Santa Clara – Great America station

Santa Clara–Great America
Amtrak and ACE commuter rail station

Station seen from Tasman Drive looking south
Location 5099 Stars & Stripes Drive
Santa Clara CA 95054
Coordinates 37°24′24″N 121°58′01″W / 37.406645°N 121.96688°W / 37.406645; -121.96688Coordinates: 37°24′24″N 121°58′01″W / 37.406645°N 121.96688°W / 37.406645; -121.96688
Line(s)
  Capitol Corridor
  ACE
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Connections VTA Buses & Light Rail
Construction
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Yes
Other information
Station code GAC
History
Opened May 21, 1993
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 131,129[1] Increase 13.7% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak California   Following station
toward San Jose
Capitol Corridor
toward Auburn
Altamont Corridor Express
toward San Jose
ACE
toward Stockton
Location
Location of the Santa Clara – Great American Train Station.
Location within Santa Clara

Santa Clara – Great America (called Great America by ACE) is a train station in Santa Clara, California. It hosts Amtrak's Capitol Corridor trains and Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) trains. The station is close to Levi's Stadium and California's Great America. Amtrak service to Santa Clara began on May 21, 1993.[2]

Of the 74 California stations served by Amtrak, Great America was the 25th-busiest in FY2012, boarding or detraining an average of about 332 passengers daily.[3]

Platforms and tracks

Main track ■ ACE toward Stockton (Fremont)
■ ACE toward San Jose (Santa Clara)
■ Capitol Corridor toward Auburn (Fremont)
■ Capitol Corridor toward San Jose (Santa Clara)
■ Coast Starlight No stops

Transit connections

The Great America station is served by VTA buses:

Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach line 6 stops here between San Jose and Stockton.

VTA's Lick Mill light rail stop is several blocks east of the station, on Tasman Drive; VTA's Great America station is one stop west on the Mountain View – Winchester line.

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. ↑ National Association of Railroad Passengers (June 11, 1993). "Hotline #777". Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  3. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2012, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2016.

External links

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