San Jose/Santa Clara Valley (Silicon Valley), located south of San Francisco

Light rail system

- 67.5 km
- 62 stops (low platforms)
- older high-floor vehicles (with wheel-chair lifts) and newer low-floor vehicles

- opened Dec. 1987-2001: Mountain View - Milpitas; Santa Teresa - Baypointe; Ohlone/Chynoweth - Almaden (48.8 km)
Alum Rock branch (Capitol extension - 10.2 km) opened 23 June 2004
Winchester branch (Vasona extension - 8.5 km) opened 1 Oct 2005

3 lines (Tasman - Convention Center shared):

Green Line (902): Mountain View - Winchester
Blue Line (901): Alum Rock - Santa Teresa
Orange Line (900 - Almaden Shuttle): Ohlone/Chynoweth - Almaden

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA - Official Site) (Overview)

Extensive report and many photos at nysubway.org

Lightrail.com

LightRailNow