Santa Clara station (VTA)

Santa Clara
Santa Clara station platform, March 2005
General information
Location	Fountain Alley San Jose, California
Coordinates	37°20′09″N 121°53′24″W / 37.3358°N 121.89°W / 37.3358; -121.89
Owned by	Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Guadalupe Phase 2
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	VTA Bus: 22, 23, 64A, 64B, 66, 68, 72, 73, Rapid 500, Rapid 522, Rapid 523, Rapid 568[1] Monterey–Salinas Transit: 55 Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District: Highway 17 Express
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	June 17, 1988 (1988-06-17)[2]
Rebuilt	May 2007
Services
Preceding station VTA light rail Following station Saint James toward Baypointe Blue Line Paseo de San Antonio toward Santa Teresa Saint James toward Old Ironsides Green Line Paseo de San Antonio toward Winchester
Location

Santa Clara station is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) located in the Historic District of Downtown San Jose, California on 1st and 2nd Streets just south of Santa Clara Street. The northbound platform is on 1st Street; the southbound platform is on 2nd Street. The platforms are connected via a pedestrian paseo called Fountain Alley. This station is served by the Blue and Green lines of the VTA light rail system.

Santa Clara station is a major transit transfer point in the VTA system. Downtown San José station, a proposed underground Bay Area Rapid Transit station, is planned to be co-located with the existing VTA station.