- Oakridge (VTA)
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Oakridge
VTA light rail stationStation statistics Address Winfield Blvd and Blossom River Way
San Jose, CaliforniaCoordinates 37°15′13″N 121°52′01″W / 37.253543°N 121.866896°WCoordinates: 37°15′13″N 121°52′01″W / 37.253543°N 121.866896°W Lines Connections Bus Route 13 Other information Opened 1991 Accessible Owned by VTA Services Preceding station VTA Light Rail Following station TerminusOhlone/Chynoweth–Almaden TerminusOakridge is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). This station is served by VTA's Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden line, popularly known as the Almaden Shuttle. This station has one platform, and is only accessed by the street. There is no parking available at this station. The platform is at street level, and has one track for trains coming in and out of it. This is because the "Almaden Shuttle" uses 1 1-car train all day. Trains run back and forth between the line's three stations.
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Location
Oakridge station is located across Winfield Blvd from Westfield Oakridge Mall in southern San Jose, California.
History
This station is on the former right-of-way of the Southern Pacific Railroad's "Lick Branch," where there was also a track for loading building materials into freight cars. The rail line was abandoned in 1981.
Station amenities
- Bicycle parking
- Payphone
- Park and Ride Lot
- Wheelchair accessible
Connecting transit
VTA Light Rail Stations Almaden • Alum Rock • Bascom • Baypointe • Bayshore/NASA • Berryessa • Blossom Hill • Bonaventura • Borregas • Branham • Capitol • Champion • Children's Discovery Museum • Cisco Way • Civic Center • Component • Convention Center • Cottle • Cropley • Crossman • Curtner • Downtown Campbell • Downtown Mountain View • Evelyn • Fair Oaks • Fruitdale • Gish • Great America • Great Mall/Main • Hamilton • Hostetter • I-880/Milpitas • Japantown/Ayer • Karina • Lick Mill • Lockheed Martin • McKee • Metro/Airport • Middlefield • Moffett Park • Montague • Oakridge • Ohlone/Chynoweth • Old Ironsides • Orchard • Paseo de San Antonio • Penitencia Creek • Race • Reamwood • River Oaks • Saint James • San Jose Diridon • San Fernando • Santa Clara • Santa Teresa • Snell • Tamien • Tasman • Vienna • Virginia • Whisman • WinchesterConnecting services Other This tram-, streetcar-, or light rail-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.