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Light Rail News and Hidden Facts




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FACTS AND FIGURES
(from lightrail.com...)

  • Photos of old and new VTA light rail cars
  • Old UTDC light rail car specs (801-849)

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The light rail system of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority moves over 30,000 riders per day throughout the Santa Clara Valley. The system stretches from Mountain View, thru northern Sunnyvale and Santa Clara, thru downtown San Jose, and into South San Jose and Campbell.

This area of our web site contains long-term light rail (re)construction projects affecting service.  It also contains other hidden facts and figures about the South Bay's light rail system.

Light Rail Service News

[LRT]Convention Center light rail station closed until January 2007 for renovations... [NEW!]

[LRT]A November 6, 2006 San Jose Mercury News story on how VTA light rail ridership is near its goal of 40,000 riders - and what one light rail critic has to say about the increases

[LRT]Historic light rail trolleys to run thru downtown San Jose every Saturday until December 30

Infrastructure News and Studies 

[LRT]San Jose Mercury News article from February 2004 on how VTA light rail is amongst the most expensive to run and least utilized in America

[LRT]A Vanishing Automobile study of San Jose's light rail system 

[LRT]A Hall of Shame photo on why VTA's light rail system is the worst performing in the United States

[LRT]more coming soon... 

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