Alder station

Alder (formerly known as I-880/Milpitas) is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). This station is served by the Orange Line of the VTA Light Rail system.

Alder
VTA light rail station
A view outside the entrance to Alder
LocationTasman Drive and Alder Drive
Milpitas, California
Coordinates37.413332°N 121.91745°W / 37.413332; -121.91745
Owned byVTA
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections VTA Bus: 44
ACE Shuttle: Purple
Construction
Parking275 spaces
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedMay 17, 2001[1]
Previous namesI-880/Milpitas
Services
Preceding station VTA Light Rail Following station
Cisco Way
toward Mountain View
 Orange Line Great Mall
toward Alum Rock
Location

The station was opened on May 17, 2001 as part of VTA's Tasman East light rail extension.[2]

Since 2017, VTA's plans for new routes in support of the Silicon Valley BART extension included renaming this station "Alder" after its cross-street Alder Drive.[3][4] The name change was made on December 28, 2019.[5]

Location

Alder station is located in the median of Tasman Drive just west of Alder Drive near Interstate 880 in Milpitas, California.

History

Alder originally served as the eastern terminus of the first phase of the Tasman East light rail extension on May 17, 2001, and so was originally served by trains operating directly from Mountain View.

When the station first opened, it served the southern terminus of AC Transit's 217 bus, the only such service that runs into Santa Clara County. Since then, the second phase of the Tasman East extension altered the station's service patterns, and the 217 bus now terminates at the Milpitas Transit Center.

Station layout
The platform
Platform Westbound ← Orange Line toward Mountain View (Cisco Way)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound → Orange Line toward Alum Rock (Great Mall) →

Station amenities

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.
  3. "VTA+Next+Network+Draft+Plan+(Weekday,+Weekend+Existing).pdf" (PDF). Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. January 3, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  4. "Proposed 2019 New Transit Service Plan - Light Rail Routes". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  5. Childress, Brandi (2019-11-20). "Ready for Launch! VTA's All New Service December 28, 2019". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2019-11-20.


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