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 of tracks and is operated by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), which oversees public transit services in the county. The system serves over 32,000 passengers a day as of fiscal year 2007.
The initial segment of the VTA light rail between the Civic Center and Old Ironsides stations began service on December 11, 1987. In 1988 and 1990, the system was extended south of Civic Center to Downtown San Jose and Tamien station. Another segment to Santa Teresa and Almaden stations was added to the system in April 1991, completing the entire Guadalupe section. In December 1999, the system underwent another extension with the completion of the Tasman West section and began services to Mountain View. 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. The latest section, the Vasona extension, was completed in 2005, connecting Campbell to Downtown San Jose.
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.MV light rail station closed, to be demolished
Stations ^Transfer stationsTransfer stations with other rail systemsLine termini^Transfer stations/Line terminiTransfer stations with other rail systems/Line termini
StationImageLine(s)Transfers Location Opened Parking spacesAlder Milpitas Alum Rock San Jose Bascom San Jose Baypointe^ San JoseBayshore/NASA Mountain ViewBerryessa San JoseBlossom Hill San Jose Bonaventura San JoseBorregas SunnyvaleBranham San Jose Capitol San Jose Champion San JoseChildren's Discovery Museum San JoseCisco Way San JoseCivic Center San JoseComponent San JoseConvention Center^ San JoseCottle San Jose Cropley San JoseCrossman SunnyvaleCurtner San Jose Downtown Campbell CampbellFair Oaks SunnyvaleFruitdale San JoseGish San JoseGreat America Santa Clara Great Mall MilpitasHamilton CampbellHostetter San Jose Japantown/Ayer San JoseKarina San JoseLick Mill Amtrak: (at Santa Clara–Great America station) Altamont Corridor Express (at Santa Clara–Great America station)Santa ClaraLockheed Martin SunnyvaleMcKee San JoseMetro/Airport San JoseMiddlefield Mountain ViewMilpitas BART: MilpitasMoffett Park Sunnyvale Mountain View Caltrain: Express, Local, Limited, Weekend Local Mountain ViewOhlone/Chynoweth San Jose Old Ironsides^ Santa ClaraOrchard San JosePaseo de San Antonio San JosePenitencia Creek San Jose Race San JoseReamwood SunnyvaleRiver Oaks San Jose San Jose Diridon Amtrak: , Caltrain: Express, Local, Limited, Weekend Local, South County Connector Altamont Corridor Express San JoseSan Fernando San JoseSanta Clara San JoseSanta Teresa San Jose Snell San Jose St. James San JoseTamien Caltrain: Local (limited service), Weekend Local (limited service), South County Connector San Jose Tasman San JoseVienna SunnyvaleVirginia San JoseWhisman Mountain View Winchester Campbell
Former stations StationImage Location Opened ClosedAlmadenSan Jose EvelynMountain View OakridgeSan Jose
Notes
All station names are based on the official system map. For stations serviced by multiple lines, lines are listed in the order of opening. 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.
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