollas View–Lincoln Park–Encanto|

* 47th Street
* Euclid Avenue
* Encanto/62nd Street

Lemon Grove|

* Massachusetts Avenue
* Lemon Grove Depot

La Mesa|

* Spring Street
* La Mesa Blvd.
* Grossmont

El Cajon|

* El Cajon

Copper Line

El Cajon–Santee|

* El Cajon
* Arnele Avenue
* Gillespie Field
* Santee Town Center

Other

Other lines & stations|

* Silver Line (limited service)
* Special Event Line (used during Comic-Con only)
* Purple Line (proposed)

* San Diego Square (closed station)
* Columbia Street (closed station)

Connecting services|

* COASTER
* Pacific Surfliner
* (via )

* MTS Bus
* NCTD Breeze Bus

* Pronto
* Transportation in San Diego
* San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
* San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway
* San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad
* San Diego Electric Railway

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