Blossom Hill station (Caltrain)

Blossom Hill station is a Caltrain station located off Monterey Road near the Blossom Hill Road expressway in San Jose, California. The station is only served during weekday peak hours, with northbound trains in the morning and southbound trains in the evening.

This article is about the Caltrain station. For the VTA light rail station 2.5 miles (4.0 km) away also named for Blossom Hill Road, see Blossom Hill station (VTA).
Blossom Hill
A train at Blossom Hill station in October 2022
General information
Location5560 Monterey Road
San Jose, California
Coordinates37°17′02″N 121°50′30″W
Owned byPeninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board
Line(s)UP Coast Subdivision[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus transport VTA: Rapid 568
Construction
Parking425 spaces
Bicycle facilities10 racks and 10 lockers
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone5
History
OpenedJuly 1, 1992[2]
Passengers
2018146 per weekday[3] Increase 14.1%
Services
Preceding station Caltrain Following station
Capitol
toward San Francisco
 Limited (L3)
Select peak-hour trains only
 Morgan Hill
toward Gilroy
Limited (L4)
Select peak-hour trains only
Location

Blossom Hill station has a single side platform serving one of the two tracks of the Union Pacific Railroad Coast Subdivision.[1]

A footbridge crosses the tracks at the station allowing pedestrians to access both Monterey Road and Great Oaks Parkway. The bridge, opened on September 28, 2012, was named Xander's Crossing after two-year-old Alexander Arriaga, who was killed crossing the tracks in the area in 2005.[4] Service between San Jose and Gilroy, including Blossom Hill station, was increased to four weekday round trips on September 25, 2023.[5]

References
  1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 14.
  2. Duncan, Mark (October 4, 2005). "The San Francisco Peninsula Railroad Passenger Service: Past, Present, and Future" (PDF). pp. 18, 91. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2018.
  3. "2018 Annual Count Key Findings Report" (PDF). Caltrain. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  4. "New San Jose Pedestrian Bridge Honors Boy Killed By Train". CBS News Bay Area (KPIX-TV}. September 28, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  5. "Caltrain to Operate New Schedule Starting this Fall" (Press release). Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. September 13, 2023.


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