Oakridge station

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°W / 37.253543; -121.866896Coordinates: 37°15′13″N 121°52′01″W / 37.253543°N 121.866896°W / 37.253543; -121.866896
Owned by	VTA
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	April 25, 1991[1]
Closed	December 27, 2019
Services
Preceding station VTA Light Rail Following station Ohlone/Chynoweth Terminus Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden (former, 1991-2019) Almaden Terminus
Location

Oakridge was a light rail station on the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail system. This station was served by VTA's Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden line, popularly known as the Almaden Shuttle. The station had one platform, and was only accessed by the street. There was no parking available at the station.

Location[]

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

History[]

An outbound light rail car arriving in 1993. A single track was used in both directions at this station.

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. The station was closed on December 27, 2019, when the light rail was replaced by a bus service.

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External links[]

• Media related to Oakridge (VTA) at Wikimedia Commons

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