Oakridge is a disused light rail station on the VTA light rail system. This station was formerly served by VTA's Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden line, popularly known as the Almaden Shuttle. The station had one platform, and was only accessed by the street. There was no parking available at the station.
Oakridge  | |||||||||||
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| VTA light rail station | |||||||||||
 Oakridge station platform, 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Winfield Boulevard and Blossom River Way San Jose, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°15′13″N 121°52′01″W / 37.253543°N 121.866896°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VTA | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | April 25, 1991[1] | ||||||||||
| Closed | December 27, 2019 | ||||||||||
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Location
editOakridge station is located across Winfield Boulevard from Westfield Oakridge Mall in southern San Jose, California.
History
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This station is on the former right-of-way of the Southern Pacific Railroad's "Lick Branch," where there was also a track for loading building materials into freight cars. The rail line was abandoned in 1981. The station was closed on December 27, 2019, when the light rail was replaced by a bus service.
References
edit- ^ "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.
External links
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