Great Mall station

{{Short description|VTA light rail station in Milpitas, California}}

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{{Infobox station

| name = Great Mall

| style = SCVTA

| symbol_location = santaclara

| symbol = Orange

| image = Northbound train at Great Mall Main station, March 2018.JPG

| image_caption = Great Mall station platform in March 2018

| address = Great Mall Parkway at Main Street

| borough = Milpitas, California

| coordinates = {{coord|37.414158|-121.901786|region:US-CA_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title|format=dms}}

| owned = Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

| platforms = 1 island platform

| tracks = 2

| connections = {{bus icon}} VTA bus: {{VTA bus route|44}}, {{VTA bus route|66}}{{Cite web |date=October 11, 2021 |title=VTA Light Rail System |url=https://www.vta.org/sites/default/files/images/2021-10/LR-busconnect-101121_30x33.jpg |access-date=2022-02-04 |website=Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority}}

| structure = Elevated

| parking = 93 spaces{{Cite web |title=Great Mall Station |url=https://www.vta.org/go/stations/great-mall |access-date=2022-02-08 |website=Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority |language=en}}

| bicycle = Racks and lockers{{Cite web |date=October 11, 2021 |title=VTA Light Rail System |url=https://www.vta.org/sites/default/files/images/2021-10/LR-busconnect-101121_30x33.jpg |access-date=2022-02-04 |website=Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority}}

| accessible = Yes

| status =

| opened = {{Start date|2004|06|24}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.vta.org/news/factsheets/bus_lightrail_trolly_information/09_light_rail_system_110705.pdf |title=VTA Facts: Light Rail System |date=November 30, 2006 |publisher=Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320011638/http://www.vta.org/news/factsheets/bus_lightrail_trolly_information/09_light_rail_system_110705.pdf |archive-date=March 20, 2009 |access-date=January 10, 2020}}

| former = Great Mall/Main Transit Center

| services = {{Adjacent stations

|system1=SCVTA

|line1=Orange|left1=Alder|right1=Milpitas

}}

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 14

}}

Great Mall station (formerly known as Great Mall/Main Transit Center) is a light rail station operated by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). The station is served by the Orange Line of the VTA light rail system. It is an elevated station over the intersection of Great Mall Parkway and Main Street in Milpitas, California. A pedestrian bridge connects the station to the nearby Great Mall of the Bay Area, after which the station is named.

The station was opened on June 24, 2004, as part of the second phase of VTA's Tasman East light rail extension.{{Cite web |url=http://www.vta.org/projects/te_cap/project/ |title=Tasman East/Capitol Project Description |date=2008-05-12 |website=Completed projects |publisher=Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605080530/http://www.vta.org/projects/te_cap/project/ |archive-date=2011-06-05 |access-date=2008-11-16}}

This station formerly served as a major transfer point between VTA light rail and bus lines. The transit center was closed and the majority of the bus lines moved to the nearby Milpitas station which opened on December 28, 2019.