Convention Center station (VTA)

Convention Center
VTA light rail station
Station and Civic Auditorium, September 22, 2012
Location	San Carlos Street and Market Street San Jose, California
Coordinates	37°19′48″N 121°53′25″W / 37.330012°N 121.890167°W / 37.330012; -121.890167Coordinates: 37°19′48″N 121°53′25″W / 37.330012°N 121.890167°W / 37.330012; -121.890167
Owned by	VTA
Line(s)	Alum Rock–Santa Teresa   Mountain View–Winchester
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus Route 23, 168
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1987
Rebuilt	2006
Services
Preceding station   VTA Light Rail   Following station Paseo de San Antonio toward Alum Rock Alum Rock–Santa Teresa Children's Discovery Museum toward Santa Teresa Paseo de San Antonio toward Mountain View Mountain View–Winchester San Fernando toward Winchester
Location

Convention Center is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. The station is located in San Jose, California in the median of West San Carlos Street between Market Street and Almaden Boulevard, directly in front of the San Jose Convention Center and City National Civic. It is served by both the Alum Rock–Santa Teresa and Mountain View–Winchester light rail lines.

Convention Center was renovated in 2006 to be made fully wheelchair accessible. This station was the southernmost station on the Alum Rock–Santa Theresa line to permit level boarding at all doors. Stations south of Convention Center had wooden wheelchair ramps only at the first door.

The station is served by the free of charge DASH or downtown area shuttle connecting it with Downtown San Jose and San Jose State University daytime weekdays. Previously the station was served by route 85, a line that fed passengers from a park and ride on Lawrence Expressway and stopped at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and San Jose City College along the way to downtown, SJSU, and San Jose City Hall, however this line was discontinued in 2008.