Blue Line (VTA)

Blue Line
A Blue Line train at Ohlone/Chynoweth station
Overview
Locale	Santa Clara County, California
Termini	Baypointe Santa Teresa
Stations	26
Service
Type	Light rail
System	VTA light rail
Operator	Valley Transportation Authority
Rolling stock	Kinki Sharyo LRV
History
Opened	December 11, 1987
Technical
Line length	17 mi (27 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 750 V DC
Route map Blue Line highlighted in blue to Alum Rock Baypointe to Mountain View to Old Ironsides Tasman River Oaks Orchard Bonaventura Component Karina US 101 Metro/Airport (via ) Gish I-880 Guadalupe Division Civic Center Japantown/Ayer Saint James Santa Clara Paseo de San Antonio Convention Center to Winchester Children's Discovery Museum SR 87 I-280 Virginia Tamien Curtner Capitol Branham SR 87 Ohlone/​Chynoweth      Almaden Shuttle discontinued 2019 SR 85 Blossom Hill Snell Cottle SR 85 Santa Teresa Multiple services sharing track All stations are accessible

The Blue Line is a light rail line in Santa Clara County, California, and part of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail system. It serves 26 stations entirely in San Jose proper, traveling between Baypointe and Santa Teresa stations, stopping at San Jose International Airport (via a bus connection), Downtown San Jose, San Jose State University, and the Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose along the way. The line connects to Caltrain at Tamien. The Blue Line is one of three lines in the VTA light rail system; the other two being the Green Line and the Orange Line. It runs for 17 miles (27.4 km), making it the system's longest line.