Tamien
Blue Line (VTA) Caltrain
The light rail platform at Tamien in May 2023.
General information
Location1355 Lick Avenue
San Jose, California
Coordinates37°18′46″N 121°53′05″W / 37.31270°N 121.884781°W / 37.31270; -121.884781
Owned byPeninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Line(s)Peninsula Subdivision (Caltrain)[1]
Guadalupe Phase 3 (VTA)
Platforms1 island platform (Caltrain)
1 island platform (VTA)
Tracks3 (Caltrain)
2 (VTA)
ConnectionsBus transport VTA Bus: 25, 56, School 256[2]
Construction
Parking275 spaces[3]
Bicycle facilities18 racks, 10 lockers, BayWheels bike share station
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4 (Caltrain)
History
OpenedAugust 17, 1990 (1990-08-17) (VTA)[4]
July 1, 1992 (Caltrain)[5]
Passengers
20181,286 per weekday[6] Decrease 3% (Caltrain)
Services
Preceding station Caltrain Following station
San Jose Diridon
toward San Francisco
 Local (L1) Terminus
Weekend Local (L2)
Limited (L3) Capitol
(select peak-hour trains only)
toward Gilroy
Limited (L4)
Limited (L5) Terminus
Preceding station VTA light rail Following station
Virginia
toward Baypointe
 Blue Line Curtner
toward Santa Teresa
Location
Map

Tamien station is an intermodal passenger transportation station in the Tamien neighborhood of central San Jose, California, served by the VTA light rail and the Caltrain commuter rail line, along with bus connections. 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.

The station is served by the Blue Line of the VTA light rail system and is connected to the Highway 87 Bikeway.[7]

The station is named after the Tamien (also spelled Tamyen) who are some of the Ohlone, a Native American people.[8]

History

The Caltrain station at Tamien in May 2023.

The light rail station opened on August 17, 1990.[4] Caltrain service began on July 1, 1992 as part of an extension to Gilroy station.[5]

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.[9]

Caltrain is set to be electrified from San Francisco to Tamien by 2024. 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. 14.
  2. ^ "VTA Light Rail System". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. October 11, 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  3. ^ "Tamien station". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  4. ^ a b "Current Light Rail System Data" (PDF). Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
  5. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ "2018 Annual Count Key Findings Report" (PDF). Caltrain. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  7. ^ "Trail Systems | City of San Jose". www.sanjoseca.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Caltrain Implements New Service Changes and Permanently Closes Atherton Station" (Press release). Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. December 7, 2020.

External links

Media related to Tamien station at Wikimedia Commons

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