Milpitas station

Milpitas
Bay Area Rapid Transit
A large silver-colored railway station
Milpitas station under construction in March 2018
Location Montague Expressway at East Capitol Avenue
Milpitas, California
Coordinates 37°24′37″N 121°53′28″W / 37.41028°N 121.89111°W / 37.41028; -121.89111Coordinates: 37°24′37″N 121°53′28″W / 37.41028°N 121.89111°W / 37.41028; -121.89111
Owned by Bay Area Rapid Transit
Line(s) BART S-Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections
  Alum Rock–Santa Teresa
(at Montague)
Construction
Structure type Underground
Parking 1,200 spaces (shared with VTA)
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status under construction
Website VTA BART Station: Milpitas
History
Opening March–September 2019[1]
Electrified 12 May 2017 (2017-05-12)[2]
Original company Built by VTA, transferred to BART
Future services (2019)
Preceding station   Bay Area Rapid Transit   Following station
toward Richmond
Richmond–​Berryessa/​​North San José
Terminus
toward Daly City
Berryessa/​​North San José–​Daly City

Milpitas is a future Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station serving Milpitas, California, scheduled to open in March–September 2019.[1] The station is located near the intersection of Capitol Avenue, Great Mall Parkway, and Montague Expressway. A pedestrian bridge will connect to the elevated Montague light rail station, which will replace the Great Mall Main Transit Center.[3]

History

The station and the $2.3-billion Silicon Valley BART extension broke ground in 2012.[4] Completion had been expected in 2016,[5][6] but the opening was pushed back repeatedly. As of 2018, the project has been delayed three years.

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) received a $900 million federal grant for the $2.3-billion Silicon Valley extension in 2012.[7] Buses from Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) and AC Transit will serve the station.

Station layout

M Mezzanine Pedestrian bridge to VTA light rail
G Ground Station entrance, ticket machines, station agent, fare gates
P
Platform
level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound/Westbound ←      Warm Springs/South Fremont–​Daly City toward Daly City (Warm Springs / South Fremont)
←      Richmond–​Warm Springs/South Fremont toward Richmond (Warm Springs / South Fremont)
Southbound/Eastbound →      Warm Springs/South Fremont–​Daly City toward Berryessa (Terminus)
→      Richmond–​Warm Springs/South Fremont toward Berryessa (Terminus)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

The station occupies 27 acres (11 ha) and is co-located with the Montague Light Rail station, near the North San Jose/Milpitas high-tech job hub and the Great Mall of the Bay Area. The concourse will be at-grade, with two underground side platforms.

The six-story[8][9] 1,200 space parking garage is owned and operated by VTA; thus parking is open to light rail and bus patrons in addition to BART riders.

References

  1. 1 2 "BART to Berryessa, Milpitas may not happen until late 2019". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved June 11, 2018. The long-awaited opening of the BART extension from Fremont to San Jose. . .could be ready to carry passengers in mid-March of next year. . .A late September opening is just as possible. . .And the extension to Berryessa will open nearly three years after officials first hoped, if it comes late next year.
  2. ↑ Gomez, Mark (May 12, 2017). "High-voltage warning: BART tracks from San Jose to Fremont fully electrified". The Mercury News. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ "VTA". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. January 5, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  4. ↑ "VTA's BART Milpitas Station Area Construction Begins" (pdf) (Press release). Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. August 28, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  5. ↑ "BART-to-San Jose construction to start in April". Associated Press. March 13, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2017. Transportation leaders on Monday signed final documents pledging $900 million in federal funds for the $2.3 billion Berryessa extension, scheduled to open in 2016.
  6. ↑ Richards, Gary. "Next target: Extending BART under downtown San Jose". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Construction begins this spring, with 2016 completion date... Source: VTA
  7. ↑ "VTA and FTA Seal the Deal for BART Silicon Valley" (pdf) (Press release). Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. March 12, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  8. ↑ Milpitas Station Campus Update - Winter 2016 - YouTube. BART Silicon Valley. February 24, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2017. It has been several months since we last visited... Source: BART Silicon Valley
  9. ↑ Milpitas Station Campus Update - Spring 2016 - YouTube. BART Silicon Valley. June 22, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2017. The Milpitas BART Station continues to progress significantly... Source: BART Silicon Valley
  • "Milpitas BART Station". BART Silicon Valley. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  • Site of Milpitas BART station
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