Cottle station is a

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station operated by

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(VTA). The station is served by the Blue Line of the

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system. It was part of the original ''Guadalupe Line'', the first segment of light rail from Santa Teresa to Tasman.

Location

Cottle station is located in the median of State Route 85, near Cottle Road in the southern part of

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. It is located very close (one mile) to

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's Blossom Hill station, and is even closer to the local hospital and to the

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campus in South San Jose. Since the

only serves this area in rush hours on weekdays, the light rail service may be used in other hours, although it is slower.

Notes

*The station is also served by shuttles to th
local Kaiser hospital
and to the Hitachi campus. *The station is about one mile (1.6 km) from

's Blossom Hill stop; since Caltrain only serves this station in peak direction during rush hours, the slower light rail service can be used at other times.

References

External links

Cottle Light Rail Station
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