Lockheed Martin Transit Center (signed as simply Lockheed Martin station on many signs) is a
light rail and
transit bus station operated by
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), located in
Sunnyvale, California
Sunnyvale () is a city located in the Santa Clara Valley in northwest Santa Clara County in the U.S. state of California.
Sunnyvale lies along the historic El Camino Real and Highway 101 and is bordered by portions of San Jose to the nort ...
. This station is served by the
Orange Line of the
VTA Light Rail system.
The land for the transit center was donated by
Lockheed Martin
The Lockheed Martin Corporation is an American aerospace, arms, defense, information security, and technology corporation with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It ...
during the planning of VTA's Tasman West light rail extension.
Service
Location
The station has a center platform. It is located at 5th Avenue and North Mathilda Avenue in
Sunnyvale, California
Sunnyvale () is a city located in the Santa Clara Valley in northwest Santa Clara County in the U.S. state of California.
Sunnyvale lies along the historic El Camino Real and Highway 101 and is bordered by portions of San Jose to the nort ...
. It serves the
Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Lockheed Martin Space is one of the four major business divisions of Lockheed Martin. It has its headquarters in Littleton, Colorado, with additional sites in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania; Sunnyvale, California; Santa Cruz, California; Huntsville ...
complex, the east side of
Moffett Federal Airfield and the adjacent industrial area including the headquarters of
Yahoo and
Juniper Networks.
References
External links
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{{Santa Clara VTA
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail stations
Transportation in Sunnyvale, California
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1999
1999 establishments in California