Berryessa/North San José station
{{short description|BART station in San Jose, California, United States}}
{{about|the BART station|the VTA light rail station|Berryessa station (VTA)}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Berryessa
{{small|North San José}}
| style = BART
| symbol = yes
| symbol_location = bart
| image = Berryessa station from parking garage, June 2020.JPG
| alt = An aerial view of a large metro station with an elevated center platform
| caption = The station on the first day of service in June 2020
| other_name = Berryessa Transit Center, Berryessa
| address = 925 Berryessa Station Way{{Cite web |date=May 19, 2020 |title=BART service to Milpitas and Berryessa stations starts Saturday, June 13 |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2020/news20200519 |access-date=May 22, 2020 |publisher=Bay Area Rapid Transit}}
| borough = San Jose, California
| coordinates = {{Coord|37.3683606|-121.8746546|region:US-CA_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}
| owned = Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
| line = BART S-Line
| platforms = 1 island platform
| tracks = 2
| connections = {{bus icon}} VTA Bus: {{VTA bus route|61}}, {{VTA bus route|70}}, {{VTA bus route|77}}, {{Nowrap|Rapid {{VTA bus route|500}}}}
| structure = Elevated
| parking = 1,527 spaces
| bicycle = Yes
| accessible = Yes
| code = {{BART code|BERY}}
| opened = December 28, 2019 (bus service)
June 13, 2020 (BART)
| mpassengers = {{rail pass box|passengers={{BART ridership|Berryessa/North San José }}|pass_year={{BART ridership|date}}}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=BART
|line1=Green|left1=Milpitas
|line2=Orange|left2=Milpitas|to-left2=Richmond
}}
| other_services_header = Future service (2036)
| other_services_collapsible = yes
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=BART
|line1=Green2026|left1=Milpitas|right1=28th Street/Little Portugal|to-right1=Santa Clara
|line2=Orange2026|left2=Milpitas|right2=28th Street/Little Portugal|to-left2=Richmond|to-right2=Santa Clara
}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 17
}}
Berryessa/North San José station{{Cite web |date=May 8, 2020 |title=BART unveils system map for future Milpitas and Berryessa service |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2020/news20200508 |access-date=May 31, 2020 |publisher=Bay Area Rapid Transit}} {{cite map|first=Bart|last=Wright|title=BART System Map|publisher=Bay Area Rapid Transit|date=May 10, 2020|access-date=May 31, 2020|url=https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/images/news/BART%20Train%20Map%20FINAL%205%2010%2020.png}} (also known as Berryessa station and Berryessa Transit Center{{Cite web |title=Berryessa Transit Center & Berryessa/North San José BART Station |date=April 14, 2012 |url=https://www.vta.org/projects/bart-sv/phase-i/berryessa |access-date=December 4, 2019 |publisher=Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority}}) is an intermodal transit center located in the Berryessa district of San Jose, California, United States. The station is served by Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) buses. The transit center opened for bus service on December 28, 2019,{{Cite web |last=Childress |first=Brandi |date=November 20, 2019 |title=Ready for Launch! VTA's All New Service December 28, 2019 |url=https://www.vta.org/blog/ready-launch-vtas-all-new-service-december-28-2019 |access-date=December 4, 2019 |publisher=Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority}} and subsequently for BART service on June 13, 2020.{{Cite web|title=BART opens Milpitas and Berryessa stations for passenger service {{!}} bart.gov|url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2020/news20200519 |access-date=June 19, 2020|website=www.bart.gov}} The station is the southern terminus of the Orange and Green lines.
The station was built and is owned by VTA, while BART operates train service with funding from VTA.{{Cite web |title=Who owns the BART stations in Berryessa/North San José and Milpitas? Who operates the different services? |url=https://www.vta.org/faq/who-owns-bart-stations-berryessanorth-san-jose-and-milpitas-who-operates-different-services |access-date=May 22, 2020 |publisher=Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority}} The bus bays and parking garages are operated by VTA. It is the first BART station ever built in San Jose, and service will terminate here until the completion of the downtown San Jose subway (the last phase of the Silicon Valley BART extension).{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=BART Silicon Valley extension: Berryessa station |url=http://www.vta.org/bart/berryessa}}
Station layout
File:VTA route 523 bus at Berryessa station, June 2020.JPG
Berryessa/North San José station has a {{convert|30x700|ft|adj=on}} elevated island platform, with a fare lobby under the center of the platform.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lCM3AQAAMAAJ&pg=SA3-PA23 |page=3.4–23 |title=Silicon Valley Rapid Transit Corridor Draft EIS/EIR |date=March 2004 |publisher=Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority |via=Google Books}} An adjacent seven-story garage and surface lot have a combined 1,527 parking spaces, while a bike station is located under the north end of the platform.{{cite news |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/08/10/bart-stations-in-milpitas-and-berryessa-wont-open-early-after-all/ |title=BART stations in Milpitas and Berryessa won't open early after all |date=August 10, 2017 |first=Aliyah |last=Mohammed |newspaper=Mercury News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204014254/https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/08/10/bart-stations-in-milpitas-and-berryessa-wont-open-early-after-all/ |archive-date= Dec 4, 2021 }} The site is adjacent to the San Jose Flea Market.{{cite press release |url=https://www.vta.org/blog/vta-and-bart-celebrate-rapid-rail-service-milpitas-and-san-jose |title=VTA and BART Celebrate Rapid Rail Service to Milpitas and San José |first=Brandi |last=Childress |date=June 12, 2020 |publisher=Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608011031/https://www.vta.org/blog/vta-and-bart-celebrate-rapid-rail-service-milpitas-and-san-jose |archive-date= Jun 8, 2023 }}
The Berryessa Transit Center, a two-lane bus transfer facility, is located adjacent to the north end of the station. It is served by VTA Bus routes {{VTA bus route|61}}, {{VTA bus route|70}}, {{VTA bus route|77}}, and {{Nowrap|Rapid {{VTA bus route|500}}}}. Rapid 500 provides limited-stop connections to Downtown San Jose and also serves San Jose Diridon station.
