Downtown Campbell station

Downtown Campbell
Downtown Campbell
VTA light rail station
	Downtown Campbell Station - looking southwest along the platform
General information
Location	175 Railway Avenue; Campbell, California
Coordinates	37°17′09″N 121°56′36″W / 37.285703°N 121.943208°W
Owned by	VTA
Line(s)	Green Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus Route 26
Construction
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	2005
Services

Downtown Campbell is a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail station, located in downtown Campbell. Downtown Campbell station contains one island platform, and marks the beginning of a double-track section which continues to the end of line, Winchester station in western Campbell. Currently it is served by Mountain View–Winchester light rail line and bus route 26.

Location

Address: 175 Railway Avenue, Campbell, CA 95008
Nearest cross-streets: Orchard City Drive and Gilman Avenue
Geographic coordinates: 37° 17' 8.3" North, 121° 56' 35.4" West

Platforms and tracks

Union Pacific	■ Freight branch line	No passenger service
VTA Northbound	■ Mountain View–Winchester	toward Mountain View (Hamilton)
VTA Southbound	■ Mountain View–Winchester	toward Winchester (Terminus)

Architecture/public art

The station's platform shelter is architecturally unique as compared with the other shelters used in the system. The shelter features a brick facade and a roofline that blends more naturally with the surrounding buildings. This is one of the many VTA Light Rail stations that only fits 2 cars.

There is no public art currently on display at this station.

History

The Downtown Campbell station was constructed as part of the Vasona Extension.^[1] It was dedicated August 12, 2005, but was not opened for revenue service until October 1, 2005, due to the delay in obtaining waiver from Federal Railroad Administration.