Service animals and service-animals-in-training may ride on VTA buses and light rail trains. Service animals are specially trained animals that assist persons with disabilities. The customer’s...
A personal care attendant is someone who accompanies a passenger with a disability to provide assistance with the trip or with tasks needed at the trip’s destination.
Attendants with passengers...
A Major Investment Study, completed by VTA in 2001, evaluated 11 different combinations of transit alternatives and alignments for the I-880 and I-680 corridors. BART was identified with the currently...
When the BART District was formed in the 1960s, Santa Clara County opted out. As population and job growth rose in Santa Clara County, congestion along the I-880 and I-680 corridors grew as well. VTA...
VTA's BART Silicon Valley Extension Program will bring Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) into Santa Clara County and ring the San Francisco Bay with frequent rail service. The program is a 16-mile, six...
VTA intends to engage the community throughout the project. Please sign-up to receive updates in the "Subscribe to Updates" section on this page. There will also be several opportunities to attend...
VTA has a long standing partnership with the cities. This includes coordination with city staff within the Planning, Engineering, and Public Works departments. This relationship and partnership will...
The funding strategy for VTA's BART Phase II Project is planned through multiple revenue streams including:
VTA is using innovation to minimize impact to small businesses. VTA and BART chose the single-bore tunnel construction methodology to reduce street-level impacts to the extent feasible that...
Our printed and online schedules only list major timepoints for reference, but trains will stop at all stations when a customer onboard requests the stop or someone is waiting to board.
You can use...
Based on our project team’s advanced engineering efforts to determine schedule and cost, VTA anticipates:
VTA received Board approval of its California Environmental Quality Act document (Subsequent Environmental Impact Report) in April 2018. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a Record of...
Approximately five of the six mile Phase II Project will be in a subway tunnel, starting just east of US-101 and Las Plumas Avenue and ending just north of I-880 and Newhall Street. The 28th Street...
The projected 2035 daily ridership for Phase II is approximately 54,600. This projection is based on a 2012 travel demand model that includes Association of Bay Area Governments 2009 land-use data...
VTA's BART Silicon Valley Phase II Project will be the largest infrastructure project in Santa Clara County. The community will see numerous benefits from it, including
A one seat ride from San...
Yes, we will have ambassadors at the stadium and key light rail transit centers answering questions and helping customers reach their event.
VTA Orange line serves Levi's Stadium, and connects with Caltrain at the Mountain View Station. Please go to www.caltrain.com/events for more information.
You can perform the following transactions on Ticket Vending Machine:
Customers may bring small pets on buses and light rail only in a completely enclosed cage or carrying case that is small enough to fit on the customer’s lap. The animal must not endanger or annoy...
As a safety measure, a VTA bus operator can stop at a location that is closer to your final destination than the regular stop, providing it is along the designated route.
This service is available...
VTA is proud to be part of the "Safe Place" program. As a safety measure, a VTA bus operator will offer a “safe place” to any minor in need, including runaways, the homeless, the abused and/or...
VTA buses and light rail operate on Sunday/Holiday schedule for the following holidays:
At VTA, our goal is to provide customers with a safe, comfortable trip every time they ride our system. Clean vehicles, reliable service, and nice amenities like WiFi on the light rail, are just a few...
VTA's fiscal year is the 12-month accounting period that starts on July 1 and ends on June 30 of the following year.
Fiscal year is often abbreviated FY, and the year referenced is the end of that...
Each program category in 2016 Measure B has specific project eligibility criteria. Access the program-specific guideline documents.