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Metro/Airport Station platform, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
Location | 1st Street and Metro Drive San Jose, California | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°22′10″N121°54′55″W / 37.369390°N 121.915250°W Coordinates: 37°22′10″N121°54′55″W / 37.369390°N 121.915250°W | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | VTA | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | December 11, 1987 [1] | |||||||||||||||
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Metro/Airport (VTA) is a light rail station at First Street and Metro Drive in San Jose, California, United States. This station is served by the Blue and Green lines of the VTA Light Rail system.
VTA Bus Route 60 connects to the San José International Airport from this station.
Side platform, doors will open on the left | |
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Side platform, doors will open on the left |
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