San Jose Diridon station

San Jose Diridon
San Jose Diridon station in November 2019
General information
Location	65 Cahill Street San Jose, California United States
Coordinates	37°19′48″N 121°54′11″W / 37.330°N 121.903°W / 37.330; -121.903
Owned by	Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB)
Line(s)	PCJPB Peninsula Subdivision[1]
Platforms	1 side platform, 4 island platforms (Amtrak/Caltrain/ACE) 2 side platforms (VTA Light Rail)
Tracks	9 (Amtrak/Caltrain/ACE) 2 (VTA Light Rail)
Connections	VTA Bus: 22, 64A, 64B, 68, Rapid 500, Rapid 522, Rapid 568, SCVMC Shuttle Amtrak Thruway: 6, 17, 21 Santa Cruz METRO: Highway 17 Express Greyhound
Construction
Parking	Yes; paid
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: SJC
Fare zone	4 (Caltrain)
History
Opened	December 1935 August 1, 2005 (VTA Light Rail)[2]
Opening	2036 (BART)
Rebuilt	1994
Previous names	Cahill Depot
Original company	Southern Pacific
Passengers
2018	4,876 (avg. weekday)[3] (Caltrain)
FY 2023	202,760 (annually)[4] (Amtrak)
Services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Santa Clara–University toward Auburn Capitol Corridor Terminus Oakland–Jack London Square toward Seattle Coast Starlight Salinas toward Los Angeles Preceding station Caltrain Following station Santa Clara or College Park toward San Francisco Local Tamien Limited service Terminus Santa Clara toward San Francisco Limited Terminus Sunnyvale toward San Francisco Express Santa Clara toward San Francisco Weekend Local Tamien Limited service Terminus Terminus South County Connector Tamien toward Gilroy Preceding station Altamont Corridor Express Following station Santa Clara toward Stockton San Jose – Stockton Terminus Preceding station VTA light rail Following station San Fernando toward Old Ironsides Green Line Race Street toward Winchester
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Oakland-16th Street toward Sacramento Spirit of California Salinas toward Los Angeles Preceding station Caltrain Following station Santa Clara (Train #106 stops at College Park) toward San Francisco Local (L1) Tamien Terminus Santa Clara toward San Francisco Weekend Local (L2) Lawrence (Train #307 stops at College Park) toward San Francisco Limited (L3) Tamien toward Tamien or Gilroy Santa Clara (Trains #405 & #408 stop at College Park) toward San Francisco Limited (L4) Santa Clara toward San Francisco Limited (L5) Tamien Terminus Mountain View toward San Francisco Baby Bullet (B7) Terminus Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Santa Clara toward San Francisco Coast Line Tamien toward Los Angeles Milpitas toward Oakland Pier Oakland – San Jose Terminus Terminus San Jose – Santa Cruz Campbell toward Santa Cruz Santa Clara toward Oakland Pier South Pacific Coast Railroad
Future services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Santa Clara–University toward Auburn Capitol Corridor Tamien toward Salinas Oakland–Jack London Square toward Seattle Coast Starlight Pajaro/​Watsonville toward Los Angeles Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station Downtown San Jose toward Richmond Orange Line Silicon Valley extension Santa Clara Terminus Downtown San Jose toward Daly City Green Line Silicon Valley extension Preceding station California High-Speed Rail Following station Millbrae towards San Francisco 4th and King Street Phase I Gilroy towards Los Angeles or Anaheim
Southern Pacific Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Architect	John H. Christie
Architectural style	Italian Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.	93000274[5]
Added to NRHP	April 1, 1993
Track layout Legend W Santa Clara St. Park Avenue
Location

San Jose Diridon station is the central passenger rail depot for San Jose, California. It also serves as a major intermodal transit center for Santa Clara County and Silicon Valley. The station is named after former Santa Clara County Supervisor Rod Diridon Sr.

The station is on the Union Pacific Railroad Coast Line tracks (formerly Southern Pacific Transportation Company) at 65 Cahill Street in San Jose. The depot is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its Italian Renaissance Revival style architectural and historical significance.

The station is served by Caltrain, ACE, VTA light rail, and Amtrak trains. The bus plaza at the station is served by Amtrak Thruway, Greyhound, Monterey–Salinas Transit, Santa Cruz METRO (Highway 17 Express), and VTA buses.

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Green and Orange Line metro service to a new underground station is projected to begin in 2036 with the completion of the Silicon Valley BART extension.^[6][7]