VTA train at Capitol station | |||||||||||
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Location | Capitol Expressway at Highway 87 San Jose, California | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°16′28″N121°51′47″W / 37.274557°N 121.863098°W Coordinates: 37°16′28″N121°51′47″W / 37.274557°N 121.863098°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Guadalupe Phase 4 | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | 951 spaces [2] | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 7 racks, 12 lockers [2] | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Opened | April 25, 1991 [3] | ||||||||||
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Capitol station is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). Capitol station is served by the Blue Line of the VTA Light Rail system. The Capitol is located in the median of State Route 87, near the intersection with Capitol Expressway in San Jose, California.
The station is also served by VTA's special service to home games of the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium.
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