Blue Line (VTA)

Blue Line
Blue Line
	A Blue Line train at Ohlone/Chynoweth station
Overview
Locale	Santa Clara County, California
Termini	Baypointe station; Santa Teresa station;
Stations	26
Service
Type	Light rail
System	VTA light rail
Operator(s)	Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Rolling stock	Kinki Sharyo light rail vehicles
History
Opened	December 11, 1987
Technical
Line length	17 mi (27.4 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead lines, 750 V DC
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Orange Line
	to Alum Rock
	Orange Line
	to Downtown Mountain View
	Green Line
	to Old Ironsides
	Green Line
	to Winchester
	Almaden Shuttle
	discontinued 2019
	All stations are accessible
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The Blue Line is a light rail line in Santa Clara County, California, and part of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail system. It serves 26 stations entirely in San Jose proper, traveling between Baypointe and Santa Teresa stations, stopping at San Jose International Airport (via a bus connection), Downtown San Jose, San Jose State University, and the Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose along the way. The line connects to Caltrain at Tamien. The Blue Line is one of three lines in the VTA light rail system; the other two being the Green Line and the Orange Line. It runs for 17 miles (27.4 km), making it the system's longest line.

^ "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.