Tamien station is an intermodal passenger transportation station in the Tamien neighborhood of central San Jose, California, served by the VTA light rail and the Caltrain commuter rail line, along with bus connections. The station has two elevated island platforms, one for each service. The two platforms are connected by a walkway at ground-level that is below the two platforms. 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.

Tamien
The light rail platform at Tamien
General information
Location	1355 Lick Avenue San Jose, California
Coordinates	37.31270°N 121.884781°W / 37.31270; -121.884781
Owned by	Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Peninsula Subdivision (Caltrain)[1] Guadalupe Phase 3 (VTA)
Platforms	1 island platform (Caltrain) 1 island platform (VTA)
Tracks	3 (Caltrain) 2 (VTA)
Connections	VTA Bus: 25, 56, School 256[2]
Construction
Parking	275 spaces[3]
Bicycle facilities	18 racks, 10 lockers, BayWheels bike share station
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4 (Caltrain)
History
Opened	August 17, 1990 (VTA)[4] July 1, 1992 (Caltrain)[5]
Passengers
2018	1,286 per weekday[6]  3% (Caltrain)
Services
Preceding station Caltrain Following station San Jose Diridon toward San Francisco Local (L1) Terminus Weekend Local (L2) Limited (L3) Capitol (select peak-hour trains only) toward Gilroy Limited (L4) Limited (L5) Terminus Preceding station VTA Light Rail Following station Virginia toward Baypointe Blue Line Curtner toward Santa Teresa
Location

The station is served by the Blue Line of the VTA Light Rail system and is connected to the Highway 87 Bikeway.[7]

The station is named after the Tamien (also spelled Tamyen) who are some of the Ohlone, a Native American people.[8]

History

The light rail station opened on August 17, 1990.[4] Caltrain service began on July 1, 1992 as part of an extension to Gilroy station.[5]

Midday and weekend Caltrain service initially terminated at San Jose Diridon station, with bus shuttles to Tamien station. Weekend service and some off-peak service was extended to Tamien on December 14, 2020, eliminating the shuttles.[9]

Caltrain is set to be electrified from San Francisco to Tamien by 2024. Services to Gilroy, beyond Tamien, will remain diesel-propelled.

References

External links

Media related to Tamien station at Wikimedia Commons

• Station information (Caltrain)
• Station information (VTA)