Santa Clara (VTA)

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Santa Clara
Light Rail
Station statistics
Address Fountain Way, San Jose, Ca 95113
Coordinates 37°20′09″N 121°53′24″W / 37.3358, -121.89Coordinates: 37°20′09″N 121°53′24″W / 37.3358, -121.89
Lines Alum Rock-Santa Teresa and Mountain View-Winchester
Structure Shelters
Platforms 2
Bicycle facilities None
Other information
Rebuilt 2006
Owned by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

Santa Clara is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). Santa Clara station is served by both the Alum Rock-Santa Teresa and Mountain View-Winchester light rail lines.

Santa Clara station is a major transit transfer point in the VTA system. 16 VTA bus routes, along with Highway 17 Express bus from Santa Cruz, connect with light rail at this station.

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[edit] Location

Santa Clara station is located in Downtown San Jose, California on 1st and 2nd Streets just south of Santa Clara Street. The northbound platform is on 1st Street; the southbound platform is on 2nd Street. The platforms are connected via a walkway named Fountain Alley.

[edit] Refurbishment project

VTA closed this station for refurbishment from January to May 2007 to allow level boarding at all doors, thus making the station fully wheelchair accessible.

[edit] Adjacent Stations

Preceding station   VTA Light Rail   Following station
toward Alum Rock
Alum Rock - Santa Teresa
Mountain View - Winchester
toward Winchester

[edit] Nearby points of interest

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