Oakridge (VTA)

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Oakridge
VTA light rail station

Oakridge Station platform, 2012
Station statistics
Address Winfield Blvd and Blossom River Way
San Jose, California
Coordinates 37°15′13″N 121°52′01″W / 37.253543°N 121.866896°W / 37.253543; -121.866896Coordinates: 37°15′13″N 121°52′01″W / 37.253543°N 121.866896°W / 37.253543; -121.866896
Line(s)
  Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden
Connections Bus Route 13
Other information
Opened 1991
Accessible
Owned by VTA
Services
Preceding station   VTA Light Rail   Following station
Ohlone-Chynoweth
Terminus
 Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden
Terminus
Location

Oakridge is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). This station is served by VTA's Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden line, popularly known as the Almaden Shuttle. This station has one platform, and is only accessed by the street. There is no parking available at this station. The platform is at street level, and has one track for trains coming in and out of it. This is because the "Almaden Shuttle" uses 1 1-car train all day. Trains run back and forth between the line's three stations.

Location

Oakridge station is located across Winfield Blvd from Westfield Oakridge Mall in southern San Jose, California.

History

This station is on the former right-of-way of the Southern Pacific Railroad's "Lick Branch," where there was also a track for loading building materials into freight cars. The rail line was abandoned in 1981.

Station amenities

  • Bicycle parking
  • Payphone
  • Park and Ride Lot
  • Wheelchair accessible

Connecting transit

External links

Management
VTA Light Rail
Stations
VTA Bus
Connecting Services
Other
  • Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board
  • Clipper


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