High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! VTA Light Rail is a light rail system serving San Jose, California and its suburbs in Silicon Valley. It is operated by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, or VTA, and consists of 42.2 mi (67.9 km) of standard-gauge track on two main lines and a spur line. Originally opened in 1987, the light rail system has gradually expanded since then, and currently has 62 light rail stations in operation on the three lines. VTA operates a fleet of 100 Kinki Sharyo Low Floor Light Rail Vehicles (LFLRV) to service its passengers. The system`s average daily ridership as of Q3 2011 is 34,430 passengers, peaking at 37,536 in August 2008.