Santa Clara – Great America station
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Location | 5099 Stars & Stripes Drive Santa Clara, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°24′24″N 121°58′01″W / 37.406645°N 121.96688°WCoordinates: 37°24′24″N 121°58′01″W / 37.406645°N 121.96688°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | UP Coast Subdivision[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | VTA Altamont Corridor Express shuttles[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | GAC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | May 21, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2018 | 176,925[3][4] 5.64% (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 23rd in California[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Santa Clara – Great America (called Great America by ACE) is a train station in Santa Clara, California. It hosts Amtrak's Capitol Corridor trains and Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) trains. The station is close to Levi's Stadium and California's Great America. Amtrak service to Santa Clara began on May 21, 1993.[5]
Of the 74 California stations served by Amtrak, Great America was the 25th-busiest in FY2012, boarding or detraining an average of about 332 passengers daily.[6]
Transit connections[]
VTA provides connecting shuttles to employers in Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Milpitas, and North San Jose.[7][8] The station is not directly accessible to the VTA Light Rail, but the Lick Mill station is located 1,000 feet (300 m) to the east and Great America station is located at the California's Great America theme park, 2,000 feet (610 m) to the west.
References[]
- ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 5.
- ^ "ACE Shuttles" (PDF). Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. July 2, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ^ a b "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2018, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak Government Affairs. June 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2017, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak Government Affairs. November 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ National Association of Railroad Passengers (June 11, 1993). "Hotline #777". Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2012, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "VTA - Routes by type".
- ^ "Great America - ACE".
External links[]
Media related to Santa Clara – Great America station at Wikimedia Commons
- Amtrak stations in Santa Clara County, California
- Altamont Corridor Express stations in Santa Clara County, California
- Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority bus stations
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1993
- Buildings and structures in Santa Clara, California