Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden (VTA)

Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden
Overview
Type	light rail
System	Santa Clara VTA Light Rail
Status	Currently operating
Locale	Santa Clara County, California
Termini	Ohlone/Chynoweth station Almaden Station
Stations	3
Operation
Opened	1991
Owner	Santa Clara VTA
Operator(s)	Santa Clara VTA
Rolling stock	Kinki Sharyo Low Floor Light Rail Vehicle
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	overhead catenary
Highest elevation	at grade
Route map Legend Ohlone/Chynoweth Alum Rock–Santa Teresa Oakridge Almaden This route map: view · A schematic map of the VTA LRT system; The Almaden shuttle is in orange at the bottom center. Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden is a light rail route operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). It is located in southern San Jose, California and only has three stops. It is unknown whether VTA has any plans for further extension of this line; service into the Almaden Valley is provided by VTA bus route 13, which also entirely duplicates the light rail service. Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden is also commonly referred as the Almaden Shuttle. On VTA maps, this line is colored orange, but VTA personnel does not call it the Orange Line, much less refer to it as the Line 900 on official documents. The system's other two lines are the Alum Rock–Santa Teresa line and the Mountain View–Winchester line. Twice per day, a train from the Alum Rock–Santa Teresa line will throughrun from the VTA yards north of Gish station to serve the Almaden Shuttle. The train arrives from the yards early in the morning and leaves for the yards again after the last Almaden Shuttle run of the evening. Ridership on the Almaden Shuttle is notoriously poor. The Almaden Shuttle was proposed for cancellation in 2003 and 2004 as part of massive agency-wide service cuts as a result of the dot-com bust, especially considering that for many Almaden Valley residents who choose transit, VTA's number 13 bus duplicates the Almaden Shuttle's service (providing service to downtown San Jose via the Alum Rock–Santa Teresa line with only one transfer.[1][2] If the Almaden Shuttle was canceled, it would have been the first federally funded light rail line to ever cease service, a decision that would have repercussions throughout the country.[3] Ultimately, a decision was made to keep the shuttle and reduce service on parallel bus routes instead. Construction history The entire Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden was constructed at the same time as the original Guadelupé line; both lines opened for revenue service in 1991. Once the line begins to parallel Winfield Boulevard, the Almaden line runs on the right of way of an abandoned branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad. This branch (known as the Lick Branch) once served the quicksilver mining area of New Almaden, located south of San Jose. In later years, it ended at the current site of the Almaden Light Rail Station and served a lumber yard. The freight railroad was abandoned in 1981. VTA closed all three stations on this line for renovation in April 2008 to provide level boarding at all doors.[4] Station stops Station Transfer to Ohlone/Chynoweth VTA: Alum Rock–Santa Teresa LRT, 13 Oakridge[note 1] VTA: 13 Almaden VTA: 13, 64 Notes ^ Oakridge Mall is adjacent to this station. Station facilities All stations along this line have bike stations, and two of the stations, namely Ohlone/Chynoweth and Almaden, also have park-and-ride lots. References ^ agendas minutes/2003/08 ^ news 2004 ^ Narprail ^ VTA brochures publications External links VTA Route Information Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую Ohlone/Chynoweth (VTA) Arctostaphylos ohloneana Look at other dictionaries: Ohlone-Chynoweth - Almaden (VTA) — Infobox rail line name = Ohlone Chynoweth Almaden image width = 64px caption = type = light rail system = Santa Clara VTA Light Rail status = Currently operating locale = Santa Clara County, California start = Ohlone Chynoweth Station end =… …   Wikipedia Ohlone/Chynoweth (VTA) — Ohlone/Chynoweth VTA light rail station Station statistics Address San Teresa Boulevard at Highway 87 San Jose, California Coordinates …   Wikipedia Ohlone-Chynoweth (VTA) — Ohlone/Chynoweth is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). 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