List of Santa Clara VTA Light Rail stations

The current VTA Light Rail system map
Routes:

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail is a light rail transit system that serves the Santa Clara County in the U.S. state of California. The system has 42.2 miles (67.9 km) of tracks and is operated by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), which oversees public transit services in the county.[1] The system serves over 32,000 passengers a day as of fiscal year 2007.[2][3]

The initial segment of the VTA light rail between the Civic Center and Old Ironsides stations began service on December 11, 1987.[3] In 1988 and 1990, the system was extended south of Civic Center to Downtown San Jose and Tamien station.[3] Another 9.7 miles (15.6 km) segment to Santa Teresa and Almaden stations was added to the system in April 1991, completing the entire Guadalupe section.[3][4] In December 1999, the system underwent another extension with the completion of the Tasman West section and began services to Mountain View.[5][6] The system was extended to I-880/Milpitas in 2001 and to Hostetter station in 2004 as part of the Tasman East extension. In the same year, the Capitol extension to Alum Rock station was also finished.[7][8] The latest section, the Vasona extension, was completed in 2005, connecting Campbell to Downtown San Jose.[9]

The system currently has 61 stations, of which 37 stations are served by the Mountain View–Winchester line, 36 are served by the Alum Rock–Santa Teresa line, and 3 are served by the Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden line. The majority of stations, 41, are located in San Jose. Seven stations are in Sunnyvale and five are in Mountain View. Campbell, Milpitas, and Santa Clara each have three stations.

VTA closed Evelyn station on March 16, 2015 in order to build a second track between Mountain View and Whisman stations.[10]

Stations

Lines

Night view of the San Jose Diridon station
Station platform of the Fruitdale station
Metal screens that adorn the shelter at the Fruitdale station
Station platform of the Hamilton station (A pedestrian bridge and elevator enclosure can be seen in the distance on the right)
View of the Centennial Plaza (The Downtown Mountain View station is visible in the background)
Tracks viewed from the San Fernando station
^ Transfer stations
Transfer to other system Transfer stations with other rail systems
dagger Line termini
^dagger Transfer stations/Line termini
daggerTransfer to other system Transfer stations with other rail systems/Line termini
Station[a] Line(s)[b] Location Opened[11]
Almaden     San JoseApril 25, 1991
Alum Rock     San JoseJune 24, 2004
Bascom     San JoseOctober 1, 2005
Baypointe     San JoseDecember 20, 1999
Bayshore/NASA     Mountain ViewDecember 20, 1999
Berryessa     San JoseJune 24, 2004
Blossom Hill     San JoseApril 25, 1991
Bonaventura          San JoseDecember 11, 1987
Borregas     SunnyvaleDecember 20, 1999
Branham     San JoseApril 25, 1991
Capitol     San JoseApril 25, 1991
Champion     San JoseMarch 24, 1997[12]
Children's Discovery Museum     San JoseAugust 17, 1990
Cisco Way     San JoseMay 17, 2001
Civic Center          San JoseDecember 11, 1987
Component          San JoseDecember 11, 1987
Convention Center          San JoseJune 17, 1988
Cottle     San JoseApril 25, 1991
Cropley     San JoseJune 24, 2004
Crossman     SunnyvaleDecember 20, 1999
Curtner     San JoseApril 25, 1991
Downtown Campbell     CampbellOctober 1, 2005
Downtown Mountain View     Mountain ViewDecember 20, 1999
Fair Oaks     SunnyvaleDecember 20, 1999
Fruitdale     San JoseOctober 1, 2005
Gish          San JoseDecember 11, 1987
Great America     Santa ClaraDecember 11, 1987
Great Mall/Main     MilpitasJune 24, 2004
Hamilton     CampbellOctober 1, 2005
Hostetter     San JoseJune 24, 2004
I-880/Milpitas     MilpitasMay 17, 2001
Japantown/Ayer          San JoseJune 17, 1988
Karina          San JoseDecember 11, 1987
Lick Mill     Santa ClaraDecember 11, 1987
Lockheed Martin     SunnyvaleDecember 20, 1999
McKee     San JoseJune 24, 2004
Metro/Airport          San JoseDecember 11, 1987
Middlefield     Mountain ViewDecember 20, 1999
Moffett Park     SunnyvaleDecember 20, 1999
Montague     MilpitasJune 24, 2004
Oakridge     San JoseApril 25, 1991
Ohlone/Chynoweth          San JoseApril 25, 1991
Old Ironsides     Santa ClaraDecember 11, 1987
Orchard          San JoseDecember 11, 1987
Paseo de San Antonio          San JoseJune 17, 1988
Penitencia Creek     San JoseJune 24, 2004
Race     San JoseOctober 1, 2005
Reamwood     SunnyvaleDecember 20, 1999
River Oaks          San JoseDecember 11, 1987
San Jose Diridon     San JoseAugust 1, 2005
San Fernando     San JoseAugust 1, 2005
Santa Clara          San JoseJune 17, 1988
Santa Teresa     San JoseApril 25, 1991
Snell     San JoseApril 25, 1991
St. James          San JoseJune 17, 1988
Tamien     San JoseAugust 17, 1990
Tasman          San JoseDecember 11, 1987
Vienna     SunnyvaleDecember 20, 1999
Virginia     San JoseAugust 17, 1990
Whisman     Mountain ViewDecember 20, 1999
Winchester     CampbellOctober 1, 2005

Notes

a All station names are based on the official system map.[13]
b For stations serviced by multiple lines, lines are listed in the order of opening.
c This station's northbound and southbound platforms are located a block apart from each other. The northbound platform is located on 1st Street while the southbound platform is located on 2nd Street.

References

  1. ↑ "About VTA". vta.org. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Retrieved November 13, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Light Rail System Statistics". vta.org. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Retrieved November 3, 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Light Rail System" (PDF). vta.org. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2008.
  4. ↑ Middleton, William D. (August 1991). "San Jose goes all the way — has the entire 20-mile Guadalupe Corridor light rail line in service". Railway Age. Retrieved November 3, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Tasman West Light Rail Extension" (PDF). vta.org. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Tasman Corridor West Light Rail Extension". Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on November 3, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Tasman East Light Rail Project" (PDF). vta.org. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2008.
  8. ↑ "Capitol Light Rail Project" (PDF). vta.org. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2008.
  9. ↑ "Vasona Light Rail Project" (PDF). vta.org. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2008.
  10. ↑ MV light rail station closed, to be demolished
  11. ↑ "Current Light Rail System Data" (PDF). vta.org. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
  12. ↑ Barnacle, Betty (March 24, 1997). "Light Rail Opens New Stop; First Station on Tasman Line to Serve North S.J. High-Tech Firms". San Jose Mercury News.
  13. ↑ "Interactive Light Rail Map". vta.org. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Retrieved November 19, 2008.

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