Great America-Santa Clara Station
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Great America-Santa Clara (known simply as Great America by ACE
trains) is a train station
in Santa Clara, California
. It hosts Amtrak
's Capitol Corridor
trains and Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) trains. The station is located close to Great America, hence the name. VTA
's Lick Mill
light rail stop is located several blocks east of the station, on Tasman Dr. Great America is one stop west on the Mountain View - Winchester
line.
Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Great America was the 24th-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 290 passengers daily.
Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach line 6 stops here between San Jose and Stockton.
Altamont Commuter Express
The Altamont Commuter Express is a regional rail service in California connecting Stockton with San Jose....
trains) is a train station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city is the site of the eighth of 21 California missions, Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and was named after the mission. The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the...
. It hosts Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
's Capitol Corridor
Capitol Corridor
The Capitol Corridor is a 168-mile passenger train route operated by Amtrak in California. Because it is fully supported by the state, the Capitol Corridor operates under Amtrak California. It runs from the San Francisco Bay Area to Sacramento, roughly parallel to Interstate 80...
trains and Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) trains. The station is located close to Great America, hence the name. VTA
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...
's Lick Mill
Lick Mill (VTA)
Lick Mill is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority . Lick Mill is served by the Mountain View–Winchester light rail line...
light rail stop is located several blocks east of the station, on Tasman Dr. Great America is one stop west on the Mountain View - Winchester
Mountain View - Winchester (VTA)
Mountain View–Winchester is a light rail route operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority . The Mountain View–Winchester route is one of three existing VTA light rail routes. The other two light rail routes are the Alum Rock–Santa Teresa line and Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden line...
line.
Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Great America was the 24th-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 290 passengers daily.
Transit connections
The Great America station is served by VTA buses:Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach line 6 stops here between San Jose and Stockton.