Tamien Station

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Tamien Station is an intermodal passenger transportation station served by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail system, two bus routes, and the Caltrain commuter rail line. The station has two distinct elevated rail platforms – one for Caltrain, the other for light rail. Each is a center platform with two trackways (one on each side). The two platforms are connected by a walkway at ground-level that is below the two platforms.

The station is named after the Tamien (also spelled Tamyen) who were some of the Ohlone, a Native American people.

VTA began reconstruction of this station in February 2008 to allow level boarding at all doors of this station. Construction is expected to last until May 2008. However, this station will remain open on weekdays. [1]

1 Location
2 Station amenities
3 Connecting Transit
4 Sources
5 External links

[edit] Location

Address: 1355 Lick Avenue[2] , San Jose, California
Nearest cross-street: West Alma Avenue
The light rail platform is located in the center median of the State Route 87 freeway just north of the Alma Avenue overpass. The Caltrain platform is located between Lick Avenue and State Route 87, just north of Alma Avenue.

[edit] Station amenities

Child Care center
Payphone
Park and Ride lot
Wheelchair accessible
Highway 87 Bicycle & Pedestrian Path access - adjacent to station - path runs from just north of Tamien Station to the SR 85/SR 87 interchange

[edit] Connecting Transit

VTA Bus Route 25 - Alum Rock Transit Center to De Anza College
VTA Bus Route 82 - Westgate to 21st & Mission

[edit] Sources

Hylkema, Mark, Tamien Station Archeological Project, published by Bean, Lowell John, editor, The Ohlone: Past and Present Native Americans of the San Francisco Bay Region. Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press Publication, 1994. ISBN 0-87919-129-5 (pages 249-270).

[edit] External links

Tamien Station is at coordinates 37°18′46″N 121°53′05″W / 37.31270, -121.884781 (Tamien Station)Coordinates: 37°18′46″N 121°53′05″W / 37.31270, -121.884781 (Tamien Station)

Preceding station	VTA Light Rail	Following station
Virginia toward Alum Rock	Alum Rock - Santa Teresa	Curtner toward Santa Teresa
Preceding station	Caltrain	Following station
Diridon Station toward 4th & King	Local service	Terminus
Diridon Station toward 4th & King	Limited-stop service	Capitol (during peak hours) toward Gilroy
Diridon Station toward 4th & King	Baby Bullet	Terminus