Santa Clara station (VTA)

Santa Clara is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) located in the Historic District of Downtown San Jose, California on 1st and 2nd Streets just south of Santa Clara Street. The northbound platform is on 1st Street; the southbound platform is on 2nd Street. The platforms are connected via a walkway named Fountain Alley. This station is served by the Blue and Green lines of the VTA Light Rail system.

This article is about the VTA light rail station on Santa Clara Street in San Jose. For the Caltrain station, see Santa Clara station (California). For the Amtrak station, see Santa Clara – Great America station. For other uses, see Santa Clara Station.
Santa Clara
VTA light rail station
Santa Clara station in March 2005
LocationFountain Way
San Jose, California
Coordinates37.3358°N 121.89°W / 37.3358; -121.89
Owned bySanta Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Platforms2
Connections VTA Bus: 22, 23, 64A, 64B, 66, 68, 72, 73, Express 168, Rapid 500, Rapid 522, Rapid 523
Monterey–Salinas Transit: 55, 86
Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District: Highway 17 Express
Construction
Structure typeShelters
Bicycle facilitiesNone
History
OpenedJune 17, 1988[1]
Rebuilt2006
Services
Preceding station VTA Light Rail Following station
Saint James
toward Baypointe
 Blue Line Paseo de San Antonio
toward Santa Teresa
Saint James
toward Old Ironsides
 Green Line Paseo de San Antonio
toward Winchester
Future services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station
28th Street/​Little Portugal
toward Richmond
 Santa Clara–​Richmond
transfer at Downtown San Jose
 Diridon
toward Santa Clara
28th Street/​Little Portugal
toward Daly City
 Santa Clara–​Daly City
transfer at Downtown San Jose
Location
Santa Clara
Location in San Jose
Santa Clara
Location in California
Santa Clara
Location in United States

Santa Clara station is a major transit transfer point in the VTA system. Downtown San José station, a proposed underground Bay Area Rapid Transit station, is planned to be co-located with the exiting VTA station.

History

VTA closed the station for refurbishment from January to May 2007 to allow level boarding at all doors, thus making the station fully wheelchair accessible.

Santa Clara station is planned as a future transfer point between BART (in the second, unfunded phase of an extension from Fremont) and VTA light rail. The BART downtown San Jose subway station is proposed to be built under Santa Clara Street.

Station layout
2nd Street Platform Side platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound →      Blue Line toward Santa Teresa (Paseo de San Antonio) →
→      Green Line toward Winchester (Paseo de San Antonio) →
1st Street Platform Northbound ←      Blue Line toward Baypointe (Saint James)
←      Green Line toward Old Ironsides (Saint James)
Side platform, doors will open on the left

Connecting transit

References
  1. "VTA Facts: Light Rail System" (PDF). Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. November 30, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
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