Alder
Orange Line (VTA)
Alder station platform
General information
LocationTasman Drive and Alder Drive
Milpitas, California
Coordinates37°24′48″N 121°55′03″W / 37.413332°N 121.91745°W / 37.413332; -121.91745
Owned bySanta Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking275 spaces[3]
Bicycle facilitiesRacks and lockers[3]
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 17, 2001 (2001-05-17)[4]
Previous namesI-880/Milpitas
Services
Preceding station VTA light rail Following station
Cisco Way
toward Mountain View
 Orange Line Great Mall
toward Alum Rock
Location
Map

Alder station (formerly known as I-880/Milpitas) is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). This station is served by the Orange Line of the VTA light rail system.

The station was opened on May 17, 2001, as part of VTA's Tasman East light rail extension.[5]

The station has a 275 space park and ride lot situated diagonally opposite from the platform. The entrance to the parking lot has a large public art installation, a clocktower called "Gateway to the City of Milpitas."

History

Clocktower at the entrance to the station's park and ride lot

Alder originally served as the eastern terminus of the first phase of the Tasman East light rail extension on May 17, 2001, and so was originally served by trains operating directly from Mountain View.

When the station first opened, it served the southern terminus of AC Transit's 217 bus, the only such service that runs into Santa Clara County. Since then, the second phase of the Tasman East extension altered the station's service patterns, and the 217 bus now terminates at the Milpitas Transit Center.

Since 2017, VTA's plans for new routes in support of the Silicon Valley BART extension included renaming this station "Alder" after its cross-street Alder Drive.[6][7] The name change was made on December 28, 2019.[8]

Service

Location

Alder station is located in the median of Tasman Drive just west of Alder Drive near Interstate 880 in Milpitas, California.

Station layout

Westbound ← Orange Line (VTA) Orange Line toward Mountain View (Cisco Way)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound → Orange Line (VTA) Orange Line toward Alum Rock (Great Mall/Main) →

References

  1. ^ "VTA Light Rail System". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. October 11, 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  2. ^ "ACE Shuttles" (PDF). Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. July 2, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Alder Station". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Tasman East/Capitol Project Description". Completed projects. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. 2008-05-12. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  6. ^ "VTA+Next+Network+Draft+Plan+(Weekday,+Weekend+Existing).pdf" (PDF). Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. January 3, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "Proposed 2019 New Transit Service Plan – Light Rail Routes". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  8. ^ Childress, Brandi (2019-11-20). "Ready for Launch! VTA's All New Service December 28, 2019". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2019-11-20.

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