Cottle station

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Cottle station is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). The station is served by the Blue Line of the VTA light rail system. It was part of the original Guadalupe Line, the first segment of light rail from Santa Teresa to Tasman.

Cottle
Blue Line (VTA)
Cottle station platform in 2012
General information
LocationCottle Road at Highway 85
San Jose, California
Coordinates37°14′34″N 121°48′10″W / 37.242688°N 121.802888°W / 37.242688; -121.802888
Owned bySanta Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Line(s)Guadalupe Phase 4
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport VTA Bus: 27, 68[1]
Construction
Parking421 spaces[2]
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedApril 25, 1991 (1991-04-25)[3]
Rebuilt2008
Services
Preceding station VTA light rail Following station
Snell
toward Baypointe
Blue Line Santa Teresa
Terminus
Location
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Location

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Cottle station is located in the median of State Route 85, near Cottle Road in the southern part of San Jose, California. It is located very close (one mile) to Caltrain's Blossom Hill station, and is even closer to the local hospital and to the Hitachi Global Storage Technologies campus in South San Jose. Since the Caltrain only serves this area in rush hours on weekdays, the light rail service may be used in other hours, although it is slower.

Notes

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  • The station is also served by shuttles to the local Kaiser hospital and to the Hitachi campus.
  • The station is about one mile (1.6 km) from Caltrain's Blossom Hill stop; since Caltrain only serves this station in peak direction during rush hours, the slower light rail service can be used at other times.

References

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  1. ^ "VTA Light Rail System". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. October 11, 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  2. ^ "Cottle Station". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  3. ^ "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.
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