Oakridge (VTA)

Oakridge
VTA light rail station

Oakridge Station platform, 2012
Location Winfield Blvd and Blossom River Way
San Jose, California
Coordinates 37°15′13″N 121°52′01″W / 37.253543°N 121.866896°WCoordinates: 37°15′13″N 121°52′01″W / 37.253543°N 121.866896°W
Owned by VTA
Line(s)
Connections Bus Route 13
Construction
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 1991
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.

Station layout

Main platform ■Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden toward Ohlone/Chynoweth or Almaden

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

Connecting transit

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