Santa Clara station (VTA)

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

{{About|the VTA light rail station on Santa Clara Street in San Jose|the station in central Santa Clara|Santa Clara Transit Center|the station near California's Great America|Santa Clara–Great America station|other uses|Santa Clara Station (disambiguation){{!}}Santa Clara Station}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

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{{Infobox station

| name = Santa Clara

| style = SCVTA

| symbol_location = santaclara

| symbol = Blue

| symbol2 = Green

| image = Santa Clara VTA station, March 2005.jpg

| image_caption = Santa Clara station platform, March 2005

| address = Fountain Alley

| borough = San Jose, California

| coordinates = {{coord| 37.3358|-121.89|display=inline,title|region:US-CA_type:railwaystation|format=dms}}

| owned = Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

| line = Guadalupe Phase 2

| platform = 2 side platforms

| tracks = 2

| connections = {{Unbulleted list

| {{bus icon}} VTA Bus: {{VTA bus route|22}}, {{VTA bus route|23}}, {{VTA bus route|64A}}, {{VTA bus route|64B}}, {{VTA bus route|66}}, {{VTA bus route|68}}, {{VTA bus route|72}}, {{VTA bus route|73}}, Rapid {{VTA bus route|500}}, Rapid {{VTA bus route|522}}, Rapid {{VTA bus route|523}}, Rapid {{VTA bus route|568}}{{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}}

| {{bus icon}} Monterey–Salinas Transit: 55

| {{bus icon}} Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District: Highway 17 Express

}}

| structure = At-grade

| parking =

| bicycle =

| accessible = Yes

| status =

| opened = {{Start date|1988|06|17}}{{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}}

| rebuilt = May 2007

| services = {{Adjacent stations

|system1=SCVTA

|line1=Blue|left1=Saint James|right1=Paseo de San Antonio

|line2=Green|left2=Saint James|right2=Paseo de San Antonio

|line3=Holly Trolley|left3=Saint James|right3=Paseo de San Antonio

}}

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 14

}}

Santa Clara station is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) located in the Historic District of Downtown San Jose, California on 1st and 2nd Streets just south of Santa Clara Street. The northbound platform is on 1st Street; the southbound platform is on 2nd Street. The platforms are connected via a pedestrian paseo called Fountain Alley. This station is served by the Blue and Green lines of the VTA light rail system.

Santa Clara station is a major transit transfer point in the VTA system. Downtown San José station, a proposed underground Bay Area Rapid Transit station, is planned to be co-located with the existing VTA station.