Orchard station (VTA)

Orchard
VTA light rail station
A view of Orchard Station from across the intersection of N 1st St and Orchard Pkwy
General information
Location	1st Street and Orchard Parkway San Jose, California
Coordinates	37.394850°N 121.934440°W / 37.394850; -121.934440
Owned by	VTA
Line(s)	Blue Line   Green Line
Connections	Bus Route 321
Construction
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	1987
Services
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Orchard is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. The station is in San Jose, California in the center median of 1st Street near Orchard Parkway. The station's street address is 3060 N. First Street.

Orchard has a split platform. The northbound platform is just north of Orchard Parkway, the southbound platform is just south of Orchard Parkway. Orchard is served by both the Alum Rock–Santa Teresa and Mountain View–Winchester light rail lines.

Station layout

Northbound	■ Alum Rock–Santa Teresa	toward Alum Rock (River Oaks)
	■ Mountain View–Winchester	toward Mountain View (River Oaks)
Southbound	■ Alum Rock–Santa Teresa	toward Santa Teresa (Bonaventura)
	■ Mountain View–Winchester	toward Winchester (Bonaventura)

Connecting transit

• VTA Limited Stop Bus Route 321

VTA Bus Route 44, which previously served this station, was discontinued on January 14, 2008 as a result of updates to VTA bus service.

External links

• Media related to Orchard (VTA) at Wikimedia Commons
• Transit Unlimited