Alder  | |||||||||||
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 Alder station platform | |||||||||||
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| Location | Tasman Drive and Alder Drive Milpitas, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°24′48″N121°55′03″W / 37.413332°N 121.91745°W /37.413332; -121.91745 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 275 spaces[3] | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks andlockers[3] | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | May 17, 2001 (2001-05-17)[4] | ||||||||||
| Previous names | I-880/Milpitas | ||||||||||
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Alder station (formerly known asI-880/Milpitas) is alight rail station operated bySanta Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). This station is served by theOrange Line of theVTA light rail system.
The station was opened on May 17, 2001, as part of VTA's Tasman East light rail extension.[5]
The station has a 275 spacepark and ride lot situated diagonally opposite from the platform. The entrance to the parking lot has a large public art installation, a clocktower called "Gateway to the City of Milpitas."
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 fromMountain View.
When the station first opened, it served the southern terminus ofAC Transit's 217 bus, the only such service that runs intoSanta 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 theMilpitas Transit Center.
Since 2017, VTA's plans for new routes in support of theSilicon Valley BART extension included renaming this station "Alder" after its cross-street Alder Drive.[6][7] The station was renamed to Alder in 2021.[8]
Alder station is located in the median of Tasman Drive just west of Alder Drive nearInterstate 880 inMilpitas, California.
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