Oakridge (VTA)

Oakridge
VTA light rail station
Oakridge Station platform, 2012
Location	Winfield Blvd and Blossom River Way San Jose, California
Coordinates	37°15′13″N 121°52′01″W / 37.253543°N 121.866896°WCoordinates: 37°15′13″N 121°52′01″W / 37.253543°N 121.866896°W
Owned by	VTA
Line(s)	Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus Route 13
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1991
Services
Preceding station   VTA Light Rail   Following station Ohlone-Chynoweth Terminus Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden Almaden Terminus
Location

Oakridge is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). This station is served by VTA's Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden line, popularly known as the Almaden Shuttle. This station has one platform, and is only accessed by the street. There is no parking available at this station. The platform is at street level, and has one track for trains coming in and out of it. This is because the "Almaden Shuttle" uses 1 1-car train all day. Trains run back and forth between the line's three stations.

Location

Oakridge station is located across Winfield Blvd from Westfield Oakridge Mall in southern San Jose, California.

Station layout

Platform	Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Northbound/Southbound	←   Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden toward toward Ohlone/Chynoweth (Terminus)   Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden toward Almaden (Terminus) →

History

This station is on the former right-of-way of the Southern Pacific Railroad's "Lick Branch," where there was also a track for loading building materials into freight cars. The rail line was abandoned in 1981.

Station amenities

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

Connecting transit

• VTA Bus Route 13

External links

• Media related to Oakridge (VTA) at Wikimedia Commons