Santa Clara Transit Center

Santa Clara
A southbound Caltrain train at the station in 2025
General information
Location	1001 Railroad Avenue Santa Clara, California United States
Coordinates	37°21′11″N 121°56′11″W
Owner	Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB)
Lines	PCJPB Peninsula Subdivision UP Coast Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	5
Connections	VTA Bus: 21, 22, 53, 59, 60, Rapid 522 San José International Airport (via VTA Bus 60)
Construction
Parking	321 spaces
Cycle facilities	18 racks, 8 lockers
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: SCC
Fare zone	4 (Caltrain)
History
Opened	December 28, 1863
Rebuilt	2005–2012
Original company	Southern Pacific
Passengers
FY 2025	839 (weekday avg.)  41% (Caltrain)
FY 2025	40,932 annually (Amtrak)
Services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Santa Clara–Great America toward Auburn Capitol Corridor San Jose Terminus      Coast Starlight does not stop here Preceding station Caltrain Following station Lawrence toward San Francisco Local San Jose Diridon or College Park toward San Jose Diridon or Tamien Limited San Jose Diridon Terminus Weekend Local San Jose Diridon toward San Jose Diridon or Tamien      Express does not stop here Preceding station Altamont Corridor Express Following station Great America toward Stockton San Jose – Stockton San Jose Terminus
Former services Preceding station Caltrain Following station Lawrence toward San Francisco Local (L1) San Jose Diridon or College Park toward San Jose Diridon or Tamien Weekend Local (L2) San Jose Diridon toward San Jose Diridon or Tamien Sunnyvale toward San Francisco Limited (L4) San Jose Diridon or College Park toward San Jose Diridon, Tamien or Gilroy Limited (L5) San Jose Diridon toward San Jose Diridon or Tamien Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Lawrence toward San Francisco Coast Line San Jose toward Los Angeles Mountain View toward San Francisco Del Monte San Jose toward Monterey Agnew toward Oakland Pier South Pacific Coast Railroad San Jose toward Santa Cruz Lawrence toward San Francisco Peninsula Commute College Park toward San Jose
Future services Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station Diridon toward Daly City Green Line Silicon Valley extension Terminus Diridon toward Richmond Orange Line Silicon Valley extension
Santa Clara Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Architect	SF & SJ Railroad
NRHP reference No.	85000359
Added to NRHP	February 28, 1985
Location

The Santa Clara Transit Center (also called Santa Clara–University by Capitol Corridor) is a railway station in downtown Santa Clara, California. It is served by Caltrain, Amtrak Capitol Corridor, and Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) trains. It is the planned terminus for the Silicon Valley BART extension into Santa Clara County on the future Green and Orange Lines. The former station building, constructed in 1863 by the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad, is used by the South Bay Historical Railroad Society as the Edward Peterman Museum of Railroad History.