Downtown Campbell is a 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) light rail

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, located in downtown Campbell

Campbell, California

Campbell is a city in Santa Clara County, California, a suburb of San Jose, and part of Silicon Valley, in the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, Campbell's population is 39,349...

. Downtown Campbell station contains one island platform, and marks the beginning of a double-track section which continues to the end of line, Winchester

Winchester (VTA)

Winchester Transit Center is a light rail station and park-and-ride lot operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority in Campbell, California. Winchester is the southern terminus of the Mountain View–Winchester light rail line.-History:...

 station in western Campbell. Currently it is served by Mountain View–Winchester light rail line and bus route 26.

Location

Address: 175 Railway Avenue, Campbell, CA 95008

Nearest cross-streets: Orchard City Drive and Gilman Avenue

Geographic coordinates: 37° 17' 8.3" North, 121° 56' 35.4" West

Architecture/public art

The station's platform shelter is architecturally unique as compared with the other shelters used in the system. The shelter features a brick facade and a roofline that blends more naturally with the surrounding buildings. This is one the many VTA Light Rail stations that only fits 2 cars.

There is no public art currently on display at this station.

History

The Downtown Campbell station was constructed as part of the Vasona Extension. It was dedicated August 12, 2005, but was not opened for revenue service until October 1, 2005, due to the delay in obtaining waiver from Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Railroad Administration

The Federal Railroad Administration is an agency in the United States Department of Transportation. The agency was created by the Department of Transportation Act of 1966...

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Nearby points of interest

• Campbell Park - 3 blocks away - 2 Gilman Avenue
• Historic Downtown Campbell - shops, restaurants, services, culture
• Los Gatos Creek Trail
  Los Gatos Creek Trail
  The Los Gatos Creek Trail is a 9.7-mile pedestrian and bicycle trail that runs through western Santa Clara County in California, from Lexington Reservoir in Los Gatos, California through Campbell, California to Meridian Avenue in San Jose, California alongside Los Gatos Creek...
  
   trailhead - 3 blocks away - located within Campbell Park

Connecting transit

• VTA Bus Route 26 - Eastridge Transit Center
  Eastridge Transit Center
  The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Eastridge Transit Center is a transit bus station located at Eastridge Mall in eastern San Jose, California...
  
   to Sunnyvale/Lockheed Martin