Great America station is a light rail station operated by

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, more commonly known simply as the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), is a special district responsible for public transit services, congestion management, specific highway improvement project ...

(VTA). Great America is served by the

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and

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light rail lines. Great America is named for the nearby California's Great America theme park and is the closest station to

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, home of the

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. From the station platforms, the entrance to Levi's Stadium is a walk and the entrance to the Great America theme park is a walk. Improvements were made to the station ahead of the July 2014 opening of Levi's Stadium, including adding an “event only” side platform south of the eastbound track. During normal operations, this platform is not used and gates prevent access. After the end of a game, the platform is opened and used for eastbound and southbound departures, while the normal island platform is used only for westbound departures. During very busy events, the new platform has multiple gates, and customers are asked to queue in different lines based on their destination to facilitate rapid loading of trains. A pocket track was also added between the Reamwood and Old Ironsides stations, enabling the storage of three, 3-car trains to mobilize trains quickly after the end of an event at Levi's Stadium. Despite the similar names, this station is not the recommended transfer point for the

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used by

Altamont Corridor Express The Altamont Corridor Express (also known as ACE, formerly Altamont Commuter Express) is a commuter rail service in California, connecting Stockton and San Jose during peak hours only. ACE is named for the Altamont Pass, through which it runs ...

(ACE)

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and

Capitol Corridor The ''Capitol Corridor'' is a passenger train route in Northern California operated by Amtrak between San Jose, in the Bay Area, and Auburn, in the Sacramento Valley. The route is named after the two points most trains operate between, San ...

inter-city rail Inter-city rail services are express passenger train services that run services that connect cities over longer distances than commuter or regional trains. There is no precise definition of inter-city rail; its meaning may vary from country ...

trains as the walk between the stations is about . VTA advises passengers to use Lick Mill station, which is only away from the ACE/Capitol Corridor station.

Service

Station layout

Location

The station is located in the median of Tasman Drive between the

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and California's Great America. It is also across the street from the

home,

References

External links

* Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail stations Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority bus stations 1987 establishments in California Railway stations in the United States opened in 1987 {{SantaClaraCountyCA-railstation-stub