Almaden station explained

Almaden
Style:SCVTA
Symbol:yes
Symbol Location:santaclara
Type:VTA light rail station
Address:Winfield Boulevard and Blossom River Way
San Jose, California
Coordinates:37.2449°N -121.8705°W
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Parking:189 spaces
Opened:April 25, 1991[1]
Closed:December 27, 2019
Accessible:true
Owned:VTA
Other Services Header:Former services
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Almaden station is a disused light rail station on the VTA light rail system. This station was formerly the southern terminus of VTA's Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden line, popularly known as the Almaden Shuttle.

Location

Almaden station is located near Winfield Boulevard and Coleman south of Blossom Hill in southern San Jose, California. It consists of an island platform, but only one of the two tracks was used in service.

History

First opened in 1991, the station had ongoing issues with extremely low ridership levels which led to its eventual closure in 2019.[2]

This location was once home to a large lumber company and was the southern terminus of the Southern Pacific Railroad's "Lick Branch," which was abandoned in 1981. The station was closed on December 27, 2019, when light rail service was replaced by bus service.

Station amenities

Notes and References

  1. Web site: VTA Facts: Light Rail System . November 30, 2006 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090320011638/http://www.vta.org/news/factsheets/bus_lightrail_trolly_information/09_light_rail_system_110705.pdf . March 20, 2009 . January 10, 2020.
  2. Web site: Barrow . Keith . Silicon Valley light rail line to close . International Railway Journal . 16 August 2023 . 9 April 2019.