Almaden station
Appearance
VTA light rail station | |||||||||||
A VTA train at Almaden station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Winfield Blvd and Blossom River Way San Jose, California | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°14′42″N 121°52′14″W / 37.24493°N 121.870458°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | VTA | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | 189 spaces | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | April 25, 1991[1] | ||||||||||
Closed | December 27, 2019 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Almaden was a light rail station on the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail system. This station was the southern terminus of VTA's Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden line, popularly known as the Almaden Shuttle.
Location
Almaden station is located near Winfield Boulevard and Coleman south of Blossom Hill in southern San Jose, California. It consists of an island platform, but only one of the two tracks were used in service.
Station layout
Platform | Storage track; No regular service | |
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right | ||
Northbound | ← Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden (former) toward Ohlone/Chynoweth (Oakridge) |
History
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/UTDC-built_LRV_832_laying_over_at_Almaden_on_the_Almaden_Shuttle_service_-_San_Jose%2C_CA_%281993%29.jpg/220px-UTDC-built_LRV_832_laying_over_at_Almaden_on_the_Almaden_Shuttle_service_-_San_Jose%2C_CA_%281993%29.jpg)
This location was once home to a large lumber company and was the southern terminus of the Southern Pacific Railroad's "Lick Branch," which was abandoned in 1981. The station was closed on December 27, 2019, when the light rail was replaced by a bus service.
Station amenities
- Bicycle parking
- Payphone
- Park and Ride Lot
- Wheelchair accessible
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.
External links
Media related to Almaden (VTA) at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Former Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail stations
- Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority bus stations
- Railway stations in San Jose, California
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1991
- Railway stations closed in 2019
- 1991 establishments in California
- Tram stubs
- Santa Clara County, California railway station stubs
- San Jose, California building and structure stubs