Cottle (VTA)
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Cottle is a light rail
station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
(VTA). This station is served by VTA's Alum Rock–Santa Teresa line. It was part of the original Guadalupé Line, the first segment of light rail from Santa Teresa
to Tasman
.
, 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. The Blossom Hill Caltrain station is about one mile (1.6 km) from Cottle.
Light rail
Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is a special-purpose district responsible for public transit services, congestion management, specific highway improvement projects, and countywide transportation planning for Santa Clara County, California, United States...
(VTA). This station is served by VTA's Alum Rock–Santa Teresa line. It was part of the original Guadalupé Line, the first segment of light rail from Santa Teresa
Santa Teresa (VTA)
Santa Teresa is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority . This station is the southern terminus of VTA's Alum Rock-Santa Teresa line...
to Tasman
Tasman (VTA)
Tasman is a light rail station operated by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. It is located in San Jose, California at First Street and Tasman Drive...
.
Location
Cottle station is located in the median of State Route 85California State Route 85
State Route 85 is a freeway which connects Mountain View and southern San Jose. The entire freeway is named the West Valley Freeway. The majority of the route is also named the Norman Y. Mineta Highway, with the exception of the portion of Highway 85 passing through Saratoga which is named the CHP...
, near Cottle Road in the southern part of San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
. It is located very close (one mile) to Caltrain
Caltrain
Caltrain is a California commuter rail line on the San Francisco Peninsula and in the Santa Clara Valley in the United States. The northern terminus of the rail line is in San Francisco, at 4th and King streets; its southern terminus is in Gilroy...
's Blossom Hill
Blossom Hill (Caltrain station)
Blosson Hill Station is a Caltrain station located in San Jose, California. It is only served during weekday peak hour commutes. Northbound trains only stop at this station during morning commute hours and southbound trains only stop during evening commute hours.-External links:**...
station, and is even closer to the local hospital and to the Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., it is expected to be sold to Western Digital in third calendar quarter 2011. Hitachi GST developed hard disk drives, enterprise-class solid state drives, and external storage solutions and services used to store,...
campus in South San Jose. Since the Caltrain
Caltrain
Caltrain is a California commuter rail line on the San Francisco Peninsula and in the Santa Clara Valley in the United States. The northern terminus of the rail line is in San Francisco, at 4th and King streets; its southern terminus is in Gilroy...
only serves this area in rush hours on weekdays, the light rail service may be used in other hours, although it is slower. The Blossom Hill Caltrain station is about one mile (1.6 km) from Cottle.
Connecting transit
External links
- Cottle Light Rail Station page at VTA