Diridon Integrated Station Concept Plan
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Located on the western edge of Downtown San José, Diridon Station is the South Bay’s primary transit hub, with 17,000 daily passengers. Multiple transit systems converge at the station, including commuter rail, light rail, and local and intercity bus services. Additionally, new and enhanced transit lines are currently being planned, which will add to the existing mix of services already at the station and the freight trains using the tracks. Planned services include:
Caltrain Electrification: This project will increase the number and frequency of commuter trains running between San Francisco and San José. All trains will stop at Diridon Station.
California High-Speed Rail: With this project, Diridon will become a key connection point between Southern California, the Central Valley, and the Bay Area.
VTA’s BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension: The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is extending Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) service into Diridon Station.
In addition to these transportation improvements, the City of San José is updating and implementing its land use and infrastructure plans for the Diridon Station Area. Private development by Google and other developers would bring thousands of new jobs and residents to the area. With these land use and transit changes, Diridon will transform into one of the busiest transportation hubs on the West Coast with an estimated 100,000+ daily passengers.
Recognizing this once-in-a-generation opportunity for creating a significant transit-oriented destination, four government agencies—the California High-Speed Rail Authority, Caltrain, VTA, and the City of San José (Partner Agencies)—are working together on a plan to expand and redesign the station. This effort is called the Diridon Integrated Station Concept Plan (Concept Plan).
The Partner Agencies have hired an internationally-acclaimed team of designers and engineers to prepare the Concept Plan, comprised of Arcadis and Benthem Crouwel Architects. The Partner Agencies are focusing on:
a conceptual layout that shows how the station and track approaches will fit together and relate to the surrounding neighborhood
an effective governance structure to deliver the shared vision for the station.
Initial Vision:
The vision is to deliver a worldclass transportation hub that provides a seamless customer experience for movement between transit modes within the station and into the surrounding neighborhoods and downtown San Jose.
Process:
Phase 1 began in fall 2018 and has involved several milestones:
Identify ambitions and objectives
Develop and evaluate draft layouts
Optimize a concept layout
Future phases will involve refining the layout in coordination with other planning efforts and developing an organizational structure.
Community Engagement:
Throughout the Concept Plan process, there will be multiple opportunities to learn more and share your feedback. For more information on how to get involved, please visit: www.diridonsj.org/disc.