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| Overview | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Santa Clara County, California Cities: San Jose | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stations | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | Light rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | VTA light rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator(s) | Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rolling stock | 99 Kinki Sharyo light rail vehicles (low floor) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | April 25, 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | December 27, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technical | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line length | 1.25 mi (2 km)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of tracks | 1 (except at the two terminals) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Character | at-grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrification | Overhead line, 750 V DC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden (commonly known as the Almaden Shuttle) was a short light rail route operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) in southern San Jose, California, with three stops. Service into the Almaden Valley was also provided by VTA bus route 13, which also entirely duplicates the light rail service. VTA proposed to end service on the Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden line in late 2019,[2] and officially announced plans to terminate service on the line and replace it with bus 64a on December 28, 2019.[3][4]
On VTA maps, this line was colored purple, but VTA personnel does not call it the Purple Line, much less refer to it as the Line 900 on official documents.[5] The system's other two lines at the time were the Alum Rock–Santa Teresa line and the Mountain View–Winchester line. Twice per day, a train from the Alum Rock–Santa Teresa line would throughrun from the VTA yards south of Gish station to serve the Almaden Shuttle. The train arrived from the yards early in the morning and left for the yards again after the last Almaden Shuttle run of the evening.
- ^ Warner, David C. (April 1991). "San Jose: Guadalupe Corridor Line Completed". Passenger Train Journal. pp. 32–38. ISSN 0160-6913.
- ^ "Proposed Light Rail Routes". Draft 2019 New Transit Service Plan. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "VTA makes commuter changes". Morgan Hill Times. December 27, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
The light rail segment from Ohlone/Chynoweth to Oakridge will be discontinued and will now be served by Route 64a.
- ^ "How Is My Route Changing? – Find out how your service changed December 28". Retrieved November 26, 2019.
The Almaden Spur from Ohlone/Chynoweth Station to Almaden Station has been replaced by Route 64A.
- ^ "Light Rail Map". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Retrieved March 4, 2019.