Race Street station

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This article is about the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority station. For the Cincinnati Subway station, see Race Street station (Cincinnati Subway). For the station in Philadelphia, see Race–Vine station.
Race
Santa Clara VTA
VTA light rail station
RaceVTA030406.JPG
Race Station platform
Location580 Race Street
San Jose, California
Coordinates37°19′03″N 121°54′37″W / 37.317449°N 121.910407°W / 37.317449; -121.910407Coordinates: 37°19′03″N 121°54′37″W / 37.317449°N 121.910407°W / 37.317449; -121.910407
Owned byVTA
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedOctober 1, 2005[1]
Services
Preceding station   BSicon LOGO SCvta.svg VTA Light Rail   Following station
Mountain View–Winchester
toward Winchester
Location
Wikimedia | © OpenStreetMap

Race station, sometimes listed as Race Street, is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). The station consists of a single platform with a single trackway. Trains from both directions arrive on the same track. Race station is served by the Green Line of the VTA Light Rail system.

Location[]

Race station is located near the intersection of Race Street and Parkmoor Avenue.

History[]

Race 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 Street in San Jose in a southwesterly direction to the Winchester station in western Campbell.[2]

The official opening date for this station was October 1, 2005.

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 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]

Platforms and tracks[]

Platform Northbound/
Southbound 		←      Green Line toward Old Ironsides (San Jose Diridon)
→      Green Line toward Winchester (Fruitdale) →
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Union Pacific Freight branch line; No passenger service

References[]

  1. ^ "VTA Facts: Light Rail System" (PDF). Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. November 30, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Vasona Project Description". Completed projects. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  3. ^ "Making the Light Rail Connection: Expanded Service Adds 5.3 miles to System". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. 2005-10-01. Retrieved 2008-11-16.

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