Baypointe (VTA)
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Baypointe is a light rail
station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
(VTA) in San Jose, California
. This station is served by VTA's Alum Rock–Santa Teresa line.
Baypointe station is differentiated from other VTA light rail stations as it features three tracks and two island platforms. When Baypointe was used as a transfer station from 1999 to 2005, light rail vehicles on the line that terminates at Baypointe would stop and reverse direction on the center track, while the vehicles on other line would use the two outer tracks. Passengers could make a cross platform transfer
with either line in any direction.
. This extension included the Baypointe station along with 11 other stations and 7.6 miles of trackway west of the Old Ironsides
station (which was part of the original system opened in 1987).
When this extension opened in December 1999, Baypointe station was the transfer station between what was then the "Baypointe–Mountain View" and the "Baypointe–Santa Teresa" lines. In May 2001, when the Tasman East light rail project (segment 1) extended the system to I-880/Milpitas
station, Baypointe served as the northern terminus for the "Baypointe–Santa Teresa" line and became a through station for the "Mountain View–I880/Milpitas" line. In June 2004, when the Tasman East/Capitol extension opened, the line from Mountain view was changed to terminate at Baypointe and the line from Santa Teresa continued eastward to Alum Rock station
.
In August 2005, VTA reconfigured its light rail lines upon completion of the Vasona light rail extension. As part of this reconfiguration, the transfer station between the newly formed Alum Rock–Santa Teresa and Mountain View–Winchester was located at Tasman station
instead of Baypointe station. Baypointe is presently a through station for Alum Rock–Santa Teresa line.
. The address is 97 East Tasman Drive.
VTA Bus Route 33 no longer serves this station due to bus service updates implemented on January 14, 2008.
Light rail
Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is a special-purpose district responsible for public transit services, congestion management, specific highway improvement projects, and countywide transportation planning for Santa Clara County, California, United States...
(VTA) in San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
. This station is served by VTA's Alum Rock–Santa Teresa line.
Baypointe station is differentiated from other VTA light rail stations as it features three tracks and two island platforms. When Baypointe was used as a transfer station from 1999 to 2005, light rail vehicles on the line that terminates at Baypointe would stop and reverse direction on the center track, while the vehicles on other line would use the two outer tracks. Passengers could make a cross platform transfer
Cross-platform interchange
A cross-platform interchange is a type of interchange between different lines in a metro system. The term originates with the London Underground; such layouts exist in other networks but are not commonly so named...
with either line in any direction.
History
Baypointe was built as part of the Tasman West extension, though it is actually just east of the original Tasman stationTasman (VTA)
Tasman is a light rail station operated by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. It is located in San Jose, California at First Street and Tasman Drive...
. This extension included the Baypointe station along with 11 other stations and 7.6 miles of trackway west of the Old Ironsides
Old Ironsides (VTA)
Old Ironsides is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority , located in Santa Clara, California. Old Ironsides is served by the Mountain View–Winchester light rail line....
station (which was part of the original system opened in 1987).
When this extension opened in December 1999, Baypointe station was the transfer station between what was then the "Baypointe–Mountain View" and the "Baypointe–Santa Teresa" lines. In May 2001, when the Tasman East light rail project (segment 1) extended the system to I-880/Milpitas
I-880/Milpitas (VTA)
I-880/Milpitas is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority . This station is served by VTA's Alum Rock–Santa Teresa line.The station was opened in 2001 as part of VTA's Tasman East light rail extension.-History:...
station, Baypointe served as the northern terminus for the "Baypointe–Santa Teresa" line and became a through station for the "Mountain View–I880/Milpitas" line. In June 2004, when the Tasman East/Capitol extension opened, the line from Mountain view was changed to terminate at Baypointe and the line from Santa Teresa continued eastward to Alum Rock station
Alum Rock (VTA)
Alum Rock Transit Center is a light rail and bus station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority . This station is served by VTA's Alum Rock–Santa Teresa line.The station was opened in 2004 as part of VTA's Capitol light rail extension....
.
In August 2005, VTA reconfigured its light rail lines upon completion of the Vasona light rail extension. As part of this reconfiguration, the transfer station between the newly formed Alum Rock–Santa Teresa and Mountain View–Winchester was located at Tasman station
Tasman (VTA)
Tasman is a light rail station operated by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. It is located in San Jose, California at First Street and Tasman Drive...
instead of Baypointe station. Baypointe is presently a through station for Alum Rock–Santa Teresa line.
Location
Baypointe station is located in the median of Tasman Drive just west of Baypointe Parkway in northern San Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
. The address is 97 East Tasman Drive.
Connecting transit
VTA Bus Route 33 no longer serves this station due to bus service updates implemented on January 14, 2008.
- Bauer's Wi-Drive commuter Milpitas-San Francisco route stops here.