Santa Clara (VTA)
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Santa Clara Light Rail |
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Address | Fountain Way, San Jose, Ca 95113 |
Coordinates | Coordinates: |
Lines | Alum Rock-Santa Teresa and Mountain View-Winchester |
Structure | Shelters |
Platforms | 2 |
Bicycle facilities | None |
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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 | ||
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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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[edit] Nearby points of interest
- Santa Clara VTA Downtown Customer Service Center [1] - less than 1 block away - 2 N 1st St
- San Jose Museum of Art [2] - 2-3 blocks away - 110 S Market St
- Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph - 2-3 blocks away - 90 S Market St
- San Jose City Hall - 2-3 blocks away - 200 E Santa Clara St