Alum Rock Station Profile

Capitol Avenue just south of Alum Rock Avenue at Westboro Drive in San Jose

• Large passenger shelters with gabled metal shelter canopies.  The shelters, designed to protect passengers from heat, rain and wind, also include an information kiosk, pay phone, ticket vending machine and seating, including both leaning rails and benches. 

• Park & Ride Lot with 180 spaces.

• Additional benches outside of the canopies.

• Ample landscaping including trees and shrubs.  The edges of the planter boxes also provide additional seating.

• Distinctively designed lighting that ensures that stations are well lit at nighttime.

• Digital message boards signs that indicate the time and provide information on light rail service.

• A unique color scheme for the station furniture and shelters selected by the City of San Jose.

• Safety features include railing along platform edges adjacent to the street and outside of passenger boarding areas along the track, as well as a tactile warning band along the platform edge.

Community Oriented Design Enhancement (CODE) Program Projects:

Entry railings
by Jean Whitesavage and Nick Lyle

These railings are located at the entries to the station.  The railings, constructed of forged steel and brightly painted, use images of plants familiar in Northern California. At this station, the image is Blue Eyed Grass.

Shelter canopy glass
by Jean Whitesavage and Nick Lyle

These glass panels are located in the shelter canopy skylight of the station.  These concepts also use Northern California plants, and are painted onto glass sealed between two panels of protective glass.  The designs at this station are based on the Buckeye and Sycamore.

Paving design
by Victor Zaballa

These paving designs are located in the interior platform areas of the station.  The artist has created bold, brightly colored designs using organic, floral and geometric shapes. 

Art tile benches
by students at Lester Shields School

CODE artist Victor Zaballa worked with several classes of students at this nearby school to create these tiles.  Transportation is the theme for their drawings.

Entry markers
by Wick Alexander

One twenty-foot tall, three-sided marker is located at the entrance to this Park and Ride lot.  The plant-like images are depicted in different colors on each side of each marker.  The artist will use a combination of ceramic tile and reflective dichroic glass for the design.  The design image for this station is the Century Plant.

VTA Routes 25, 31, and 64.

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