Santa Clara (BART station)

Santa Clara
Amtrak California, ACE, and Caltrain commuter rail station
Santa Clara station in 2007
Location	1001 Railroad Avenue (Caltrain) 1005 Railroad Avenue (ACE) Santa Clara, CA
Owned by	Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board
Line(s)	Amtrak   Capitol Corridor Altamont Corridor Express   ACE Caltrain   Local service   Limited-stop service
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	VTA Bus, Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Lockers available
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Open (Caltrain)
Station code	SCC
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	Late 1863
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	45,135  5.84% (Amtrak)
Passengers (2017)	1023 per weekday  6.5% (Caltrain)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak California   Following station San Jose Terminus Capitol Corridor Santa Clara – Great America toward Auburn Altamont Corridor Express San Jose Terminus ACE Great America toward Stockton Caltrain Lawrence toward San Francisco Local service San Jose Diridon toward Tamien Gilroy during peak hours College Park (weekday limited service) toward Tamien Gilroy during peak hours Mountain View toward San Francisco Limited-stop service San Jose Diridon toward Tamien Gilroy during peak hours Lawrence toward San Francisco Limited-stop service Bay Area Rapid Transit   Future service   San Jose Diridon toward Daly City Warm Springs/South Fremont–​Daly City Terminus San Jose Diridon toward Richmond Richmond–​Warm Springs/South Fremont
Santa Clara Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Santa Clara, California
Coordinates	37°21′11″N 121°56′11″W / 37.35306°N 121.93639°W / 37.35306; -121.93639
Built	1863
NRHP reference #	85000359
Added to NRHP	February 28, 1985

The Santa Clara Depot is one of two heavy railway stations in Santa Clara, California (the other being Great America Station further to the north). It is served by the Caltrain from San Francisco, and is served by the Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) from although this service was previously suspended from 2005 until 2012 due to track construction in the area. This station is the planned terminal for the Silicon Valley BART extension into Santa Clara County and will be preceded by Diridon/Arena BART station with direct service to San Francisco/Daly City and Richmond.

The Santa Clara station has a side platform serving the southbound Caltrain track (Track 3) and an island platform for the northbound Caltrain track (Track 2) and the ACE/Amtrak track (Track 1). The island platform is connected to the side platform by a pedestrian tunnel that was completed in 2012. Additional tracks northeast of Track 1 are used by Union Pacific freight trains.

The platforms have been rebuilt to eliminate the hold out rule and permit ACE and Amtrak Capitol Corridor trains to stop at the station.

The Santa Clara Depot, built by the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad in late 1863, was the oldest continuously operating railroad depot in the State of California until the ticket office was closed in May 1997.

The original 24'x50' (79x165 m) board and batten depot was one of the two "way stations" built between San Francisco and San Jose. Plans for a railroad linking San Francisco and San Jose began as early as 1851. Though the 1851 scheme ultimately failed, the incorporation of the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad in 1859 met with success. Most of the financing for the project came from county government in San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, with the University of Santa Clara and local industry also playing a significant role in both acquisition and choice of placement of the depot in Santa Clara.