Race Street station
Race  | |||||||||||
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| VTA light rail station | |||||||||||
 Race Station platform | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 580 Race Street San Jose, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°19′03″N 121°54′37″W / 37.317449°N 121.910407°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VTA | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus Route 65 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2005 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Race is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). The station consists of a single platform with a single trackway. Trains from both directions arrive on the same track. Race is served by the Mountain View–Winchester light rail line.
Location
Address: 580 Race Street, San Jose, CA 95126
Geographic coordinates: 37° 19' 2.6" North, 121° 54' 37.8" West
Nearest cross-streets: Parkmoor Avenue and Auzerais Avenue
Platforms and tracks
| Platform | Northbound/Southbound | ← toward Mountain View (San Jose Diridon) toward Winchester (Fruitdale) → |
| Side platform, doors will open on the left or right | ||
| Union Pacific | Freight branch line; No passenger service | |
History
Race station was built as part of the Vasona Light Rail extension project. This project extended VTA light rail service from the intersection of Woz Way and West San Carlos Street in San Jose in a southwesterly direction to the Winchester station in western Campbell.[1]
The official opening date for this station was October 1, 2005.
The construction of this station and the rest of the Vasona Light Rail extension was part of the 1996 Measure B Transportation Improvement Program. Santa Clara County voters approved the Measure B project in 1996 along with a one half percent sales tax increase. The Vasona Light Rail extension was funded mostly by the resulting sales tax revenues with additional money coming from federal and state funding, grants, VTA bond revenues, and municipal contributions.[2]
Connecting transit
- VTA Bus Route 65 - Almaden LRT Station to San Jose State University
References
- ^ "Vasona Project Description". Completed projects. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ^ "Making the Light Rail Connection: Expanded Service Adds 5.3 miles to System". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. 2005-10-01. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
External links
Media related to Race (VTA) at Wikimedia Commons
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