Race Street station explained

Race
Style:SCVTA
Symbol:Green
Symbol Location:santaclara
Address:580 Race Street
Borough:San Jose, California
Coordinates:37.3174°N -121.9104°W
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Opened:[1]
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Race station, sometimes listed as Race Street, 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 station is served by the Green Line of the VTA light rail system.

Location

Race station is located near the intersection of Race Street and Parkmoor Avenue.

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.[2]

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 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.[3]

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: Vasona Project Description . 2008-09-15 . Completed projects . . 2008-11-16.
  3. Web site: Making the Light Rail Connection: Expanded Service Adds 5.3 miles to System . 2005-10-01 . . 2008-11-16.