 Orange Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:VTA_Light_Rail_train_at_Milpitas_station.jpg) A VTA light rail train at Milpitas station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Locale | Santa Clara County, California Cities: Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, San Jose, and Milpitas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stations | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | Light rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | VTA light rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator(s) | Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rolling stock | Kinki Sharyo light rail vehicles (low floor) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line length | 15.8 miles (25.4 km) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrification | Overhead lines, 750 V DC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest elevation | at grade, elevated, underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Orange Line is a light rail line in Santa Clara County, California, and part of the VTA light rail system. It serves 26 stations in the cities of Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Milpitas, and San Jose, traveling between Downtown Mountain View and Alum Rock stations, stopping at Ames Research Center, Great America, and Levi's Stadium along the way. The line connects to Caltrain at Mountain View and to the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system at Milpitas station. The line runs for 20 hours per day on weekdays, with headways of 15 minutes for most of the day. On weekends, the train runs at 20-minute headways for most of the day. After around 8 pm on weekdays and weekends trains run at 30-minute headways.