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UC San Diego Health East station

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Coordinates: 32°46′38″N 117°03′25″W / 32.777174°N 117.05686°W / 32.777174; -117.05686
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UC San Diego Health East
San Diego Trolley station
UC San Diego Health East station, 2008
General information
Location6658 Alvarado Road
San Diego, California
Coordinates32°46′38″N 117°03′25″W / 32.777174°N 117.05686°W / 32.777174; -117.05686
PlatformsSide platform
Construction
ParkingLimited street parking
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 10, 2005
Previous namesAlvarado Medical Center (2005–2023), Alvarado (2023–2024)
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station
SDSU
towards 12th & Imperial
 Green Line 70th Street
towards El Cajon
Location
Map

UC San Diego Health East station (formerly Alvarado station and Alvarado Medical Center station) is a station on San Diego Trolley's Green Line in the College Area. The station is located across the street from UC San Diego Health East Campus Medical Center, and near the intersection of Alvarado Road and Reservoir Drive. The street-level station has side platforms.

The station opened in 2005[1] under the Alvarado Medical Center station name when the medical center was named the Alvarado Hospital. The station was renamed to Alvarado station in 2023 after the Alvarado Hospital was renamed UC San Diego Health East Campus Medical Center.[2] The station was further renamed in 2024 to UC San Diego Health East station after signage was updated due to the opening of the Copper Line.[3]

Besides the hospital and the College Area, portions of the residential neighborhood of Del Cerro are also accessible from the stop.

Station layout

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

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound ← Green Line toward 12th & Imperial (SDSU)
Eastbound → Green Line toward El Cajon (70th Street) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Alvarado riddle

One of the most noticeable features of the station is a riddle, engraved into the tiles on the wall that separates the station from the freeway. This art installation was created by Roman De Salvo in 2005.[4]

The riddle reads:

"Arteries, veins, and, capillaries. For autos, rain, and, catenaries. All three lines are side by side.

Above, below, and, stratified. One is numbered less than nine. Another was there at the dawn of time.

The last will be here after a wait. Or, right away if you're not too late.

Look around to solve this riddle. Name all three, top, bottom and middle.

If bewildered, feel the handrail. The answer there is writ in Braille.”

See also

References

  1. ^ "MTS Historical Timeline". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  2. ^ "Trolley | San Diego Metropolitan Transit System". www.sdmts.com. 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  3. ^ "Trolley | San Diego Metropolitan Transit System". www.sdmts.com. 2024-09-13. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  4. ^ Pincus, Robert L. (April 2, 2006). "Instant Landmark". U-T San Diego. Retrieved 2010-05-11.


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