The station features a {{convert|15|ft|adj=mid||-tall}} cast bronze sculpture by Larry Kirkland, titled LIFE!, outside the main BART entrance. The sculpture depicts a wheel made of various items from daily life being rolled by a human figurine.{{Cite web |title=Public Art at BART Silicon Valley Phase I Stations |url=https://www.vta.org/public-art-bart-silicon-valley-phase-i-stations |publisher=Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221006081417/https://www.vta.org/public-art-bart-silicon-valley-phase-i-stations |archive-date= Oct 6, 2022 }}
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History
File:BART Berryessa–North San José station ribbon-cutting.jpg
This station is the southern of the two stations built as part of an extension from Warm Springs/South Fremont. The extension, known as Phase I of the Silicon Valley BART extension, broke ground in 2012 with completion initially expected in 2016 but delayed several times.{{Cite news |last=Richards |first=Gary |title=Next target: Extending BART under downtown San Jose |work=The Mercury News |date=March 12, 2012 |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2012/03/12/next-target-extending-bart-under-downtown-san-jose/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924151758/http://www.mercurynews.com/2012/03/12/next-target-extending-bart-under-downtown-san-jose/ |archive-date=September 24, 2016 |quote=Construction begins this spring, with 2016 completion date... Source: VTA}} VTA received a $900 million grant for federal funding for the $2.3-billion Silicon Valley Extension in 2012.{{Cite press release |title=VTA and FTA Seal the Deal for BART Silicon Valley |date=March 12, 2012 |publisher=Silicon Valley Leadership Group |url=https://www.svlg.org/vta-and-fta-seal-the-deal-for-bart-silicon-valley/ |access-date=September 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618115234/https://www.svlg.org/vta-and-fta-seal-the-deal-for-bart-silicon-valley/ |archive-date= Jun 18, 2020 }} Additional funding was provided by Measure B, a half-cent sales tax passed by Santa Clara County voters in 2016;{{Cite web |date=January 23, 2019 |title=State Supreme Court OKs Santa Clara County transportation sales tax |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/State-Supreme-Court-OKs-Santa-Clara-County-13556826.php |first1=Michael |last1=Cabanatuan |access-date=May 25, 2020 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en}} the Road Repair and Accountability Act, passed by the California Legislature in 2017;{{Cite web |date=November 1, 2017 |title=New gas tax to pay for road repair, BART projects |url=https://www.ktvu.com/news/new-gas-tax-to-pay-for-road-repair-bart-projects |access-date=May 25, 2020 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en}} and $125 million from the Federal Transit Administration in 2019 under a fast-track funding program.{{Cite web |date=August 28, 2019 |title=BART San Jose Extension to Receive $125M in Fast-Track Funding |url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/bart-san-jose-extension-to-receive-fast-track-funding/148077/ |access-date=May 25, 2020 |website=NBC Bay Area |language=en}}
In 2017, at the request of the San Jose City Council, the station was renamed from Berryessa to "Berryessa/{{Zero width space}}North San José" to "alert riders – commuters and tourists alike – that they have arrived in the Capital of the Silicon Valley".{{Cite web |date=August 3, 2017 |title=VTA Board Action: VTA's BART Extension Station Names |url=http://santaclaravta.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?Frame=&MeetingID=2493&MediaPosition=&ID=6165&CssClass= |publisher=Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority}}{{Cite web |date=September 8, 2017 |title=Board of Directors Meeting, August 3, 2017, Minutes |url=http://vtaorgcontent.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/Site_Content/bod_090717_packet.pdf#page=34 |publisher=Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority |page=7 |format=PDF}}
On June 11, 2020, a group of Silicon Valley politicians proposed to have the station officially renamed as the "Ron Gonzales Berryessa Station" after Ron Gonzales, former mayor of San Jose, who began advocating for a Silicon Valley BART extension in 1989 while serving as a Santa Clara County Supervisor. BART station naming guidelines would likely discourage such a renaming.{{Cite web |date=June 11, 2020 |title=Leaders push to name new BART station after ex-San Jose mayor |url=https://sanjosespotlight.com/leaders-push-to-name-new-bart-station-after-ex-san-jose-mayor/ |website=San Jose Spotlight}}
An official ribbon cutting for the BART station was held on June 12, 2020.{{Cite news |last=Meacham |first=Jody |date=June 12, 2020 |title=Subdued ceremonies mark BART's station openings in Santa Clara County |work=Silicon Valley Business Journal |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2020/06/12/bart-san-jose-berryessa-opening.html |access-date=June 12, 2020}} Berryessa/North San José and Milpitas stations opened for revenue service on June 13, 2020.{{Cite web |date=June 12, 2020 |title=BART service to Milpitas and Berryessa stations starts Saturday |url=https://www.ktvu.com/news/bart-service-to-milpitas-and-berryessa-stations-starts-saturday |access-date=June 12, 2020 |website=KTVU Fox 2}}
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References
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External links
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- [https://www.bart.gov/stations/bery Berryessa/North San José Station]{{snd}} BART
- [https://try.vta.org/bart/berryessa Get familiar with VTA's Berryessa Transit Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126114140/https://try.vta.org/bart/berryessa |date=January 26, 2021 }}
- [http://www.vta.org/bart/berryessa VTA project site]
- {{YouTube|id=l0zQn44UWjU|title=VTA's BART Silicon Valley Berryessa Extension Opening Ceremony}}
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