Orchard (VTA)
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| VTA light rail station | ||||||||||||||||
 A view of Orchard Station from across the intersection of N 1st St and Orchard Pkwy | ||||||||||||||||
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1st Street and Orchard Parkway San Jose, California | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°23′41″N 121°56′04″W / 37.394850°N 121.934440°WCoordinates: 37°23′41″N 121°56′04″W / 37.394850°N 121.934440°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VTA | |||||||||||||||
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| Connections | Bus Route 321 | |||||||||||||||
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| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1987 | |||||||||||||||
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Orchard is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. The station is in San Jose, California in the center median of 1st Street near Orchard Parkway. The station's street address is 3060 N. First Street.
Orchard has a split platform. The northbound platform is just north of Orchard Parkway, the southbound platform is just south of Orchard Parkway. Orchard is served by both the Alum Rock–Santa Teresa and Mountain View–Winchester light rail lines.
Station layout
| Northbound | ■Alum Rock–Santa Teresa | toward Alum Rock (River Oaks) |
| ■Mountain View–Winchester | toward Mountain View (River Oaks) | |
| Southbound | ■Alum Rock–Santa Teresa | toward Santa Teresa (Bonaventura) |
| ■Mountain View–Winchester | toward Winchester (Bonaventura) |
Connecting transit
VTA Bus Route 44, which previously served this station, was discontinued on January 14, 2008 as a result of updates to VTA bus service.
External links
Media related to Orchard (VTA) at Wikimedia Commons- Transit Unlimited