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 The light rail platform with the Caltrain platform across northbound State Route 87 in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1355 Lick Avenue San Jose, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°18′46″N121°53′05″W / 37.31270°N 121.884781°W /37.31270; -121.884781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB) Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lines | PCJPBPeninsula Subdivision (Caltrain)[1] Guadalupe Phase 3 (VTA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1island platform (Caltrain) 1 island platform (VTA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 (Caltrain) 2 (VTA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  VTA Bus:25,56, School 256[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 275 spaces[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 18racks, 10lockers, BayWheels bike share station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 4 (Caltrain) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | August 17, 1990 (1990-08-17) (VTA)[4] July 1, 1992 (Caltrain)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 1,286 per weekday[6]  3% (Caltrain) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tamien station is anintermodal passenger transportation station in theTamien neighborhood of centralSan Jose, California. It is served by theCaltrain regional rail service and theBlue Line of theVTA light rail system, as well as bySanta Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) buses. The station is named after theTamien (also spelled Tamyen) who are some of theOhlone, a Native American people.[7]
The station is located along the elevatedCalifornia State Route 87 freeway in theTamien neighborhood of centralSan Jose, California, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of the downtown area. The light rail platform, anisland platform serving the two light rail tracks, is located in the freeway median. The Caltrain platform is located on the east side of the freeway adjacent to theHighway 87 Bikeway.[8] The 989-foot (301 m)-long island platform serves the western main track and a siding of thePeninsula Subdivision; the east main track is used only by freight.[1]
Parking lots are located off Lelong Street on the west side of the station complex and Lick Avenue on the east side. A street-level walkway runs between the platforms, with stairs and escalators to the center of the Caltrain platform and the north end of the VTA platform. An entrance from the Lelong Street lot leads to the south end of the VTA platform. Elevators are located at the center of the Caltrain platform and the south end of the VTA platform.[9]
Tamien is the southern terminus ofelectrified Caltrain service; it is served by half of local trains. Peak-hour South County Connector diesel trains Between San Jose andGilroy also stop at Tamien.[10]
The light rail station opened on August 17, 1990.[4] Caltrain service began on July 1, 1992 as part of an extension toGilroy.[5]
Midday and weekend Caltrain service initially terminated atDiridon station, with bus shuttles to Tamien. Weekend service and some off-peak service was extended to Tamien on December 14, 2020, eliminating the shuttles.[11]
VTA began planning in the 2010s fortransit oriented development to replace the parking lots.[9] The agency was awarded $18 million in state funds for the project in March 2022.[12] Construction on the first phase, which replaces the northern half of the Lick Avenue lot, began in October 2023.[13]
On June 16, 2025, electric Caltrain service between San Jose Diridon and Tamien was temporarily replaced with buses. The suspension, needed to accommodate construction for the Guadalupe Bridge Replacement Project, was expected to last for eight months. South County Connector and VTA trains continue to serve the station.[14]
Media related toTamien station at Wikimedia Commons
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