Paseo de San Antonio station is an at-grade light rail station on the Blue Line and the

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of the

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system. The station platforms run along the Downtown San Jose transit mall, with the northbound platform located alongside 1st Street and the southbound platform located alongside 2nd Street. The two platforms are connected by a pedestrian plaza, the Paseo de San Antonio, after which the station is named. The station is located close to the campus of

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History

Paseo de San Antonio station was built as part of the second phase of what was then called the Guadalupe Line. The first phase opened on December 11, 1987, while the second phase opened about six months later on June 17, 1988, largely due to the complexity of building the transit mall in Downtown San Jose. Paseo de San Antonio was renovated in 2006 to permit level boarding at all doors.

Service

Location

The station is located in

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on 1st and 2nd Streets just north of East San Carlos Street. The northbound platform is on 1st Street; the southbound platform is on 2nd Street.

Station layout

This station, like all three of the San Jose transit mall stations, operates over a pair of one-way couplet streets. The northbound platform is located alongside 1st Street and the southbound platform is located alongside 2nd Street. on each street, the left lane is a general-purpose lane, the right lane is a

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, and light rail trains operate on a wide sidewalk on the right side of the road. Buses and light rail trains share a large common platform between the bus lane and the light rail tracks. In 2019, safety railings were installed to separate trains and pedestrians on the wide sidewalks.

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places: *Alfred E. Alquist State Building – 1 block away – 100 Paseo de San Antonio *

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– 2-3 blocks away – 150 E San Fernando St *

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– 1-2 blocks away – 170 S Market St * Hammer Theatre – 1-2 blocks away – 101 Paseo de San Antonio *Robert F. Peckham United States Courthouse and Federal Building – less 1 block away – 280 N First St *

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– 1 block away – 310 S First St *

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– 2-3 blocks away – 110 S Market St *

– 2-3 blocks away – 1 Washington Square *

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– 1-2 blocks away – Park Av & Market St

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{{Santa Clara VTA Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail stations Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority bus stations Railway stations in San Jose, California Railway stations in the United States opened in 1987 1987 establishments in California