Lemon Grove Depot (formerly Broadway Lemon Grove station) is a station on the Orange Line of the San Diego Trolley. It is located in the San Diego suburb of Lemon Grove, California, and serves the densely populated surrounding commercial and residential area.

Lemon Grove Depot
The station building in 2008, before renovations
General information
Location3443 Main Street
Lemon Grove, California
United States
Coordinates32°44′36″N 117°01′51″W / 32.743265°N 117.030941°W / 32.743265; -117.030941
Owned bySan Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated bySan Diego Trolley
Line(s)SD&AE La Mesa Branch[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MTS: 856, 936[2]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilities8 rack spaces, 2 lockers[3]
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
Station code75038, 75039[4]
History
OpenedMay 12, 1989 (1989-05-12)[5]
RebuiltFall 2012[6]
Previous namesBroadway Lemon Grove (1989–1990)
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station
Massachusetts Avenue
towards Courthouse
Orange Line Spring Street
towards El Cajon
Location
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The station has also been home to a farmers market on Saturdays since January 2015.[citation needed]

History

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Lemon Grove Depot opened as part of the second segment of the Euclid Line on May 12, 1989. Also later known as the East Line, the line operated from 12th & Imperial to Spring Street before being extended further east one month later.[5]

This station was renovated from winter 2012[7] through fall 2013[6] as part of the Trolley Renewal Project, although the station remained open during construction.

Station layout

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There are two tracks, each served by a side platform.

Side platform, doors open on the right
Westbound   Orange Line toward Courthouse (Massachusetts Avenue)
Eastbound   Orange Line toward El Cajon (Spring Street)
Side platform, doors open on the right

Lemon Grove Promenade

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Lemon Grove officials launched a $5.1 million project on redeveloping the immediate area surrounding the Lemon Grove Depot into a Promenade, which was designed to include a plaza, park, and two windmills to help generate electricity. Construction of this promenade began on July 19, 2012,[8] with its grand opening ceremony held on September 27, 2013.[9] The project subsequently won an award.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "San Diego & Arizona Eastern (SD&AE) Railway" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. April 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "San Diego Regional Transit Map" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 5, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Interactive San Diego Regional Bike Map". San Diego Association of Governments. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Schedules & Real Time". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "History". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
  7. ^ "Trolley Renewal Project". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. March 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
  8. ^ Huard, Christine (July 19, 2012). "City Breaks Ground on Main Street Promenade Today". Lemon Grove Patch. Archived from the original on 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
  9. ^ Huard, Christine (September 26, 2013). "Lemon Grove Set to Celebrate Main Street Promenade Grand Opening". Lemon Grove Patch. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
  10. ^ Pearlman, Karen (March 19, 2014). "Lemon Grove promenade earns public works award". U-T San Diego. Archived from the original on 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2014-12-29.