Civic Center is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. The station is located in San Jose, California, on 1st Street just north of Mission Street. Civic Center is served by both the Alum Rock–Santa Teresa and Mountain View–Winchester light rail lines.Transit connectionsThis station is served by the following VTA bus routes: VTA bus route 12VTA bus route 36VTA bus route 62VTA bus route 66VTA express bus route 180VTA express bus route 181 San Joaquin Regional Transit District (SMART) line 177 brings in commuters from Tracy/Naglee P&R, Manteca, and Stockton with intermediate stops in Santa Clara/Great America LR station and Milpitas.