VTA train partly derails in San Jose

(BCN) — A Valley Transportation Authority light rail car slipped off the tracks on Monday afternoon while attempting to switch directions, but none of the passengers aboard were injured, officials said.

The derailment has closed Capitol Light Rail Station, and Blue Line passengers will have access to a bus bridge between Curtner and Santa Teresa until further notice.

The derailment happened about 12:40 p.m. as a train with two cars was trying to switch from southbound to northbound at the Capitol Light Rail Station.

The train had just picked up 10 passengers at the Capitol Station and was headed north when the second car derailed, according to VTA spokesperson Stacey Hendler Ross.

The passengers were transferred to the Curtner Light Rail station via bus bridge to continue their trip north.

Until the derailment, the Capitol Station was the southernmost station on the Blue Line currently operating, as the stations south of Capitol are being served by bus bridges while the line is undergoing track maintenance until July 1.

The station is located near Capitol Expressway and Highway 87 in San Jose.

VTA crews are awaiting equipment that will lift the train back onto the track before the station can be opened again.