Oakridge station
Appearance
VTA light rail station | |||||||||||
Oakridge station platform, 2012 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Winfield Blvd and Blossom River Way San Jose, California | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°15′13″N 121°52′01″W / 37.253543°N 121.866896°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | VTA | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | April 25, 1991[1] | ||||||||||
Closed | December 27, 2019 | ||||||||||
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Oakridge was a light rail station on the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail system. This station was served by VTA's Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden line, popularly known as the Almaden Shuttle. The station had one platform, and was only accessed by the street. There was no parking available at the station.
Location
Oakridge station is located across Winfield Blvd from Westfield Oakridge Mall in southern San Jose, California.
History
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Car_832_arriving_at_Oakridge_station%2C_SB_on_Almaden_Shuttle_%281993%29.jpg/220px-Car_832_arriving_at_Oakridge_station%2C_SB_on_Almaden_Shuttle_%281993%29.jpg)
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. The station was closed on December 27, 2019, when the light rail was replaced by a bus service.
Station layout
Platform | Side platform, doors will open on the left or right | |
Northbound/ Southbound |
← Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden (former) toward Ohlone/Chynoweth (Terminus) → Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden (former) toward Almaden (Terminus) → |
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 Oakridge (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