The Holly Trolley has been reextended south to Diridon.
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VTA light rail station in San Jose, California
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Convention Center station with the Civic Auditorium in the background in September 2012 |
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| Location | San Carlos Street and Market Street San Jose, California |
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| Coordinates |
37°19′48″N 121°53′25″W / 37.330012°N 121.890167°W |
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| Owned by | Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority | ||||
| Line | Guadalupe Phase 2 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Connections |  VTA Bus: 23, Rapid 523[1] |
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
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| Opened | June 17, 1988[2] | ||||
| Rebuilt | 2006 | ||||
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Convention Center station is an at-grade light rail station on the Blue Line and the Green Line of the VTA light rail system. The station platform is located in the median of West San Carlos Street, between Almaden Boulevard and Market Street. The station is located across from the San Jose Convention Center, after which the station is named.
Convention Center was renovated in 2006 to be made fully wheelchair accessible.
Notable places nearby
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The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:[3][4]
- ^
“VTA Light Rail System”. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. October 11, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ “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.
- ^ “Downtown San José”. San Jose Convention & Visitors Bureau. October 27, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ “Downtown San Jose” (PDF) (Map). Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
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