UTC Transit Center

UTC Transit Center is a San Diego Trolley station and transportation hub in the University City district of San Diego, California. It is located at Westfield UTC mall. The station's elevated trolley platform is served by the Blue Line, and stands above Genesee Avenue at its intersection with Esplanade Court.^[5] Its at-grade bus plaza is built into the lower level of one of the mall's parking structures that includes 333 spaces that can be used by transit customers who pay an hourly fee.^[6]

UTC Transit Center
UTC Transit Center trolley platform In December 2021
General information
Location	4545 La Jolla Village Drive San Diego, California United States
Coordinates	32°52′09″N 117°12′50″W
Owned by	San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Operated by	San Diego Trolley
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MTS: 30, 31, 41, 60, 105, 30, Rapid 201, Rapid 202, Rapid 204, 921 NCTD: 101[1]
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	333 spaces, paid[2]
Bicycle facilities	40 space parking station[3]
Accessible
Other information
Station code	77787[4]
History
Opened	October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27)
Rebuilt	2021
Services
Preceding station San Diego Trolley Following station Terminus Blue Line Executive Drive toward San Ysidro
Location

Bus service began at the transit center on October 27, 2017 and trolley service began 4 years later on November 21, 2021, as the new terminus of the Blue Line;^[7] it was constructed as part of the Mid-Coast Trolley extension project.^[8][9]

Service

Station layout

Side platform
Southbound	Blue Line toward San Ysidro (Executive Drive) →
Southbound	Blue Line toward San Ysidro (Executive Drive) →
Side platform
Street level	Entrance/Exit, bus plaza, parking structure