Cottle (VTA)

Cottle
VTA light rail station
Cottle Station platform, 2012
Location	Cottle Road at Highway 85 San Jose, California
Coordinates	37°14′34″N 121°48′10″W / 37.242688°N 121.802888°WCoordinates: 37°14′34″N 121°48′10″W / 37.242688°N 121.802888°W
Owned by	VTA
Line(s)	Alum Rock–Santa Teresa
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus Routes 27, 68
Construction
Parking	421 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1987
Services
Preceding station   VTA Light Rail   Following station Snell toward Alum Rock Alum Rock–Santa Teresa Santa Teresa Terminus
Location

Cottle is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). This station is served by VTA's Alum Rock–Santa Teresa line. It was part of the original Guadalupé Line, the first segment of light rail from Santa Teresa to Tasman.

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.

Station layout

Northbound	■ Alum Rock–Santa Teresa	toward Alum Rock (Snell)
Southbound	■ Alum Rock–Santa Teresa	toward Santa Teresa (Terminus)

Station amenities

• Bicycle parking
• Payphone
• Park and Ride Lot
• Wheelchair accessible

Connecting transit

• VTA Bus Route 27
• VTA Bus Route 68
• VTA Express Bus Route 182

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