VTA

Transportation & Travel abbreviation · Rail and Transit

VTA
Stands forSanta Clara Valley Transportation Authority
CategoriesTransportation & Travel

VTA stands for Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, a rail and transit abbreviation.

Transit agency for Santa Clara County, California, which runs buses and light rail in San Jose and Silicon Valley and leads the BART extension into San Jose.

Example: VTA light rail connects downtown San Jose with the Levi's Stadium station on game days.

Usage notes

VTA's light rail opened in 1987. A 2021 workplace shooting at its rail yard killed nine employees. The BART Silicon Valley extension reached Milpitas and Berryessa in 2020, with a downtown San Jose tunnel phase still planned.

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