Eastridge Transit Center Explained

Style:	SCVTA
Address:	Capitol Expressway
Borough:	San Jose, California
Coordinates:	37.3279°N -121.8109°W
Bus Routes:	VTA Bus:,,,,,,, Express, Rapid Flixbus
Accessible:	Yes
Website:	Eastridge Transit Center
Opening:	2029 (light rail)
Rebuilt:	2015
Other Services Header:	Future service
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Stroke-Color:	C60C30
Mapframe-Marker:	station
Mapframe-Marker-Color:	1F2F57
Mapframe-Zoom:	9

The Eastridge Transit Center is a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) bus terminal located at the Eastridge Mall in the Evergreen District of San Jose, California. The station is located alongside Capitol Expressway near Tully Road.

Bus routes

The following bus routes operate from Eastridge:

• VTA Bus

^[1]

• • - Eastridge to the Palo Alto Transit Center via Downtown San Jose
  • - Eastridge to West Valley College
  • - Eastridge to Evergreen Valley College
  • - Eastridge to The Villages
  • - VTA light rail Capitol station to the Milpitas Transit Center via Capitol Expressway and Jackson Ave.
  • - Eastridge to the Milpitas Transit Center via White Rd. and Piedmont Rd.
  • - Eastridge to the Milpitas Transit Center via King Rd.
  • Express - Eastridge to Stanford Research Park
  • Rapid - Eastridge to the Palo Alto Transit Center via Downtown San Jose
• Flixbus (intercity bus service)

Light rail extension

The VTA light rail Orange Line is planned to be extended to Eastridge from its current terminus at the Alum Rock Transit Center, as part of the Eastridge to BART Regional Connector Project.^[2] This new extension would offer rail connection to the Milpitas Transit Center and the Mountain View Transit Center, providing access to Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and Caltrain. A groundbreaking was held on June 8, 2024. Construction is expected to be completed in 2028 with revenue service beginning in 2029.^{[3] [4]}

External links

• Eastridge Transit Center — Valley Transportation Authority

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eastridge Transit Center. live. April 11, 2021. www.vta.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20191108210604/https://www.vta.org/go/stations/eastridge-transit-center . 2019-11-08 .
2. News: DeRuy . Emily . San Jose: VTA greenlights Eastridge light rail extension . 16 September 2021 . The Mercury News . 6 June 2019.
3. Web site: FACT SHEET: Transit Eastridge to BART Regional Connector . April 14, 2023 . www.vta.org.
4. Web site: Eastridge to BART Regional Connector . 2022-04-12 . www.vta.org . en.