Convention Center station is an at-grade

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station on the Blue Line and the Green Line of the

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system. The station platform is located in the median of West San Carlos Street, between Almaden Boulevard and Market Street. The station is located across from the

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, after which the station is named. Convention Center was renovated in 2006 to be made fully

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Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places: *

Opera San José Opera San José is an American opera company founded in 1984 by Irene Dalis (1925-2014) based in San Jose, California. History Opera San José was founded in 1984 by mezzo-soprano singer Irene Dalis (1925-2014), who directed the company for ...

at the California Theatre – 2 blocks away – 345 1st Street *

– across the street – 150 West San Carlos Street * San Jose Civic (auditorium) – across the street – 135 West San Carlos Street * San Jose Center for the Performing Arts – 1 block away – 255 Almaden Boulevard *

The Tech Interactive The Tech Interactive (formerly The Tech Museum of Innovation, commonly known as The Tech) is a science and technology center that offers hands-on activities, labs, design challenges and other STEAM fields, STEAM education resources. It is locate ...

– 3 blocks away – 201 South Market Street

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Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail stations Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority bus stations Railway stations in San Jose, California Railway stations in the United States opened in 1987 1987 establishments in California {{SanJoseCA-struct-stub