The initial segment of the VTA light rail between the Civic Center and Old Ironsides stations began service on December 11, 1987.[3] In 1988 and 1990, the system was extended south of Civic Center to Downtown San Jose and Tamien station.[3] Another 9.7 miles (15.6 km) segment to Santa Teresa and Almaden stations was added to the system in April 1991, completing the entire Guadalupe section.[3][4] In December 1999, the system underwent another extension with the completion of the Tasman West section and began services to Mountain View.[5][6] The system was extended to I-880/Milpitas in 2001 and to Hostetter station in 2004 as part of the Tasman East extension. In the same year, the Capitol extension to Alum Rock station was also finished.[7][8] The latest section, the Vasona extension, was completed in 2005, connecting Campbell to Downtown San Jose.[9]
The system currently has 61 stations, of which 37 stations are served by the Mountain View–Winchester line, 36 are served by the Alum Rock–Santa Teresa line, and 3 are served by the Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden line. The majority of stations, 41, are located in San Jose. Seven stations are in Sunnyvale and five are in Mountain View. Campbell, Milpitas, and Santa Clara each have three stations.
VTA closed Evelyn station on March 16, 2015 in order to build a second track between Mountain View and Whisman stations.[10]
a All station names are based on the official system map.[13] b For stations serviced by multiple lines, lines are listed in the order of opening. c This station's northbound and southbound platforms are located a block apart from each other. The northbound platform is located on 1st Street while the southbound platform is located on 2nd Street.
References
^"About VTA". vta.org. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Retrieved November 13, 2008.
^ abcd"Light Rail System"(PDF). vta.org. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Archived from the original(PDF) on July 4, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^"Tasman West Light Rail Extension"(PDF). vta.org. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Archived from the original(PDF) on July 18, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^"Tasman East Light Rail Project"(PDF). vta.org. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 6, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^"Capitol Light Rail Project"(PDF). vta.org. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Archived from the original(PDF) on July 5, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^"Vasona Light Rail Project"(PDF). vta.org. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 6, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^"Current Light Rail System Data"(PDF). vta.org. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 8, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^Barnacle, Betty (March 24, 1997). "Light Rail Opens New Stop; First Station on Tasman Line to Serve North S.J. High-Tech Firms". San Jose Mercury News.
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