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.
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 Great Mall station platform in March 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Great Mall Parkway at Main Street Milpitas, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°24′51″N 121°54′06″W / 37.414158°N 121.901786°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  VTA Bus: 44, 66[1] | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Parking | 93 spaces[2] | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks and lockers[3] | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | June 24, 2004[4] | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Great Mall/Main | ||||||||||
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The station was opened on June 24, 2004, as part of the second phase of VTA's Tasman East light rail extension.[5]
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.
References
edit- ^ "VTA Light Rail System". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. October 11, 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ "Great Mall Station". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
- ^ "VTA Light Rail System". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. October 11, 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ "VTA Facts: Light Rail System" (PDF). Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. November 30, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "Tasman East/Capitol Project Description". Completed projects. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. 2008-05-12. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
External links
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Media related to Great Mall/Main Transit Center at Wikimedia Commons
- Great Mall Station – VTA
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