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Tamien Station

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Tracks
  
3 (Caltrain) 2 (VTA)

Parking
  
275 spaces

Platforms in use
  
1

Connections
  
VTA Bus Routes 25, 82

Disabled access
  
Yes

Tamien Station

Location
  
Lelong Street and Alma Avenue San Jose, California

Line(s)
  
Caltrain   Local service   Limited-stop service   Baby Bullet VTA Light Rail   Alum Rock–Santa Teresa

Address
  
1355 Lick Ave, San Jose, CA 95110, USA

Similar
  
San Jose Diridon station, College Park station, Capitol station, Bayshore station, River Oaks

Stuffing caltrain trainsets into tamien station


Tamien Station is an intermodal passenger transportation station served by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail system, two bus routes, and the Caltrain commuter rail line. The station has two distinct elevated rail platforms – one for Caltrain, the other for light rail. Each is a center platform with two trackways (one on each side). The two platforms are connected by a walkway at ground-level that is below the two platforms.

Contents

Currently, Caltrain does not serve this station during the middle of the day on weekdays. On weekends, a Caltrain shuttle bus instead of a train connects Tamien to the San Jose Diridon station.

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

Skyline at tamien station apartments in san jose ca


Location

Address: 1355 Lick Avenue [1] , San Jose, California
Nearest cross-street: West Alma Avenue

Platforms and tracks

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.

Station amenities

  • Child Care center
  • Payphone
  • Park and Ride lot
  • Elevator at both stations
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Highway 87 Bicycle & Pedestrian Path access - adjacent to station - path runs from just north of Tamien Station to the SR 85/SR 87 interchange
  • Connecting transit

  • VTA Bus Route 25 - Alum Rock Transit Center to De Anza College
  • VTA Bus Route 82 - Westgate to Downtown San Jose
  • References

    Tamien Station Wikipedia