Harbor Transit Center
{{Short description|Future light rail station in Garden Grove, California}}
{{Distinguish|Harbor Gateway Transit Center}}
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Harbor Transit Center is an under construction OC Streetcar station that will serve as the line's western terminus. It is located at the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Westminster Avenue and will be the only OC Streetcar station in Garden Grove upon completion.
History
In 2006, the Orange County Transportation Authority proposed a new light rail system to serve the cities of Santa Ana and Garden Grove.{{cite news |last1=Escobar |first1=Allyson |title=Orange County’s first modern streetcar plans to be the future of transit on track |url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-wknd-et-oc-streetcar-20170611-story.html |access-date=November 24, 2024 |work=Daily Pilot |publisher=Los Angeles Times |date=June 11, 2017}} The western segment of the line, which terminates at Harbor Transit Center, runs along the West Santa Ana Branch right-of-way formerly used by Pacific Electric's Santa Ana Line from 1905 to 1958.{{cite news |last1=Linton |first1=Joe |title=Construction Nearing Completion for OC Streetcar, Opening Expected Summer 2025 |url=https://cal.streetsblog.org/2024/06/17/construction-nearing-completion-for-oc-streetcar-opening-expected-summer-2025 |access-date=November 24, 2024 |work=Streetsblog |date=June 17, 2024}} Construction began in 2018 and the streetcar is expected to begin service in 2025.{{cite news |last1=Castillo |first1=Fashion |title=What’s Behind the OC Streetcar Construction Along Harbor Blvd and on Fairview St? |url=https://voiceofoc.org/2024/05/whats-behind-the-oc-streetcar-construction-along-harbor-blvd-and-on-fairview-st/ |access-date=November 24, 2024 |work=Voice of OC |date=May 17, 2024}}