Diridon Station

San Jose Diridon
Amtrak, Caltrain, ACE, and VTA station
Diridon Station at night, November 2005
Location	65 Cahill Street San Jose, California 95110
Coordinates	37°19′48″N 121°54′11″W / 37.330°N 121.903°W / 37.330; -121.903Coordinates: 37°19′48″N 121°54′11″W / 37.330°N 121.903°W / 37.330; -121.903
Owned by	Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board
Line(s)	Amtrak   Coast Starlight   Capitol Corridor Caltrain   Local service   Limited-stop service   Baby Bullet ACE   ACE Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail   Mountain View–Winchester
Platforms	1 side platform, 4 island platforms (Amtrak/Caltrain/ACE) 2 side platforms (VTA Light Rail)
Tracks	9 (Amtrak/Caltrain/ACE) 2 (VTA Light Rail)
Connections	VTA Bus Routes 22, 63, 64, 65, 68, 168, 180, 181, 522, DASH MST Route 55 Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach Route: 6 Stockton-San Jose California Shuttle Bus San Francisco-Los Angeles
Construction
Parking	$5.50 a space per day (Caltrain only)
Bicycle facilities	Racks available (Caltrain)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	SJC (Amtrak) SJD (ACE)
Fare zone	4 (Caltrain)
History
Opened	December 1935 (SP) 1987 (Caltrain) 1998 (ACE) 2005 (VTA light rail)
Opening	2025 (CHSR) 2026 (BART)
Rebuilt	1994
Previous names	Cahill Depot
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	215,158  2.3% (Amtrak)
Passengers (2016)	4,712 per weekday  13.3% (Caltrain)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Oakland-Jack London Square toward Seattle Coast Starlight Salinas toward Los Angeles Santa Clara–University toward Auburn Capitol Corridor Terminus Caltrain Santa Clara toward San Francisco Local service Tamien toward Tamien Gilroy during peak hours College Park (weekday limited service) toward San Francisco Santa Clara toward San Francisco Limited-stop service Tamien toward Tamien Gilroy during peak hours Sunnyvale toward San Francisco Limited-stop service Mountain View toward San Francisco Baby Bullet Terminus Sunnyvale toward San Francisco Baby Bullet Peak, Pattern B Tamien Terminus Altamont Corridor Express Santa Clara toward Stockton ACE Terminus VTA Light Rail San Fernando toward Mountain View Mountain View–Winchester Race toward Winchester
Southern Pacific Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Daytime Photo of Diridon Station
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Location	San Jose, California
Coordinates	37°19′48″N 121°54′9″W / 37.33000°N 121.90250°W / 37.33000; -121.90250
Built	1935
Architect	John H. Christie
Architectural style	Italian Renaissance Revival
NRHP Reference #	93000274
Added to NRHP	April 1, 1993

VTA Bus Routes 22, 63, 64, 65, 68, 168, 180, 181, 522, DASH
MST Route 55 Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
Route: 6 Stockton-San Jose

San Jose Diridon (formerly the Cahill Depot or the Southern Pacific Depot; also known as San Jose Caltrain Station or Downtown San Jose-Diridon) is the central passenger rail depot for San Jose, California. It also serves as a transit hub for Santa Clara County and the Silicon Valley.

The station is on the Union Pacific Coast Line tracks (formerly Southern Pacific) at 65 Cahill Street in San Jose. The depot is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its Italian Renaissance Revival style architectural and historical significance.

The station is served by Caltrain, ACE, VTA light rail, and Amtrak. This is in addition to bus services by California Shuttle Bus, Amtrak Thruway Bus, Monterey-Salinas Transit, San Benito Transit, Santa Cruz Metro (Highway 17 Express), SMART, local VTA and employer shuttles and buses.