Santa Clara – Great America station
Santa Clara – Great America station (called Great America station 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.[4]
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Location | 5099 Stars & Stripes Drive Santa Clara, California United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37.406645°N 121.96688°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Santa Clara and Union Pacific Railroad[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | UP Coast Subdivision[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: GAC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | May 21, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2019 | 194,677[3] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Of the 75 California stations served by Amtrak, Great America was the 20th-busiest in FY2019, boarding or detraining an average of about 533 passengers daily.[3]
Transit connections
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) provides connecting shuttles to employers in Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Milpitas, and North San Jose.[5] The station is not directly accessible to the VTA Light Rail, but the Lick Mill station is located 1,000 feet (300 m) to the east and Great America station is located at the California's Great America theme park, 2,000 feet (610 m) to the west.
References
- "Santa Clara, CA – Great America (GAC) – Great American Stations". Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 5.
- "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2019: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. May 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- National Association of Railroad Passengers (June 11, 1993). "Hotline #777". Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- "ACE Shuttles" (PDF). Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. July 2, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
External links
Media related to Santa Clara – Great America station at Wikimedia Commons
- Great America-Santa Clara – Amtrak
- ACE Great America Station
- Santa Clara-Great American Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)
- Park & Ride Lots - Great America ACE Station VTA
- Santa Clara-Great America (GAC)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)