70th Street station

70th Street
70th Street
San Diego Trolley station
	70th Street Station, 2010
General information
Location	7255 Alvarado Road; La Mesa, California
Coordinates	32°46′19″N 117°02′31″W / 32.772°N 117.042°W
Platforms	Side platform
Tracks	Two
Connections	MTS: 14
Construction
Parking	118 spaces
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	July 10, 2005
Electrified	Overhead Wires
Services
Location
Location

70th Street station is a San Diego Trolley station served by the Green Line in La Mesa, California, in the United States. The next station west is UC San Diego Health East, and the next station east is Grossmont Transit Center.

One of the newer stations in the San Diego Trolley network having opened in 2005,^[1] the facility is locally noted for its artwork using California native plants and recycled materials.^[2] Parts of the platform are paved with chips of colored used glass, the benches are made of cobblestones excavated from the site during the station's construction, and bench seats are made of recycled plastics.^[2] Landscaping includes edible wild strawberries, lemonade berry bushes, and native California wild roses.^[2]

The station provided direct service to Qualcomm Stadium during Chargers home games.^[3]^[4]

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 (Alvarado)
Eastbound	→ Green Line toward El Cajon (Grossmont) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right