Orchard (VTA)

Orchard
Santa Clara VTA
VTA light rail station

A view of Orchard Station from across the intersection of N 1st St and Orchard Pkwy
Location 1st Street and Orchard Parkway
San Jose, California
Coordinates 37°23′41″N 121°56′04″W / 37.394850°N 121.934440°W / 37.394850; -121.934440Coordinates: 37°23′41″N 121°56′04″W / 37.394850°N 121.934440°W / 37.394850; -121.934440
Owned by VTA
Line(s)
  Alum Rock–Santa Teresa
  Mountain View–Winchester
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Bus Route 321
Construction
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 1987
Services
Preceding station   VTA Light Rail   Following station
toward Alum Rock
Alum Rock–Santa Teresa
toward Santa Teresa
Mountain View–Winchester
toward Winchester
Location

Orchard is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. The station is in San Jose, California in the center median of 1st Street near Orchard Parkway. The station's street address is 3060 N. First Street.

Orchard has a split platform. The northbound platform is just north of Orchard Parkway, the southbound platform is just south of Orchard Parkway. Orchard is served by both the Alum Rock–Santa Teresa and Mountain View–Winchester light rail lines.

Station layout

Platform Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ← toward Mountain View (River Oaks)
← toward Alum Rock (River Oaks)
Southbound toward Winchester (Bonaventura) →
toward Santa Teresa (Bonaventura) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Connecting transit

VTA Bus Route 44, which previously served this station, was discontinued on January 14, 2008 as a result of updates to VTA bus service.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/30/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.