Evelyn station

Evelyn was a station of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) as part of its VTA Light Rail system, located in Mountain View, California. It closed on March 16, 2015, and was demolished to make room for a second track.

Evelyn
VTA light rail station
Entrance to station seen from the park and ride lot across East Evelyn Avenue, September 16, 2012
LocationEvelyn Avenue at Pioneer Way
Mountain View, California
Coordinates37.390889°N 122.066389°W / 37.390889; -122.066389
Owned byVTA
Platforms1 side platform
Construction
Parking196 spaces
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedDecember 17, 1999
ClosedMarch 16, 2015
Location
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Location in California
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The station was built as part of the Tasman West extension project and opened December 17, 1999. It was last served by the Mountain View–Winchester line. Currently, Orange Line trains pass through the station site without stopping.

After the station closed in 2015, the park and ride lot across the street from the station remained available to transit passengers but was lightly used. In May 2019, the lot was leased to the City of Mountain View who plans to use the lot as a safe place for homeless people living in vehicles to park. The long term plan is to use the two-acre parking lot parcel to build 180 affordable apartments.

Location

The station platform was on the then-single-track section east of the Downtown Mountain View light rail station. It was accessed via a pedestrian tunnel under the Caltrain tracks from Evelyn Avenue at the intersection with Pioneer Way.

Closure

Santa Clara VTA decided in August 2014 to close and remove Evelyn station early in 2015. As part of the Light Rail Efficiency Project, a second track was added between Mountain View Station and Whisman Station, and leaving Evelyn in place would have required narrowing Central Expressway and Evelyn Avenue to accommodate the track.[1] According to VTA, the station was the second least-utilized station in the VTA light rail system.

After the station closed in 2015, the park and ride lot across the street from the station remained available to transit passengers but was lightly used.[2][3] In May 2019, the lot was leased to the City of Mountain View who plans to use the lot as a safe place for people living in vehicles to park. The long term plan is to use the two-acre parking lot parcel to build 180 affordable apartments.[4][3]

These photos were taken on the station's last day of operation.

  • Entrance across Evelyn Avenue
  • Pedestrian tunnel under Caltrain tracks
  • Platform from southeast end with northbound (Mountain View) train
  • Departure of the train
  • Inside the station shelter
  • Northwest end of the platform
  • Platform from northwest end
  • Southeast end of the platform
  • Skylight between Caltrain tracks in the pedestrian tunnel
  • Northwest facing view of the platform (full view).
  • Northwest facing view of the platform (close up).
  • Southeast facing view of the platform (close up).

References
  1. Winston, Ethan (March 5, 2015). "Permanent Evelyn Station Closure Begins March 16" (Press release). Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  2. DeBolt, Daniel (August 15, 2014). "VTA pulls plug on Evelyn station". Mountain View Voice.
  3. Hassan, Anser (May 9, 2019). "Mountain View plans to convert VTA parking lot into parking spot for homeless". ABC7 San Francisco. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  4. Noack, Mark (May 9, 2019). "Mountain View leases land for safe parking, affordable housing". Mountain View Voice. Retrieved May 28, 2020.


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