Great Mall/Main is an elevated station and the first stop on the second phase of the Tasman West/Capital extension that opened on June 24, 2004. The station is located on an elevated concrete guideway above the middle of Great Mall Parkway (the street Tasman Drive becomes when it enters Mipitas) over the intersection of South Main Street. The station has a single island platform for the two track line. Along this island platform are two white canopy structures. The glass on the underside of these is etched with images of corn and other agricultural products and is part of Shelter Canopy Glass by Deborah Mersky. The elevated has white mesh walls to keep passengers from falling off and this has Safety Fence Art Panels by John Okulick to provide some bursts of color.
To leave the platform are exits off of it at either end. The western end has a staircase an elevator shaft directly down to the west side of the middle of the intersection of Great Mall Parkway and Main Street. The eastern end is more complicated. A staircase leads down along with an elevator to the eastern side of this intersection. These both have (and the elevator stops at) middle intermediate landings. This landing leads to footbridge with white slightly arched walls that leads to the north side of Great Mall Parkway. Here a staircase and another elevator lead down to the eastern side of the Great Mall/Main Transit Center. This consists of a bus loop with 10 bus bays with a pedestrian island in the middle, buses cross inside to access it design. The bus island has three white bus shelters for waiting passengers; there is silver Sculptural seating by Deborah Mersky. The actual mall is just across a quite small (maybe 30 space) parking lot from the station.
All Photos: 28 February, 2012
I-880/Milpitas