Triton Tuesday: Trolley Extension Through UC San Diego

Every day is a good day to learn more about UC San Diego, but we've chosen a particular one to spread knowledge with our feature called "Triton Tuesday." Each Tuesday, get the inside scoop with fun facts about Triton athletics, the UC San Diego campus and community, and our beautiful home of San Diego, California, in a Did You Know? format.

If one has been on campus over the last several years, they may have seen construction on the trolley line that goes through campus. The highly anticipated Mid-Coast Trolley extension to UC San Diego's campus began in 2016 and is expected to be finished fall 2021. The Blue Line Trolley service will run from the Sante Fe Depot in downtown San Diego to UC San Diego's campus. The goal of the trolley is to lessen traffic congestion and to expand public transportation in San Diego.

The three stops along UC San Diego's campus will be the Veterans Affairs Medical Station, the Pepper Canyon Trolley Station and the Voight Drive Station. The Voight Drive Station is conveniently located near Triton Ballpark and Canyonview Aquatic Center. The UC San Diego baseball team calls Triton Ballpark home while the UC San Diego swim and dive and men's and women's water polo teams all compete at Canyonview.

Blue Line Trolley Map

The trolley will provide students with easier access to many areas outside of La Jolla including Pacific Beach, Mission Bay, Old Town and Downtown. In addition, it will also provide students who commute to campus an alternative way to travel to and from campus.

With the trolley expected to start services in late 2021, students and others affiliated with the University can't wait to take advantage of the trolley in the 2021 fall quarter.

PRIOR TRITON TUESDAYS
SUMMER 2021 SERIES
• Four Research Vessels at Scripps Institute of Oceanography.

FALL 2020 SERIES
• 1992 Dream Team Finds a Home at Main Gym (Sept. 1)
• UC San Diego Home to Award-Winning Faculty (Sept. 8)
• UC San Diego Athletics Hall of Fame (Sept. 15)
• Exploring Dr. Seuss in San Diego (Sept. 22)
• La Jolla's Wonderful Weather (Sept. 29)
• Academic Excellence on Display by the Tritons (Oct. 6)
• Getting to Know Our Unique College System (Oct. 13)a
• La Jolla's Local Beaches (Oct. 20)
• Renowned Surf in San Diego (Oct. 27)
• University Rankings Recap (Nov. 3)
• Notable Triton Alumni (Nov. 10)
• Sustainability at UC San Diego (Nov. 17)
• UC San Diego's Student Body (Nov. 24)
• The Stuart Collection at UC San Diego (Dec. 1)
• UC San Diego's 30 National Championships (Dec. 8)

About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.

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