Great America station

For the Amtrak station, see Santa Clara–Great America station.

Great America
Great America station in May 2023.
General information
Location	2799 Tasman Drive Santa Clara, California
Coordinates	37°24′13″N 121°58′28″W
Owned by	Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Guadalupe Phase 1
Platforms	1 island platform 1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	VTA Bus: 57, 59 ACE Shuttle: Gray, Yellow
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Bicycle facilities	Lockers
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	December 11, 1987 (1987-12-11)
Rebuilt	2014
Services
Preceding station VTA light rail Following station Old Ironsides Terminus Green Line Lick Mill toward Winchester Old Ironsides toward Mountain View Orange Line Lick Mill toward Alum Rock
Location

Great America station is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). Great America is served by the Orange and Green light rail lines. Great America is named for the nearby California's Great America theme park and is the closest station to Levi's Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers.

From the station platforms, the entrance to Levi's Stadium is a 1⁄5 mile (0.32 km) walk and the entrance to the Great America theme park is a 2⁄5 mile (0.64 km) 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 Santa Clara–Great America station used by Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) commuter rail and Capitol Corridor inter-city rail trains as the walk between the stations is about 3⁄5 mile (0.97 km). VTA advises passengers to use Lick Mill station, which is only 1⁄5 mile (0.32 km) away from the ACE/Capitol Corridor station.

Location

The station is located in the median of Tasman Drive between the Santa Clara Convention Center and California's Great America. It is also across the street from the San Francisco 49ers home, Levi's Stadium.

External links

• Media related to Great America (VTA) at Wikimedia Commons