Convention Center station (VTA) explained

Convention Center
Style:	SCVTA
Symbol Location:	santaclara
Symbol:	Blue
Symbol2:	Green
Address:	San Carlos Street and Market Street
Borough:	San Jose, California
Coordinates:	37.33°N -121.8902°W
Owned:	Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Line:	Guadalupe Phase 2
Platform:	1 island platform
Tracks:	2
Connections:	VTA Bus:, Rapid ^[1]
Structure:	At-grade
Accessible:	Yes
Opened:	^[2]
Rebuilt:	2006
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Zoom:	14

Convention Center station is an at-grade light rail station on the Blue Line and the Green Line of the VTA light rail system. The station platform is located in the median of West San Carlos Street, between Almaden Boulevard and Market Street. The station is located across from the San Jose Convention Center, after which the station is named.

Convention Center was renovated in 2006 to be made fully wheelchair accessible.

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:^{[3] [4]}

• Opera San José at the California Theatre – 2 blocks away – 345 1st Street
• San Jose Convention Center – across the street – 150 West San Carlos Street
• San Jose Civic (auditorium) – across the street – 135 West San Carlos Street
• San Jose Center for the Performing Arts – 1 block away – 255 Almaden Boulevard
• The Tech Interactive – 3 blocks away – 201 South Market Street

Notes and References

1. Web site: October 11, 2021 . VTA Light Rail System . 2022-02-04 . Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.
2. Web site: VTA Facts: Light Rail System . November 30, 2006 . . PDF . 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.
3. Web site: October 27, 2016 . Downtown San José . February 18, 2022 . San Jose Convention & Visitors Bureau.
4. February 14, 2022 . Downtown San Jose . February 18, 2022 . Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.