Old Ironsides station

Old Ironsides
Old Ironsides
	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
Owned by	Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Guadalupe Phase 1
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	VTA Bus: 55, 57, 59, Express 121[1]; ACE Shuttle: Green[2];
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	December 11, 1987[3]
Services
Location

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 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]

Service

Station layout

Northbound/ Westbound	← Green Line terminating trains ← Orange Line toward Mountain View (Reamwood)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound/ Eastbound	→ Green Line toward Winchester (Great America) → → Orange Line toward Alum Rock (Great America) →

References

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.

External links

Media related to Old Ironsides (VTA) at Wikimedia Commons

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[1] Light Rail to Bus & Other Transit Connections (PDF) (Map). June 13, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[2] "ACE Shuttles" (PDF). Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. July 2, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2022.

[3] "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.

[4] "Light Rail Efficiency". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2020.

[5] "VTA to Levi's Stadium". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. April 12, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.