Virginia station
light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Virginia station is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). Virginia station is served by the Blue Line of the VTA light rail system.
Virginia station is located in the median of State Route 87 just south of the Virginia Street overpass. It is accessed either via a set of stairs on the south side of Virginia Street, or an elevator on the north side of Virginia Street.
The public source identifies “Virginia station” as light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Virginia, station and light.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Virginia station”, the useful work is to connect “light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7934090. Authority coordinates are 37.320, -121.890. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Virginia station”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Virginia station primary sources, Virginia station archive and Virginia research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Virginia station”?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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This entry incorporates text from “Virginia station” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.