Winchester (VTA)

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Winchester is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) in the U.S. state of California. Winchester is the southern terminus of the Mountain View-Winchester light rail line.

Contents 1 Location 2 Station Amenities 3 History 4 Nearby Points of Interest 5 Adjacent Stations 6 Connecting Transit 7 External links

[edit] Location

• Address: 2400 Winchester Boulevard, Campbell, CA 95008
• Nearest cross-streets: Budd Avenue and Camden Avenue
• Geographic coordinates: 37° 16' 45.6" North, 121° 56' 52.9" West

[edit] Station Amenities

• Fully wheelchair-accessible (level boarding platform)
• Park and Ride Lot
• Bicycle Lockers
• Pay Phones

[edit] History

Winchester station was built as part of the Vasona Light Rail extension project. This project extended VTA light rail service from the intersection of Woz Way and West San Carlos St in San Jose in a southwesterly direction, terminating at this station.

The station began service on October 1, 2005, after a delay of some months after a dispute with the Federal Railroad Administration.

The construction of this station and the rest of the Vasona Light Rail extension was part of the 1996 Measure B Transportation Improvement Program. Santa Clara County voters approved the Measure B project in 1996 along with a one half percent sales tax increase. The Vasona Light Rail extension was funded mostly by the resulting sales tax revenues with additional money coming from federal and state funding, grants, VTA bond revenues, and municipal contributions. [1]

[edit] Nearby Points of Interest

• John D. Morgan Park - 3 blocks away - 349 Budd Avenue / 540 W Rincon Avenue

[edit] Adjacent Stations

Preceding station		VTA Light Rail		Following station
Downtown Campbell toward Mountain View		Mountain View - Winchester		Terminus

[edit] Connecting Transit

• VTA Bus Route 38 - Monterey & Senter to Winchester Transit Center
  
• VTA Shuttle Route 48 - Winchester Transit Center to Los Gatos via Winchester
  
• VTA Shuttle Route 49 - Winchester Transit Center to Los Gatos via Los Gatos Boulevard
  
• VTA Bus Route 60 - Winchester & Knowles to Great America
  
• VTA Express Bus Route 101 - Camden & Hwy. 85 to Palo Alto

[edit] External links

• Winchester (VTA) is at coordinates 37°16′46″N 121°56′53″W / 37.279403, -121.948113 (Winchester (VTA))Coordinates: 37°16′46″N 121°56′53″W / 37.279403, -121.948113 (Winchester (VTA))