What is VTA Light Rail?
The Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is a special district responsible for public transportation, congestion management, special highway improvement projects, and countywide transportation planning for Santa Clara, California, USA. The VTA was formed in 1995 by a merger of the Santa Clara County Transit District and the County Congestion Management Agency. Funded through sales tax revenues, the agency operates three VTA light rail lines, buses and a paratransit service, which provides door-to-door shuttle service for handicapped. The VTA light rail is an electric light rail system providing mass transit from Santa Clara to San Jose, CA.