Hamilton station (VTA)

Hamilton is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). Hamilton station is served by the Green Line of the VTA Light Rail system. The station has a single track used by trains traveling in both directions. The platform of the station is elevated over street level.

Hamilton
VTA light rail station
Hamilton station - looking northeast along the station's elevated platform.
Location	850 East Hamilton Avenue Campbell, California
Coordinates	37.293998°N 121.93625°W / 37.293998; -121.93625
Owned by	VTA
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	VTA Bus: 56
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	October 1, 2005[1]
Services
Preceding station VTA Light Rail Following station Bascom toward Old Ironsides Green Line Downtown Campbell toward Winchester
Location
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History

Hamilton station was built as part of the Vasona Light Rail extension project. This project extended VTA light rail service from the intersection of Woz Way and West San Carlos St in San Jose in a southwesterly direction to the Winchester station in western Campbell.[2]

The official opening date for this station was October 1, 2005.

The construction of this station and the rest of the Vasona Light Rail extension was part of the 1996 Measure B Transportation Improvement Program. Santa Clara County voters approved the Measure B project in 1996 along with a half-percent sales tax increase. The Vasona Light Rail extension was funded mostly by the resulting sales tax revenues with additional money coming from federal and state funding, grants, VTA bond revenues, and municipal contributions.[3]

Platforms and tracks

Platform	Northbound/ Southbound	←      Green Line toward Old Ironsides (Bascom) →      Green Line toward Winchester (Downtown Campbell) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the left or right

Hamilton station as seen from street level.

Hamilton station has a dramatic glass elevator enclosure and a distinctive pedestrian bridge that provides access to the platform and improves the station's aesthetics.

There is no public art currently on display at this station.

Connecting transit

• VTA Bus: 56

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. "Vasona Project Description". Completed projects. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. 2008-09-15. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
3. "Making the Light Rail Connection: Expanded Service Adds 5.3 miles to System". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. 2005-10-01. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2008-11-16.

External links

• Media related to Hamilton (VTA) at Wikimedia Commons