Capitol station (VTA)

Capitol
VTA light rail station
A VTA train at Capitol Station
Location	Capitol Expressway at Highway 87 San Jose, California
Coordinates	37°16′28″N 121°51′47″W / 37.274557°N 121.863098°W / 37.274557; -121.863098Coordinates: 37°16′28″N 121°51′47″W / 37.274557°N 121.863098°W / 37.274557; -121.863098
Owned by	VTA
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	VTA Bus: 37, 71
Construction
Parking	951 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1987
Services
Preceding station VTA Light Rail Following station Curtner toward Baypointe Blue Line Branham toward Santa Teresa
Location

Capitol is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). Capitol station is served by the Blue Line of the VTA Light Rail system. The Capitol is located in the median of State Route 87, near the intersection with Capitol Expressway in San Jose, California.

If and when light rail is extended down the median of the Capitol Expressway from Alum Rock in what is known as the Downtown East Valley transit project, the new line will terminate around Capitol station, or possibly share tracks of the current station. [1]

Station layout[]

Station amenities[]

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

Connecting transit[]

• VTA Bus: 37, 71

The station is also served by VTA's special service to home games of the San Francisco 49ers.

See also[]

• Capitol station (Caltrain) - Caltrain station 2 miles (3.2 km) away also named for Capitol Expressway
• Capitol station (disambiguation) - other train stations with similar names

External links[]

• Media related to Capitol (VTA) at Wikimedia Commons

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