San Fernando (VTA)

For the Metrolink station, see Sylmar/San Fernando (Metrolink station).
San Fernando
VTA light rail station

San Fernando Light Rail Station - looking west along the platforms
Location 441 West San Fernando Street
San Jose, California
Coordinates 37°19′49.3″N 121°53′54.2″W / 37.330361°N 121.898389°WCoordinates: 37°19′49.3″N 121°53′54.2″W / 37.330361°N 121.898389°W
Owned by VTA
Line(s)
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Bus Routes 63, 64, 65
Construction
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 2005
Services
Preceding station   VTA Light Rail   Following station
Mountain View–Winchester
toward Winchester
Location

San Fernando or also known as San Fernando/SAP Center is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. The station has two side platforms and two trackways. San Fernando is served by the Mountain View–Winchester light rail line.

The station was opened in 2005 as part of VTA's Vasona light rail extension.[1]

Location

Address: 441 West San Fernando Street, San Jose, California 95110
Nearest cross-streets: Delmas Avenue and Gifford Avenue
Geographic coordinates: 37° 19' 49.3" North, 121° 53' 54.2" West

Station layout

Northbound ■Mountain View–Winchester toward Mountain View (Convention Center)
Southbound ■Mountain View–Winchester toward Winchester (San Jose Diridon)

Station amenities

Architecture/public art

Iiona Malka Rich sculptures and aficionados, September 22, 2012

The San Fernando Station features three public art sculptures. They are entitled “King of the Urban Jungle,” “Simba × 2,” and “Lying Beast.” All three statues are arranged together on a small circular piece of lawn on the south edge of the station.

"Artist Iiona Malka Rich created this sculpture of three, multicolored striped lions with illuminating eyes (using fiber optics) from a bronze-like material. One has eight legs with two heads, and the other two lions have six legs each. The theme for this art feature is “Life is a Circus” which is inscribed around the base of the artwork. In addition, lion footprints are “stamped” on the ground through the plaza to replicate the natural movement of these unique animals." [2]

History

San Fernando 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 to the Winchester station in western Campbell.

The official opening date for this station was to be October 1, 2005; however, revenue service was started earlier than planned on July 29, 2005 to accommodate attendees of the inaugural San Jose Grand Prix race.

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.[3]

Nearby points of interest

(note: South Almaden Avenue is 1 block east of Sout Almaden Boulevard)

Connecting transit

References

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  1. ↑ "Vasona Project Description". Completed projects. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  2. ↑ "Vasona - San Fernando Station". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. 2005. Retrieved 2006-04-10.
  3. ↑ "VTA to Temporarily Close Two Downtown Light Rail Stations". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. 2006. Retrieved 2006-04-10.