Santa Clara station (VTA)

Santa Clara
VTA light rail station
Santa Clara station in March 2005
Location	Fountain Alley San Jose, California
Coordinates	37°20′09″N 121°53′24″W / 37.3358°N 121.89°W / 37.3358; -121.89Coordinates: 37°20′09″N 121°53′24″W / 37.3358°N 121.89°W / 37.3358; -121.89
Owned by	Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Platforms	2
Connections	VTA Bus: 22, 23, 64A, 64B, 66, 68, 72, 73, Express 168, Rapid 500, Rapid 522, Rapid 523 Monterey–Salinas Transit: 55, 86 Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District: Highway 17 Express
Construction
Structure type	Shelters
Bicycle facilities	None
History
Opened	June 17, 1988[1]
Rebuilt	2006
Services
Preceding station VTA Light Rail Following station Saint James toward Baypointe Blue Line Paseo de San Antonio toward Santa Teresa Saint James toward Old Ironsides Green Line Paseo de San Antonio toward Winchester
Future services Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station 28th Street/​Little Portugal toward Richmond Santa Clara–Richmond line transfer at Downtown San Jose Diridon toward Santa Clara 28th Street/​Little Portugal toward Daly City Santa Clara–Daly City line transfer at Downtown San Jose
Location

Santa Clara is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) located in the Historic District of Downtown San Jose, California on 1st and 2nd Streets just south of Santa Clara Street. The northbound platform is on 1st Street; the southbound platform is on 2nd Street. The platforms are connected via a pedestrian paseo called Fountain Alley. This station is served by the Blue and Green lines of the VTA Light Rail system.

Santa Clara station is a major transit transfer point in the VTA system. Downtown San José station, a proposed underground Bay Area Rapid Transit station, is planned to be co-located with the exiting VTA station.

History[]

VTA closed the station for refurbishment from January to May 2007 to allow level boarding at all doors, thus making the station fully wheelchair accessible.

Santa Clara station is planned as a future transfer point between BART (in the second, unfunded phase of an extension from Fremont) and VTA light rail. The BART downtown San Jose subway station is proposed to be built under Santa Clara Street.

Connecting transit[]

• VTA Bus: 22, 23, 64A, 64B, 66, 68, 72, 73, Express 168, Rapid 500, Rapid 522, Rapid 523
• Monterey–Salinas Transit: 55, 86
• Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District: Highway 17 Express

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Santa Clara (VTA) at Wikimedia Commons
• Station information (Transit Unlimited)