VTA 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]
As of December 2019[update] the system consists of 59 stations. The majority of stations, 39, are located in San Jose. Seven stations are in Sunnyvale and four 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
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Transfer stations with other rail systems |
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Transfer stations with other rail systems/Line termini |
| Station[a] | Image | Line(s)[b] | Transfers | Location | Opened[11] | Parking spaces |
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| Alder | 
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Milpitas | May 17, 2001 | 275 | |
| Alum Rock† | 
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San Jose | June 24, 2004 | 110 | |
| Bascom | 
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San Jose | October 1, 2005 | 102 | |
| Baypointe^† | 
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San Jose | December 20, 1999 | ||
| Bayshore/NASA | 
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Mountain View | December 20, 1999 | ||
| Berryessa | 
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San Jose | June 24, 2004 | ||
| Blossom Hill | 
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San Jose | April 25, 1991 | 511 | |
| Bonaventura | 
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San Jose | December 11, 1987 | ||
| Borregas | 
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Sunnyvale | December 20, 1999 | ||
| Branham | 
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San Jose | April 25, 1991 | 271 | |
| Capitol | 
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San Jose | April 25, 1991 | 951 | |
| Champion | 
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San Jose | March 24, 1997[12] | ||
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San Jose | August 17, 1990 | ||
| Cisco Way | 
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San Jose | May 17, 2001 | ||
| Civic Center | 
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San Jose | December 11, 1987 | ||
| Component | 
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San Jose | December 11, 1987 | ||
| Convention Center^ | 
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San Jose | June 17, 1988 | ||
| Cottle | 
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San Jose | April 25, 1991 | 421 | |
| Cropley | 
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San Jose | June 24, 2004 | ||
| Crossman | 
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Sunnyvale | December 20, 1999 | ||
| Curtner | 
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San Jose | April 25, 1991 | 474 | |
| Downtown Campbell | 
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Campbell | October 1, 2005 | ||
| Downtown Mountain View†
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 Caltrain: Express, Local, Limited, Weekend Local |
Mountain View | December 20, 1999 | |
| Fair Oaks | 
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Sunnyvale | December 20, 1999 | ||
| Fruitdale | 
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San Jose | October 1, 2005 | ||
| Gish | 
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San Jose | December 11, 1987 | ||
| Great America | 
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Santa Clara | December 11, 1987 | 93 | |
| Great Mall/Main | 
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Milpitas | June 24, 2004 | ||
| Hamilton | 
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Campbell | October 1, 2005 | ||
| Hostetter | 
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San Jose | June 24, 2004 | 100 | |
| Japantown/Ayer | 
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San Jose | June 17, 1988 | ||
| Karina | 
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San Jose | December 11, 1987 | ||
| Lick Mill | 
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Santa Clara | December 11, 1987 | ||
| Lockheed Martin | 
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Sunnyvale | December 20, 1999 | ||
| McKee | 
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San Jose | June 24, 2004 | ||
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San Jose | December 11, 1987 | ||
| Middlefield | 
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Mountain View | December 20, 1999 | ||
| Milpitas | 
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Milpitas | June 24, 2004 | |
| Moffett Park | 
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Sunnyvale | December 20, 1999 | 93 | |
| Ohlone/Chynoweth | 
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San Jose | April 25, 1991 | 549 | |
| Old Ironsides^† | 
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Santa Clara | December 11, 1987 | ||
| Orchard | 
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San Jose | December 11, 1987 | ||
| Paseo de San Antonio | 
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San Jose | June 17, 1988 | ||
| Penitencia Creek | 
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San Jose | June 24, 2004 | 53 | |
| Race | 
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San Jose | October 1, 2005 | ||
| Reamwood | 
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Sunnyvale | December 20, 1999 | ||
| River Oaks | 
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San Jose | December 11, 1987 | 22 | |
| San Jose Diridon
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 Amtrak: Capitol Corridor, Coast Starlight Caltrain: Express, Local, Limited, Weekend Local, South County Connector Altamont Corridor Express |
San Jose | August 1, 2005 | |
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San Jose | August 1, 2005 | ||
| Santa Clara | 
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San Jose | June 17, 1988 | ||
| Santa Teresa† | 
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San Jose | April 25, 1991 | 1,155 | |
| Snell | 
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San Jose | April 25, 1991 | 430 | |
| St. James | 
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San Jose | June 17, 1988 | ||
| Tamien
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Caltrain: Local (limited service), Weekend Local (limited service), South County Connector |
San Jose | August 17, 1990 | 275 |
| Tasman | 
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San Jose | December 11, 1987 | ||
| Vienna | 
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Sunnyvale | December 20, 1999 | ||
| Virginia | 
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San Jose | August 17, 1990 | ||
| Whisman | 
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Mountain View | December 20, 1999 | 52 | |
| Winchester† | 
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Campbell | October 1, 2005 | 54 |
Former stations
edit| Station[a] | Image | Location | Opened[13] | Closed |
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| Almaden† | 
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San Jose | April 25, 1991 | December 27, 2019 |
| Evelyn | 
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Mountain View | December 20, 1999 | March 16, 2015 |
| Oakridge | 
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San Jose | April 25, 1991 | December 27, 2019 |
Notes
edita All station names are based on the official system map.[14]
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
edit- ^ "About VTA". vta.org. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2008.
- ^ "Light Rail System Statistics". vta.org. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on October 26, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Light Rail System" (PDF). vta.org. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tasman Corridor West Light Rail Extension". Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on November 3, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2008.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ MV light rail station closed, to be demolished
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Interactive Light Rail Map". vta.org. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on November 7, 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2008.
