Downtown Mountain View station

Downtown Mountain View station is an intermodal transit station located in Mountain View, California. The station is served by Caltrain commuter rail service, Santa Clara VTA light rail service, VTA local buses, and local shuttles. Downtown Mountain View is the western terminus of the Orange Line light rail route. The station has one island platform serving the two light rail tracks and two side platforms serving the two Caltrain tracks.

Not to be confused with Mountain View station.
Downtown Mountain View
A northbound Caltrain local train arriving at the station in 2022
General information
Location600 West Evelyn Avenue
Mountain View, California
Coordinates37.394394°N 122.075872°W / 37.394394; -122.075872
Line(s)Peninsula Subdivision[1]
Platforms2 side platforms (Caltrain)
1 island platform (VTA Light Rail)
Tracks2 (Caltrain)
2 (VTA Light Rail)
Connections
  • VTA Bus: 21, 40, 51, 52
  • Mountain View Shuttle: Grey Route, Red Route
  • MVgo Shuttle: East Bayshore, West Bayshore
  • Caltrain Shuttle: Duane Avenue
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking338 spaces[2]
Bicycle facilities23 racks, lockers[2]
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone3 (Caltrain)
History
Opened1888 (1888) (Caltrain)
December 20, 1999 (1999-12-20) (VTA Light Rail)[3]
Rebuilt1987, 2000 (Caltrain)
Passengers
20184,810 per weekday[4]  0.8%
Services
Preceding station Caltrain Following station
San Antonio
toward San Francisco
 Local (L1) Sunnyvale
toward San Jose Diridon or Tamien
Weekend Local (L2)
Limited (L3) Sunnyvale
toward San Jose Diridon, Tamien or Gilroy
Palo Alto
toward San Francisco
 Limited (L4)
Limited (L5) Sunnyvale
toward San Jose Diridon or Tamien
Baby Bullet (B7) San Jose Diridon
Terminus
Preceding station VTA Light Rail Following station
Terminus Orange Line Whisman
toward Alum Rock
Location

The station building was constructed in 2000 to replicate the demolished 1888-built Southern Pacific Railroad station.[5][6] Two pieces of public art were added during the construction of the light rail line.[7]

References
  1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 13.
  2. "Mountain View Station". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  3. "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.
  4. "2018 Annual Count Key Findings Report" (PDF). Caltrain. 2018.
  5. Sheck, Justin (April 20, 2001). "Old Southern Pacific station house to be installed at transit plaza". Mountain View Voice. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  6. "City of Mountain View - City Centennial". Archived from the original on 2006-11-17. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  7. "The Tasman West Light Rail Project: Art and Aesthetics Program" (PDF). Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. October 26, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2008.

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