Old Ironsides   | ||||||||||||||||
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 Old Ironsides station platform in May 2023, looking east | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tasman Drive and Old Ironsides Drive Santa Clara, California | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°24′12″N 121°58′46″W / 37.40333°N 121.97944°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Guadalupe Phase 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | December 11, 1987[3] | |||||||||||||||
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Old Ironsides station is a light rail station in Santa Clara, California operated by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) as part of the VTA light rail system. Old Ironsides station is served by the Orange Line and is the northern terminal of the Green Line. Immediately west of the station site is a pocket track and double crossover, allowing Green Line trains to switch between tracks and enabling the storage of three, 3-car trains to mobilize trains quickly after the end of an event at Levi's Stadium.[4]
Old Ironsides station is closed for up to 60 minutes after the events at the nearby Levi's Stadium to prevent crowds from overwhelming the station. VTA's Great America station (which is located closer to the stadium) has additional facilities to handle large crowds.[5]
- ^ Light Rail to Bus & Other Transit Connections (PDF) (Map). June 13, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ^ "ACE Shuttles" (PDF). Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. July 2, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ "VTA Facts: Light Rail System" (PDF). Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. November 30, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "Light Rail Efficiency". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ^ "VTA to Levi's Stadium". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. April 12, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.