Oakridge  | |||||||||||
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| VTA light rail station | |||||||||||
 Oakridge station platform, 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Winfield Boulevard and Blossom River Way San Jose, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°15′13″N 121°52′01″W / 37.253543°N 121.866896°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VTA | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | April 25, 1991[1] | ||||||||||
| Closed | December 27, 2019 | ||||||||||
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Oakridge is a disused light rail station on the VTA light rail system. This station was formerly served by VTA's Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden line, popularly known as the Almaden Shuttle. The station had one platform, and was only accessed by the street. There was no parking available at the station.
Location
Oakridge station is located across Winfield Boulevard from Westfield Oakridge Mall in southern San Jose, California.
History
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An outbound light rail car arriving in 1993. A single track was used in both directions at this station.
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. The station was closed on December 27, 2019, when the light rail was replaced by a bus service.
References
- ↑ "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.
External links
Media related to Oakridge (VTA) at Wikimedia Commons
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