Great Mall/Main station

Great Mall/Main station or Great Mall station (formerly known as Great Mall/Main Transit Center) is operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). This station is served by the Orange Line of the VTA Light Rail system. The station is elevated over the intersection of Great Mall Parkway and Main Street in Milpitas, California. A pedestrian bridge connects the Light Rail station to the Great Mall of the Bay Area.

Great Mall
VTA Light Rail train at Great Mall station in March 2018
LocationGreat Mall Parkway at Main Street
Milpitas, California
Coordinates37.414158°N 121.901786°W / 37.414158; -121.901786
Owned byVTA
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections VTA Bus: 66
Construction
Parking93 spaces
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedJune 24, 2004[1]
Services
Preceding station VTA Light Rail Following station
Alder
toward Mountain View
 Orange Line Milpitas
toward Alum Rock
Location

The station was opened on June 24, 2004 as part of the second phase of VTA's Tasman East light rail extension.[2]

This station formerly served as a major transfer point between VTA Light Rail and bus lines. The transit center was closed and the majority of the bus lines moved to the nearby Milpitas station which opened on December 28, 2019.

Station layout
Platform Westbound ← Orange Line toward Mountain View (Alder)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound → Orange Line toward Alum Rock (Milpitas) →

Connecting transit

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Tasman East/Capitol Project Description". Completed projects. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. 2008-05-12. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2008-11-16.

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