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Milpitas
Bay Area Rapid Transit
A large silver-colored railway station
Milpitas station under construction in March 2018
General information
LocationMontague Expressway at East Capitol Avenue
Milpitas, California
Coordinates37°24′37″N 121°53′28″W / 37.41028°N 121.89111°W / 37.41028; -121.89111
Owned byBay Area Rapid Transit
Line(s)BART S-Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  Blue Line
(at Montague)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Parking1,200 spaces (shared with VTA)
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Statusunder construction
WebsiteVTA BART Station: Milpitas
History
OpeningMarch–September 2019[1]
Electrified12 May 2017 (2017-05-12)[2]
Original companyBuilt by VTA, transferred to BART
Future services (2019)
Preceding station   BART   Following station
Template:BART lines
Template:BART lines

Milpitas is a future Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station serving Milpitas, California, scheduled to open in March–September 2019.[1] The station is located near the intersection of Capitol Avenue, Great Mall Parkway, and Montague Expressway. A pedestrian bridge will connect to the elevated Montague light rail station, which will replace the Great Mall Main Transit Center.[3]

History

The station and the $2.3-billion Silicon Valley BART extension broke ground in 2012.[4] Completion had been expected in 2016,[5][6] but the opening was pushed back repeatedly. As of 2018, the project has been delayed three years.

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) received a $900 million federal grant for the $2.3-billion Silicon Valley extension in 2012.[7] Buses from Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) and AC Transit will serve the station.

Station layout

M Mezzanine Pedestrian bridge to VTA light rail
G Ground Station entrance, ticket machines, station agent, fare gates
P
Platform
level 		Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound/Westbound ← Template:BART icon toward Daly City (Warm Springs / South Fremont)
← Template:BART icon toward Richmond (Warm Springs / South Fremont)
Southbound/Eastbound → Template:BART icon toward Berryessa (Terminus)
→ Template:BART icon toward Berryessa (Terminus)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

The station occupies 27 acres (11 ha) and is co-located with the Montague Light Rail station, near the North San Jose/Milpitas high-tech job hub and the Great Mall of the Bay Area. The concourse will be at-grade, with two underground side platforms.

The six-story[8][9] 1,200 space parking garage is owned and operated by VTA; thus parking is open to light rail and bus patrons in addition to BART riders.

References

  1. ^ a b "BART to Berryessa, Milpitas may not happen until late 2019". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved June 11, 2018. The long-awaited opening of the BART extension from Fremont to San Jose. . .could be ready to carry passengers in mid-March of next year. . .A late September opening is just as possible. . .And the extension to Berryessa will open nearly three years after officials first hoped, if it comes late next year.
  2. ^ Gomez, Mark (May 12, 2017). "High-voltage warning: BART tracks from San Jose to Fremont fully electrified". The Mercury News. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "VTA". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. January 5, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  4. ^ "VTA's BART Milpitas Station Area Construction Begins" (pdf) (Press release). Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. August 28, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-14.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "BART-to-San Jose construction to start in April". Associated Press. March 13, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2017. Transportation leaders on Monday signed final documents pledging $900 million in federal funds for the $2.3 billion Berryessa extension, scheduled to open in 2016.
  6. ^ Richards, Gary. "Next target: Extending BART under downtown San Jose". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Construction begins this spring, with 2016 completion date... Source: VTA {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "VTA and FTA Seal the Deal for BART Silicon Valley" (pdf) (Press release). Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. March 12, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-14.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Milpitas Station Campus Update - Winter 2016 - YouTube. BART Silicon Valley. February 24, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2017. It has been several months since we last visited... Source: BART Silicon Valley
  9. ^ Milpitas Station Campus Update - Spring 2016 - YouTube. BART Silicon Valley. June 22, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2017. The Milpitas BART Station continues to progress significantly... Source: BART Silicon Valley
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