If the Almaden Shuttle was canceled, it would have been the first federally-funded light rail line built after 1980 to ever cease service. Ultimately, a decision was made to keep the shuttle and reduce service on parallel bus routes instead. VTA closed all three stations on this line for renovation in April 2008 to provide level boarding at all doors. In 2009, the line was again proposed to be discontinued, although modified weekend-only service was a possibility. In 2019, the Almaden Shuttle's color on system maps changed from orange to purple, in preparation for an Mountain View–Alum Rock Orange Line to be inaugurated later that year. In a 2019 draft plan, VTA proposed to end service on the Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden line in favor of a Route 80 bus line; the final approved plan called for termination of service on December 28, 2019, with the replacement being bus 64a. All stations along this line had bike stations, and the Ohlone/Chynoweth and Almaden stations also had park-and-ride lots.