San Jose Diridon station

San Jose Diridon
Caltrain Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Amtrak Altamont Corridor Express
San Jose Diridon station in November 2019
General information
Location65 Cahill Street
San Jose, California
United States
Coordinates37°19′48″N 121°54′11″W / 37.330°N 121.903°W / 37.330; -121.903
Owned byPeninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB)
Line(s)PCJPB Peninsula Subdivision[1]
Platforms1 side platform, 4 island platforms (Amtrak/Caltrain/ACE)
2 side platforms (VTA Light Rail)
Tracks9 (Amtrak/Caltrain/ACE)
2 (VTA Light Rail)
Connections
Construction
ParkingYes; paid
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: SJC
Fare zone4 (Caltrain)
History
OpenedDecember 1935
August 1, 2005 (VTA Light Rail)[2]
Opening2036 (BART)
Rebuilt1994
Previous namesCahill Depot
Original companySouthern Pacific
Passengers
20184,876 (avg. weekday)[3] (Caltrain)
FY 2023202,760 (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
Preceding station Caltrain Following station
Santa Clara or College Park Local Tamien
Limited service
Terminus
Santa Clara Limited Terminus
Sunnyvale Express
Santa Clara 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 Green Line Race Street
toward Winchester
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Oakland-16th Street
toward Sacramento
Spirit of California Salinas
Preceding station Caltrain Following station
Santa Clara
(Train #106 stops at College Park)
Local (L1) Tamien
Terminus
Santa Clara Weekend Local (L2)
Lawrence
(Train #307 stops at College Park)
Limited (L3) Tamien
toward Tamien or Gilroy
Santa Clara
(Trains #405 & #408 stop at College Park)
Limited (L4)
Santa Clara Limited (L5) Tamien
Terminus
Mountain View Baby Bullet (B7) Terminus
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Santa Clara Coast Line Tamien
Milpitas Oakland – San Jose Terminus
Terminus San Jose – Santa Cruz Campbell
toward Santa Cruz
Santa Clara 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
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station
Downtown San Jose
toward Richmond
Orange Line Santa Clara
Terminus
Downtown San Jose
toward Daly City
Green Line
Preceding station California High-Speed Rail Following station
Millbrae Phase I Gilroy
towards Los Angeles or Anaheim
Southern Pacific Depot
ArchitectJohn H. Christie
Architectural styleItalian Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.93000274[5]
Added to NRHPApril 1, 1993
Location
Map

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]

  1. ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 13.
  2. ^ "VTA Facts: Light Rail System" (PDF). Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. November 30, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "2018 Annual Count Key Findings Report" (PDF). Caltrain. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  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.
  6. ^ "BART delays loom for downtown San Jose: BART timetable for downtown San Jose service now seen as 2030". San Jose Mercury News. September 24, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019. At one point, political and business leaders had anticipated BART service beginning in 2026 in downtown San Jose, but the new estimates from VTA point to a service launch more in the 2029 or 2030 time frame…
  7. ^ Handa, Robert (September 25, 2019). "New Design on BART Extension to San Jose Pushes Back Completion Date to 2030". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved September 30, 2019.