| Great America – Santa Clara | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Address | 5099 Stars & Stripes Drive Santa Clara CA 95054 |
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ACE
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| Connections | VTA Buses & Light Rail | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Code | GAC | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2010) | 104,041[1] 4.5% (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Great America – Santa Clara (known simply as Great America by ACE trains) is a train station in Santa Clara, California. It hosts Amtrak's Capitol Corridor trains and Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) trains. The station is located close to Great America, hence the name. VTA's Lick Mill light rail stop is located several blocks east of the station, on Tasman Drive Great America is one stop west on the Mountain View – Winchester line.
Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Great America was the 24th-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 290 passengers daily.[2]
The Great America station is served by VTA buses:
Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach line 6 stops here between San Jose and Stockton.