VTA light rail
Light rail system in Santa Clara County, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The VTA light rail system serves San Jose and nearby cities in Santa Clara County, California. It is operated by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) and has 42.2 miles (67.9 km) of network comprising three main lines on standard gauge tracks. Originally opened on December 11, 1987, the light rail system has expanded since then, and currently has 60 stations in operation.
The light rail system has been criticized for being one of the least used in the United States (an average of 341 boardings per mile on weekdays, Q1 2024) and the most heavily subsidized ($9.30 per passenger trip). VTA leaders have admitted that building light rail was a poor match with adjoining land uses. The system's average weekday daily ridership as of the first quarter of 2024 is 14,400 passengers and saw a total of 4,464,500 trips in 2023.