Lockheed Martin Transit Center Explained

Lockheed Martin
Style:SCVTA
Symbol Location:santaclara
Symbol:Orange
Other Name:Lockheed Martin Transit Center
Address:Mathilda Avenue and 5th Avenue
Borough:Sunnyvale, California
Coordinates:37.4096°N -122.0273°W
Owned:VTA
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:At-grade
Accessible:Yes
Opened:[1]
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Lockheed Martin Transit Center (signed as simply Lockheed Martin station on many signs) is a light rail and transit bus station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), located in Sunnyvale, California. This station is served by the Orange Line of the VTA light rail system.

The land for the transit center was donated by Lockheed Martin during the planning of VTA's Tasman West light rail extension.[2]

Service

Location

The station has a center platform. It is located at 5th Avenue and North Mathilda Avenue in Sunnyvale, California. It serves the Lockheed Martin Space Systems complex, the east side of Moffett Federal Airfield and the adjacent industrial area including the headquarters of Yahoo and Juniper Networks.

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Web site: TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: TASMAN WEST LIGHT RAIL EXTENSION . October 26, 2004 . . PDF . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081012122400/http://www.vta.org/news/factsheets/capital_projects_completed/43_tasman_west_tod_102604.pdf . October 12, 2008 . August 31, 2008.