Downtown Campbell station is a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail station, located in downtown Campbell, California. Downtown Campbell station contains one island platform, and marks the beginning of a double-track section which continues to the end of line, Winchester station in western Campbell. The station is served by the Green Line of the VTA light rail system.
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 Downtown Campbell station looking southwest along the platform | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 175 Railway Avenue Campbell, California | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°17′09″N 121°56′36″W / 37.285703°N 121.943208°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  VTA Bus: 26[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 1, 2005[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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Location
editDowntown Campbell station is located at the intersection of Railway Avenue and Orchard City Drive. The station is located in the middle of Historic Downtown Campbell with many local shops, restaurants and services. Campbell Park is located about three blocks away, as is the Los Gatos Creek Trail trailhead.
History
editThe Downtown Campbell station was constructed as part of the Vasona Extension.[3] It was dedicated August 12, 2005, but was not opened for revenue service until October 1, 2005, due to the delay in obtaining waiver from Federal Railroad Administration.
This site is where Campbell's first train station was located, the Campbell Depot. Originally built in 1866 as part of the South Pacific Coast Railroad connecting Oakland with Santa Cruz with narrow gauge service and breaking Southern Pacific's monopoly.[4][better source needed] The railroad and station were eventually acquired by Southern Pacific.
Platforms and tracks
editThe station's platform shelter is architecturally unique as compared with the other shelters used in the system. The shelter features a brick facade and a roofline that blends more naturally with the surrounding buildings. This is one of the many VTA Light Rail stations that only fits 2 cars.
There is no public art currently on display at this station.
Connecting transit
edit- VTA Bus: 26
References
edit- ^ "VTA Light Rail System" (PDF). Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. June 13, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Vasona Project Description". Completed projects. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. 2008-09-15. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ^ "Robert's Vasona Branch Blog".
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