Convention Center (VTA)
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Convention Center is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. The station is located located in San Jose, California in the median of West San Carlos Street between Market St and Almaden Blvd. It is directly in front of the San Jose Convention Center and the Civic Auditorium.. Convention Center is served by both the Alum Rock-Santa Teresa and Mountain View-Winchester light rail lines.
Convention Center was renovated in 2006 to be made fully wheelchair accessible. This station is the southernmost station on the Alum Rock-Santa Theresa line to permit level boarding at all doors. Stations south of Convention Center have wooden wheelchair ramps only at the first door.
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[edit] Nearby Points of Interest
- San Jose McEnery Convention Center - across the street - 150 W San Carlos St
- San Jose Civic Auditorium - across the street - 135 W San Carlos St
- San Jose Center for the Performing Arts - 1 block away - 255 Almaden Blvd
- The Tech Museum of Innovation (and IMAX theatre) - 3 blocks away - 201 S Market St
[edit] Connecting Transit
- VTA Bus Route 23 - Downtown San Jose to San Antonio Shopping Center (Mountain View)
- VTA Bus Route 85 - Lawrence Expwy & Moorpark to 10th & Hedding
- Downtown Area Shuttle (DASH)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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- Satellite image from WikiMapia, Google Maps or Windows Live Local
- Street map from MapQuest or Google Maps
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image from TerraServer-USA
[edit] Adjacent stations
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toward Alum Rock
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Alum Rock - Santa Teresa |
toward Santa Teresa
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toward Mountain View
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Mountain View - Winchester |
toward Winchester
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