The station is close to Levi's Stadium and California's Great America.

Of the 75 California stations served by Amtrak, Great America was the 20th-busiest in FY2019, boarding or detraining an average of about 533 passengers daily.

[7] Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) provides connecting shuttles to employers in Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Milpitas, and North San Jose.

[8] The station does not offer direct access to the VTA light rail, but the system's Lick Mill station is located 0.2 miles (0.32 km) to the east and Great America station is (located at the California's Great America theme park) is 0.6 miles (0.97 km) to the west.

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