Santa Clara Transit Center

Santa Clara
Caltrain Amtrak Altamont Corridor Express
The 1863-built station building in 2012
General information
Location1001 Railroad Avenue
Santa Clara, California
United States
Coordinates37°21′11″N 121°56′11″W / 37.35306°N 121.93639°W / 37.35306; -121.93639
Owned byPeninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB)
Line(s)
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks5
ConnectionsBus transport VTA Bus: 21, 22, 53, 59, 60, Rapid 522
Air transport San José International Airport (via VTA Bus 60)
Construction
Parking321 spaces[2]
Bicycle facilities18 racks, 8 lockers
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: SCC
Fare zone4 (Caltrain)
History
OpenedLate 1863
Rebuilt2005–2012
Original companySouthern Pacific
Passengers
Feb 20181,097 weekday avg.[3]Increase 6.1% (Caltrain)
FY 202328,238 annually[4] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Santa Clara–Great America
toward Auburn
Capitol Corridor San Jose
Terminus
     Coast Starlight does not stop here
Preceding station Caltrain Following station
Lawrence Local San Jose Diridon or College Park
Limited San Jose Diridon
Terminus
Weekend Local San Jose Diridon
     Express does not stop here
Preceding station Altamont Corridor Express Following station
Great America
toward Stockton
San Jose – Stockton San Jose
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Caltrain Following station
Lawrence Local (L1) San Jose Diridon or College Park
Weekend Local (L2) San Jose Diridon
Sunnyvale Limited (L4) San Jose Diridon or College Park
Limited (L5) San Jose Diridon
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Lawrence Coast Line San Jose
Mountain View Del Monte San Jose
toward Monterey
Agnew South Pacific Coast Railroad San Jose
toward Santa Cruz
Lawrence Peninsula Commute College Park
toward San Jose
Future services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station
Diridon
toward Daly City
Green Line Terminus
Diridon
toward Richmond
Orange Line
Santa Clara Depot
ArchitectSF & SJ Railroad
NRHP reference No.85000359 [5]
Added to NRHPFebruary 28, 1985
Location
Map

Santa Clara Transit Center (also called Santa Clara–University by Amtrak) is a railway station in downtown Santa Clara, California. It is served by Caltrain, Amtrak Capitol Corridor, and Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) trains. It is the planned terminus for the Silicon Valley BART extension into Santa Clara County on the future Green and Orange Lines. The former station building, constructed in 1863 by the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad, is used by the Edward Peterman Museum of Railroad History.

  1. ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 13.
  2. ^ "Santa Clara Transit Center". www.vta.org. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  3. ^ "2018 Annual Count Key Findings Report" (PDF). Caltrain. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  4. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 15, 2006.