Tamien station

Tamien is an intermodal passenger transportation station in San Jose, California served by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail system, two bus routes, and the Caltrain commuter rail line. The station has two elevated island platforms, one for each service. The two platforms are connected by a walkway at ground-level that is below the two platforms. The light rail platform is located in the center median of the State Route 87 freeway just north of the Alma Avenue overpass. The Caltrain platform is located between Lick Avenue and State Route 87, just north of Alma Avenue.

Tamien
The light rail platform at Tamien
LocationLelong Street and Alma Avenue
San Jose, California
Coordinates37.31270°N 121.884781°W / 37.31270; -121.884781
Line(s)Peninsula Subdivision (Caltrain)[1]
Platforms1 island platform (Caltrain)
1 island platform (VTA)
Tracks3 (Caltrain)
2 (VTA)
Connections VTA: 25, 56
Construction
Parking275 spaces
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedAugust 17, 1990 (VTA)[2]
July 1, 1992 (Caltrain)[3]
Passengers
20181,286 per weekday[4]  3% (Caltrain)
Services
Preceding station Caltrain Following station
San Jose Diridon
toward San Francisco
 Local Capitol
(during peak hours)
toward Gilroy
Limited
Baby Bullet
Peak, Pattern B
 Terminus
Preceding station VTA Light Rail Following station
Virginia
toward Baypointe
 Blue Line Curtner
toward Santa Teresa
Location

The station is served by the Blue Line of the VTA Light Rail system.

The station is named after the Tamien (also spelled Tamyen) who are some of the Ohlone, a Native American people.[5]

History

The light rail station opened on August 17, 1990.[2] Caltrain service began on July 1, 1992 as part of an extension to Gilroy station.[3]

Midday and weekend Caltrain service initially terminated at San Jose Diridon station, with bus shuttles to Tamien station. Weekend service and some off-peak service was extended to Tamien on December 14, 2020, eliminating the shuttles.[6]

Caltrain is set to be electrified from San Francisco to Tamien by 2022. Services to Gilroy, beyond Tamien, will remain diesel-propelled.

References
  1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 5.
  2. "Current Light Rail System Data" (PDF). Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
  3. Duncan, Mark (October 4, 2005). "The San Francisco Peninsula Railroad Passenger Service: Past, Present, and Future" (PDF). p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2018.
  4. "2018 Annual Count Key Findings Report" (PDF). Caltrain. 2018.
  5. Hylkema, Mark (1994). "Tamien Station Archeological Project". In Bean, Lowell John (ed.). The Ohlone: Past and Present Native Americans of the San Francisco Bay Region. Ballena Press Publication. pp. 249–270. ISBN 0879191295.
  6. "Caltrain Implements New Service Changes and Permanently Closes Atherton Station" (Press release). Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. December 7, 2020.
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