Race Street station

Race Street
Santa Clara VTA
VTA light rail station
Race Station platform
Location 580 Race Street
San Jose, California
Coordinates 37°19′03″N 121°54′37″W / 37.317449°N 121.910407°W / 37.317449; -121.910407Coordinates: 37°19′03″N 121°54′37″W / 37.317449°N 121.910407°W / 37.317449; -121.910407
Owned by VTA
Line(s)
  Mountain View–Winchester
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Connections Bus Route 65
Construction
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 2005
Services
Preceding station   VTA Light Rail   Following station
Mountain View–Winchester
toward Winchester
Location

Race Street station, sometimes listed as Race on timetables, is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). The station consists of a single platform with a single trackway. Trains from both directions arrive on the same track. Race is served by the Mountain View–Winchester light rail line.

Location

Address: 580 Race Street, San Jose, CA 95126
Geographic coordinates: 37° 19' 2.6" North, 121° 54' 37.8" West
Nearest cross-streets: Parkmoor Avenue and Auzerais Avenue

Platforms and tracks

Platform Northbound/Southbound ← toward Mountain View (San Jose Diridon)
toward Winchester (Fruitdale) →
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Union Pacific Freight branch line; No passenger service


History

Race station was built as part of the Vasona Light Rail extension project. This project extended VTA light rail service from the intersection of Woz Way and West San Carlos Street in San Jose in a southwesterly direction to the Winchester station in western Campbell.[1]

The official opening date for this station was October 1, 2005.

The construction of this station and the rest of the Vasona Light Rail extension was part of the 1996 Measure B Transportation Improvement Program. Santa Clara County voters approved the Measure B project in 1996 along with a one half percent sales tax increase. The Vasona Light Rail extension was funded mostly by the resulting sales tax revenues with additional money coming from federal and state funding, grants, VTA bond revenues, and municipal contributions.[2]

Connecting transit

References

  1. ↑ "Vasona Project Description". Completed projects. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  2. ↑ "Making the Light Rail Connection: Expanded Service Adds 5.3 miles to System". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. 2005-10-01. Retrieved 2008-11-16.


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