Santa Teresa (VTA)
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Santa Teresa is a light rail
station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
(VTA). This station is the southern terminus of VTA's Alum Rock-Santa Teresa line. It was built in the late 1980s as part of the original Guadalupé Line, the first segment of light rail that stretched to Tasman
in northern San Jose.
As with all other stations on the Alum Rock–Santa Teresa line south of the Convention Center
station, the Santa Teresa station only provided level boarding at the first door of the lead car via a wooden ramp. VTA planned to close this station from September to November 2008 to allow level boarding at all doors. However, the station remained open during construction through a temporary platform. http://www.vta.org/brochures_publications/pdf/take_one_nov_07.pdf
, near Santa Teresa Boulevard in the southern part of San Jose, California
. It is a major local transit center, and as such is the terminus of several bus routes. It is served by a shuttle to IBM
's campus in South San Jose.
VTA Bus Route 72 no longer serves this station as of January 14, 2008, due to updates in VTA bus service. VTA Bus Route 67 and Limited-Stop Bus Route 305, which also served this station, were discontinued completely as a result of these updates.
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). This station is the southern terminus of VTA's Alum Rock-Santa Teresa line. It was built in the late 1980s as part of the original Guadalupé Line, the first segment of light rail that stretched to Tasman
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...
in northern San Jose.
As with all other stations on the Alum Rock–Santa Teresa line south of the Convention Center
Convention Center (VTA)
Convention Center is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. The station is located located in San Jose, California in the median of West San Carlos Street between Market Street and Almaden Boulevard. It is directly in front of the San Jose Convention Center...
station, the Santa Teresa station only provided level boarding at the first door of the lead car via a wooden ramp. VTA planned to close this station from September to November 2008 to allow level boarding at all doors. However, the station remained open during construction through a temporary platform. http://www.vta.org/brochures_publications/pdf/take_one_nov_07.pdf
Location
Santa Teresa station is located just south of State Route 85California State Route 85
State Route 85 is a freeway which connects Mountain View and southern San Jose. The entire freeway is named the West Valley Freeway. The majority of the route is also named the Norman Y. Mineta Highway, with the exception of the portion of Highway 85 passing through Saratoga which is named the CHP...
, near Santa Teresa Boulevard in the southern part of 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...
. It is a major local transit center, and as such is the terminus of several bus routes. It is served by a shuttle to IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
's campus in South San Jose.
Connecting transit
- VTA Bus Route 68
- VTA Express Bus Route 102
- VTA Express Bus Route 122
- VTA Limited-Stop Bus Route 304
- The station is also served by a shuttle to the IBM campus.
VTA Bus Route 72 no longer serves this station as of January 14, 2008, due to updates in VTA bus service. VTA Bus Route 67 and Limited-Stop Bus Route 305, which also served this station, were discontinued completely as a result of these updates.
External links
- Santa Teresa park & ride lot info at VTA