Old Ironsides station
VTA light rail station | ||||||||||||||||
![]() Old Ironsides Station platform, looking east | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Tasman Drive and Old Ironsides Drive Santa Clara, California | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°24′12″N 121°58′46″W / 37.40333°N 121.97944°W | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | VTA | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | December 11, 1987[1] | |||||||||||||||
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Old Ironsides is a light rail station in Santa Clara, California operated by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) as part of the VTA Light Rail system. Old Ironsides is served by the Orange Line and is the northern terminal of the Green Line. Immediately west of the station site is a pocket track and double crossover, allowing Green Line trains to switch between tracks and enabling the storage of three, 3-car trains to mobilize trains quickly after the end of an event at Levi's Stadium.[2]
Old Ironsides station is closed for up to 60 minutes after the events at the nearby Levi's Stadium to prevent crowds from overwhelming the station. VTA's Great America station (which is located closer to the stadium) has additional facilities to handle large crowds
Station layout
Platform | Westbound/ Northbound |
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Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Eastbound/ Southbound |
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Connecting transit
- VTA Bus: 55, 57, 59, Express 121
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Light Rail Efficiency". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
External links
Media related to Old Ironsides (VTA) at Wikimedia Commons