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Description

BART to Silicon Valley
  • 16-mile extension of BART system
  • 5 miles of subway through downtown San Jose
  • 6 stations and one future station in Milpitas
  • BART trains arrive every 6 minutes
  • Projected Travel Times:
    -Santa Clara to the Great Mall in Milpitas in 16 minutes
    -Alum Rock to Oakland Coliseum in 44 minutes
    -Milpitas to downtown San Francisco in 57 minutes
  • Fully grade separated (tracks separated from roads)
  • Intermodal connections (VTA light rail & buses, Caltrain, ACE, Capitol Corridor, Amtrak, Greyhound, future Airport People Mover and High Speed Rail)
  • New maintenance facility

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