America's Most Subsidized Lightrail - San Jose, California (VTA) 2026

The VTA light rail system serves San Jose and nearby cities in Santa Clara County, California. It is operated by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) and has 42.2 miles (67.9 km) of network comprising three main lines on standard gauge tracks. Originally opened on December 11, 1987, the light rail system has expanded since then, and currently has 60 stations in operation. The light rail system has been criticized for being one of the least used in the United States (an average of 382 boardings per mile as of the third quarter of 2025) and the most heavily subsidized ($9.30 per passenger trip). VTA leaders have admitted that building light rail was a poor match with adjoining land uses. The system's average weekday daily ridership as of the third quarter of 2025 is 16,100 passengers and saw a total of 4,914,100 trips in 2024. ~Wikipedia - Want to use my footage in your videos? Email me at [email protected] and I can provide the raw files from this video (without the filmed by "Timothy Migliore") overlay for a fee. See the Places I Have Filmed in (and transit you can find on this channel) https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?... Facebook:   / timosha21   Patreon - Support the Channel (this helps the channel grow and provide more transit content!) : https://www.patreon.com/user?u=64934694 Filming these systems takes a lot of work: your support helps the channel grow with new videos from across the world and us having an awesome discussion and connecting with other transit enthusiasts across the globe. Thank you all for the comments, superlikes, superchats, and subscribers!