Downtown Mountain View station

Downtown Mountain View
Caltrain Orange Line (VTA)
A northbound Caltrain local train arriving at the station in 2022
General information
Location600 West Evelyn Avenue
Mountain View, California
Coordinates37°23′40″N 122°04′33″W / 37.394394°N 122.075872°W / 37.394394; -122.075872
Line(s)PCJPB Peninsula Subdivision[1]
Platforms2 side platforms (Caltrain)
1 island platform (VTA Light Rail)
Tracks2 (Caltrain)
2 (VTA Light Rail)
Connections
  • Bus transport VTA Bus: 21, 40, 51, 52
  • Bus transport Mountain View Shuttle: Grey Route, Red Route
  • Bus transport MVgo Shuttle: East Bayshore, West Bayshore
  • Bus transport Caltrain Shuttle: Duane Avenue
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking338 spaces[2]
Bicycle facilities23 racks, lockers[2]
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone3 (Caltrain)
History
Opened1888 (1888) (Caltrain)
December 20, 1999 (1999-12-20) (VTA Light Rail)[3]
Rebuilt1987, 2000 (Caltrain)
Passengers
20184,810 per weekday[4]Increase 0.8%
Services
Preceding station Caltrain Following station
San Antonio Local Sunnyvale
Limited Sunnyvale
Palo Alto Express
San Antonio Weekend Local Sunnyvale
Preceding station VTA light rail Following station
Terminus Orange Line Whisman
toward Alum Rock
Former services
Preceding station Caltrain Following station
San Antonio Local (L1) Sunnyvale
Weekend Local (L2)
Limited (L3) Sunnyvale
Palo Alto Limited (L4)
Limited (L5) Sunnyvale
Baby Bullet (B7) San Jose Diridon
Terminus
Preceding station VTA light rail Following station
Terminus Orange Line Evelyn
toward Alum Rock
Location
Map

Downtown Mountain View station is an intermodal transit station providing public bus and rail service, located in Mountain View, California. The station is served by the Caltrain commuter rail service, for which it is simply called Mountain View station. Santa Clara VTA Orange Line light rail service is provided to an adjacent, dedicated light rail facility, known as Downtown Mountain View station. VTA local transit bus and employer-operated shuttle services are accommodated from the Mountain View Transit Center on the Evelyn Avenue side of the station.

  1. ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 13.
  2. ^ a b "Mountain View Station". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "2018 Annual Count Key Findings Report" (PDF). Caltrain. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2018-10-17.