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Convention Center
VTA light rail stationStation statistics Address St. Carlos Street and Market Street
San Jose, CaliforniaCoordinates 37°19′48″N 121°53′25″W / 37.330012°N 121.890167°WCoordinates: 37°19′48″N 121°53′25″W / 37.330012°N 121.890167°W Lines Alum Rock–Santa TeresaMountain View–WinchesterConnections Bus Route 23, 168 Other information Opened 1987 Accessible Owned by VTA Services Preceding station VTA Light Rail Following station toward Alum RockAlum Rock–Santa Teresa toward Santa Teresatoward Mountain ViewMountain View–Winchester toward WinchesterLocation Convention Center is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. The station is located located in San Jose, California in the median of West San Carlos Street between Market Street and Almaden Boulevard. It is directly in front of the San Jose Convention Center and the Civic Auditorium.. Convention Center 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.
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Nearby points of interest
- San Jose McEnery Convention Center - across the street - 150 W San Carlos St
- San Jose Civic Auditorium - across the street - 135 W San Carlos St
- Hilton San Jose Hotel - across the street - 300 Almaden Blvd
- San Jose Center for the Performing Arts - 1 block away - 255 Almaden Blvd
- The Tech Museum of Innovation (and IMAX theatre) - 3 blocks away - 201 S Market St
Connecting transit
- VTA Bus Route 23 - Downtown San Jose to San Antonio Shopping Center (Mountain View)
- VTA Express Bus Route 168 - Gilroy Transit Center to San Jose Diridon Transit Center
- Downtown Area Shuttle (DASH)
VTA Bus Route 85, which previously served this station, was discontinued on January 14, 2008, as a result of updates to VTA bus service.
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VTA Light Rail Stations Almaden • Alum Rock • Bascom • Baypointe • Bayshore/NASA • Berryessa • Blossom Hill • Bonaventura • Borregas • Branham • Capitol • Champion • Children's Discovery Museum • Cisco Way • Civic Center • Component • Convention Center • Cottle • Cropley • Crossman • Curtner • Downtown Campbell • Downtown Mountain View • Evelyn • Fair Oaks • Fruitdale • Gish • Great America • Great Mall/Main • Hamilton • Hostetter • I-880/Milpitas • Japantown/Ayer • Karina • Lick Mill • Lockheed Martin • McKee • Metro/Airport • Middlefield • Moffett Park • Montague • Oakridge • Ohlone/Chynoweth • Old Ironsides • Orchard • Paseo de San Antonio • Penitencia Creek • Race • Reamwood • River Oaks • Saint James • San Jose Diridon • San Fernando • Santa Clara • Santa Teresa • Snell • Tamien • Tasman • Vienna • Virginia • Whisman • WinchesterConnecting services Other Categories:- Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail stations
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- Railway stations in San Jose, California
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