Milpitas station

Milpitas
Bay Area Rapid Transit Orange Line (VTA)
Aerial wide view of the Milpitas Transit Center
Transit center with BART & bus stations (background) and light rail platforms (foreground).
General information
Other namesMilpitas Transit Center
Location1755 South Milpitas Boulevard[1]
Milpitas, California
United States
Coordinates37°24′37″N 121°53′28″W / 37.41028°N 121.89111°W / 37.41028; -121.89111
Owned bySanta Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Line(s)BART S-Line
Platforms2 side platforms (BART)
1 island platform (VTA)
Tracks2 (BART)
2 (VTA)
Bus routesBus transport VTA Bus: 20, 44, 47, 60, 66, 70, 77, 104[2]
Bus transport AC Transit: 217
Construction
Structure typeElevated (VTA light rail)
Below-grade (BART)
Parking1,631 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeBART: MLPT
History
OpenedJune 24, 2004 (VTA light rail)
December 28, 2019 (Bus plaza)
June 13, 2020 (BART)
Previous namesMontague (2004–2019)
Passengers
20241,269 (weekday average)[3] (BART)
Services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station
Warm Springs/​South Fremont
toward Daly City
Green Line Berryessa/​North San José
Terminus
Warm Springs/​South Fremont
toward Richmond
Orange Line
Preceding station VTA light rail Following station
Great Mall Orange Line Cropley
toward Alum Rock
Location
Map

Milpitas station, also known as Milpitas Transit Center, is an intermodal transit station located near the intersection of East Capitol Avenue and Montague Expressway in Milpitas, California, United States. The station is served by the Orange and Green lines of Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), the Orange Line of the VTA light rail system, VTA buses, and AC Transit buses.

The elevated Montague light rail station opened in June 2004. It was renamed Milpitas in December 2019 when the bus plaza and connecting footbridge were opened. The below-grade BART station, constructed as part of the Silicon Valley BART extension, opened in June 2020 along with a parking garage.

  1. ^ "BART service to Milpitas and Berryessa stations starts Saturday, June 13". Bay Area Rapid Transit. May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "VTA Light Rail System". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. October 11, 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  3. ^ "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. June 2024.