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Evelyn (VTA)

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Owned by
  
VTA

Disabled access
  
Yes

Opened
  
20 December 1999

Parking
  
196 spaces

Closed
  
March 16, 2015

Platforms in use
  
1

Evelyn (VTA)

Location
  
Evelyn Avenue at Pioneer Way Mountain View, California

Line(s)
  
Mountain View–Winchester

Address
  
Mountain View, CA 94043, United States

Owner
  
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

Similar
  
Bayshore/NASA, Whisman, Middlefield, Bonaventura, Borregas

Evelyn Light Rail Station was a station on the Mountain View–Winchester Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Light Rail Line. It closed on March 16, 2015, and was demolished to make room for a second track along the Mountain View–Winchester line.

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Location

The station platform was on the then-single-track section east of the Downtown Mountain View light rail station. It was accessed via a pedestrian tunnel under the Caltrain tracks from Evelyn Avenue at the intersection with Pioneer Way.

Closure

Santa Clara VTA decided in August 2014 to close and remove Evelyn station early in 2015. As part of the Light Rail Efficiency Project, a second track was added between Mountain View Station and Whisman Station, and leaving Evelyn in place would have required narrowing Central Expressway and Evelyn Avenue to accommodate the track. According to VTA, the station was the second least-utilized station in the VTA light rail system. The park and ride lot across the street from the station is to remain open.

These photos were taken on the station's last day of operation.

References

Evelyn (VTA) Wikipedia