Orchard station (VTA)

Orchard is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. The station is in San Jose, California, in the center median of 1st Street near Orchard Parkway. The station's street address is 3060 N. First Street.

Orchard
VTA light rail station
A view of Orchard Station from across the intersection of N 1st St and Orchard Pkwy
Location	1st Street and Orchard Parkway San Jose, California
Coordinates	37.394850°N 121.934440°W / 37.394850; -121.934440
Owned by	VTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	VTA Bus: 20
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	December 11, 1987[1]
Services
Preceding station VTA Light Rail Following station River Oaks toward Baypointe Blue Line Bonaventura toward Santa Teresa River Oaks toward Old Ironsides Green Line Bonaventura toward Winchester
Location
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Orchard has a split platform. The northbound platform is just north of Orchard Parkway, the southbound platform is just south of Orchard Parkway. This station is served by the Blue and Green lines of the VTA Light Rail system.

Station layout

Platform	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	← Blue Line toward Baypointe (River Oaks) ← Green Line toward Old Ironsides (River Oaks)
	Southbound	→ Blue Line toward Santa Teresa (Bonaventura) → → Green Line toward Winchester (Bonaventura) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Connecting transit

• VTA Bus: 20

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.

External links

• Media related to Orchard (VTA) at Wikimedia Commons
• Transit Unlimited