Santa Clara (VTA)

Infobox Station
name = Santa Clara
type = Light Rail


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address = Fountain Way, San Jose, Ca 95113
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line = Alum Rock-Santa Teresa and Mountain View-Winchester
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Santa Clara is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). Santa Clara station is served by both the Alum Rock-Santa Teresa and Mountain View-Winchester light rail lines.

Santa Clara station is a major transit transfer point in the VTA system. 16 VTA bus routes, along with Highway 17 Express bus from Santa Cruz, connect with light rail at this station.

Location

Santa Clara station is located in 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 walkway named Fountain Alley.

Refurbishment project

VTA closed this station for refurbishment from January to May 2007 to allow level boarding at all doors, thus making the station fully wheelchair accessible.

Adjacent Stations

Nearby points of interest

*Santa Clara VTA Downtown Customer Service Center [http://www.vta.org] - less than 1 block away - 2 N 1st St
*San Jose Museum of Art [http://www.sjmusart.org/] - 2-3 blocks away - 110 S Market St
*Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph - 2-3 blocks away - 90 S Market St
* [http://www.sanjoseca.gov San Jose City Hall] - 2-3 blocks away - 200 E Santa Clara St

References