Orchard station is an at-grade light rail station located in the center median of First Street at its intersection with Orchard Parkway, after which the station is named, in San Jose, California. The station is owned by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) and is served by the Blue Line and the Green Line of the VTA light rail system.
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.JPG) Orchard station as seen from across North First Street | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3060 North First Street San Jose, California | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°23′41″N 121°56′04″W / 37.394850°N 121.934440°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Guadalupe Phase 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  VTA Bus: 20[1] | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | December 11, 1987[2] | |||||||||||||||
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Services
editPlatform layout
editOrchard has a split platform with the northbound platform north of Orchard Parkway and the southbound platform just to the south.
References
edit- ^ "VTA Light Rail System". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. October 11, 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ "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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