Rolling Stock
From 1987 until September 2003, the system was served by a fleet of high-floor light rail vehicles built by Urban Transportation Development Corporation. In 2002, VTA introduced new low floor light rail vehicles by Kinki Sharyo into the fleet. The low floor vehicles initially operated only on the Tasman West line (Downtown Mountain View to I-880/Milpitas) because the vehicles' floor height matched the platform height only at that line's stations and was only able to provide level-boarding there. In 2003, after VTA reconstructed platforms along North First Street from the Japantown/Ayer stop northward (with wooden ramps provided for the leading car's front door at all other stations), VTA replaced the entire fleet with low-floor light rail vehicles. Of the high-floor light rail vehicles, 29 (802-830) were sold to Utah Transit Authority and 20 (831-850) were sold to Sacramento Regional Transit, with the remaining car retained as a wrecker. Currently, all stations provide level boarding at all doors.
| Designation | Car numbers | Manufacturer | Year of Manufacture | First used | Retired | No. of Seats/ Overall Capacity |
Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low-Floor LRV | 900-999 | Kinki Sharyo | 2001-2005 | 2002 | In Service | 64/170 | 100 |
| High-Floor LRV | 801-850 | Urban Transportation Development Corporation | 1987 | 1987 | 2003 | 67/155 | 50 |
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