Tamien Station

San Jose

Willow Glen & Tamien

Alma Ave & Lelong St

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Directions to and from Tamien Station

Tamien is a convenient park and ride station near downtown San Jose and a transfer point between Caltrain and the VTA Light Rail systems.

VTA Light Rail platforms are located in the median of CA-87. The Caltrain platforms are located east of the freeway. A pedestrian walkway (by CA-87 on ramp at Lelong St) connects Light Rail and Caltrain.

Caltrain

Weekday local, limited stop, Baby Bullet

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Schedules and fares

From:	22nd Street Bayshore Belmont Blossom Hill (Weekday) Broadway (Weekend) Burlingame California Ave Capitol (Weekday) College Park (Weekday) Gilroy (Weekday) Hayward Park Hillsdale Lawrence Menlo Park Millbrae Morgan Hill (Weekday) Mountain View Palo Alto Redwood City San Antonio San Bruno San Carlos San Francisco San Jose San Martin (Weekday) San Mateo Santa Clara So. San Francisco Sunnyvale Tamien
To:	22nd Street Bayshore Belmont Blossom Hill (Weekday) Broadway (Weekend) Burlingame California Ave Capitol (Weekday) College Park (Weekday) Gilroy (Weekday) Hayward Park Hillsdale Lawrence Menlo Park Millbrae Morgan Hill (Weekday) Mountain View Palo Alto Redwood City San Antonio San Bruno San Carlos San Francisco San Jose San Martin (Weekday) San Mateo Santa Clara So. San Francisco Sunnyvale Tamien
Weekday Saturday Sunday and holiday

Caltrain platforms

Caltrain service at this station is limited, especially during the off-peak times.

Paying the fare

Fare zone: 4

Purchase Caltrain tickets from ticket machines in the concourse below the Caltrain platforms.

10-ride ticket validators are also located in the concourse next to the ticket machines.

Boarding the train

Trains may depart on any track, verify with conductor for departure time and destination.

Weekend shuttle

There's no weekend/holiday train service at this station. Tamien-San Jose Shuttle provides connection between this station and San Jose Diridon Station.

The shuttle stops on the east side of the station, in front of the Caltrain station concourse.

A valid Caltrain ticket is required to board the shuttle bus.

Alternate service to San Jose Diridon Station

All Caltrain trains serve the nearby San Jose Diridon Station. At times when there's a large gap in service (a hour or more between trains), it may be quicker to take light rail to San Jose Diridon Station and take Caltrain from there.

1. Take a northbound B Blue Line train from Tamien to Convention Center Station
2. Transfer to a G Green Line train to San Jose Diridon Station.

A separate ticket is required for light rail.

VTA Light Rail

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Light rail platforms

Paying the fare

Ticket machines are located near the bottom of escalators and stairs leading to the light rail platforms.

Boarding the trains

This station features center platforms:

Northbound platform: B to Downtown San Jose and Alum Rock

Southbound platform: B to Santa Teresa

• To Downtown San Jose (connection with G Green Line line), board train toward Alum Rock.

Bus

VTA

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All buses stop at the west side of the station (A):

<tab sep=comma cellpadding=5> 25, Alum Rock Station via Keyes and Story 25, Valley Medical Center/De Anza College 82, Downtown San Jose 82, Westgate </tab>

Parking

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Free parking is available at the station on lots located on both sides of the freeway. Parking on the the east side of the freeway (closer to Caltrain) can be accessed from Lick Ave. Parking on the west side (closer to light rail) can be accessed from Lelong St.

Airport parking

Spots designated for free long term parking (7 days maximum) are available on the west side of the station near Alma St.