Japantown/Ayer is the first stop on the light rail's first extension from Civic Center into Downtown San Jose and ending at the Convention Center and opened on June 17, 1988. The station consists of a single island platform in the middle of North 1 Street that runs between the intersections of Rankin Avenue at its northern end to Hawthorne Way at its southern end. The ends of the platforms are a bit away from these crosswalks a gradual concrete sidewalk ramp (with no railings) leads down to each entrance. The platforms have a framework of blue extra wide lamppost structures that extend to two small blue with translucent roofs canopy structures at each end of the station.
All Photos: 20 February, 2012
LRV #939B, a single car for Winchester leaves the station
LRV #939B leaves the station
LRV #939B leaves passing a ramp down to a crosswalk
A smaller canopy covers TVMs
Use the crosswalk and not get hit by the train
A pillar and walkway to a station crosswalk
LRV #913B for Santa Teresa approaches
LRV #913B for Santa Teresa enters
The blur of LRV #913B entering
Last Updated: 28 May, 2017
All photos are by Jeremiah Cox
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