Cottle station

Cottle station is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). The station is served by the Blue Line of the VTA light rail system. It was part of the original Guadalupe Line, the first segment of light rail from Santa Teresa to Tasman.

Cottle
Cottle station platform in 2012
General information
Location	Cottle Road at Highway 85 San Jose, California
Coordinates	37°14′34″N 121°48′10″W
Owned by	Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Guadalupe Phase 4
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	VTA Bus: 27, 68
Construction
Parking	421 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	April 25, 1991 (1991-04-25)
Rebuilt	2008
Services
Preceding station VTA light rail Following station Snell toward Baypointe Blue Line Santa Teresa Terminus
Location

Location

Cottle station is located in the median of State Route 85, near Cottle Road in the southern part of San Jose, California. It is located very close (one mile) to Caltrain's Blossom Hill station, and is even closer to the local hospital and to the Hitachi Global Storage Technologies campus in South San Jose. Since the Caltrain only serves this area in rush hours on weekdays, the light rail service may be used in other hours, although it is slower.

Notes

• The station is also served by shuttles to the local Kaiser hospital and to the Hitachi campus.
• The station is about one mile (1.6 km) from Caltrain's Blossom Hill stop; since Caltrain only serves this station in peak direction during rush hours, the slower light rail service can be used at other times.

External links

• Cottle Light Rail Station page at VTA