City College station (Sacramento) explained

City College
Style:SacRT
Symbol Location:Sacramento
Symbol:blue
Address:24th Street
Borough:Sacramento, California
Country:United States
Coordinates:38.5419°N -121.4853°W
Line:UP Sacramento Subdivision
Blue Line Southwest Extension
Owned:Sacramento Regional Transit District
Platform:1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks:2
Connections: Sacramento Regional Transit: 11, SmaRT Ride Franklin−South Sacramento[1]
Structure:At-grade
Accessible:Yes
Opened:[2]
Other Services Header:Future services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

City College station is an at-grade light rail station on the Blue Line of the Sacramento RT Light Rail system operated by the Sacramento Regional Transit District. The station is located in an exclusive right-of-way alongside the Union Pacific Railroad's Sacramento Subdivision and a small rail yard, on the campus of Sacramento City College, after which the station is named, in the city of Sacramento, California.

The station is located northeast of Charles C. Hughes Stadium on campus. In addition to serving the college this station also serves William Land Park and Curtis Park. The 60-wideNaN-wide station provides bus service, drop-off areas, and walkways to the stadium, campus, and parking lots.[3]

The land east of the station has been the site of transit-oriented development community named Crocker Village. The remediated brownfield land was formerly part of a larger Union Pacific rail yard. Early construction includes a bridge over the light rail platform and the remaining rail yard, along with a 91-unit senior housing development called Curtis Park Court.[4] [5]

Altamont Corridor Express and San Joaquins services are planned to stop at the station when those lines are extended to Sacramento.[6] A new platform will be constructed along the main line to facilitate the commuter rail and inter-city trains.[7] [8] By 2023, the expected start of the new service was 2029.[9]

Platforms and tracks

Like nearly all stations built as part of the Blue Line Southwest Extension, City College station has a rather unique layout with an island platform serving northbound trains and a side platform boarding area for southbound trains, integrated into a plaza that leads into the Sacramento City College station. The southbound tracks are embedded in the pavement, allowing passengers to cross to the northbound platform from any point in the plaza. The layout is both efficient and a cost-effective way of providing a pedestrian-train interface.

Notes and References

  1. August 29, 2021 . SacRT System Map . July 16, 2022 . . July 16, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220716170521/https://www.sacrt.com/wp-content/uploads/SacRT_SystemMap_Effective-August-29-2021.pdf . dead .
  2. News: Bizjak . Tony . September 27, 2003 . New vista for light rail – 1st new line in 16 years opens to fanfare . A1 . The Sacramento Bee . July 17, 2022 . newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: September 2003 . Sacramento Light Rail: South Line Opens on Time, on Budget . February 5, 2010 . Light Rail Now!.
  4. Web site: Revitalized Community . July 17, 2022 . California State Treasurer.
  5. Web site: Curtis Park Court . July 17, 2022 . Newport Partners . en-US.
  6. Web site: San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority Draft 2019 Business Plan Update . April 14, 2019 . San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority.
  7. News: van der Meer . Ben . Passenger rail service through Midtown, Natomas and more slated for 2024 start with stations planned . 9 November 2022 . Sacramento Business Journal . 3 November 2022.
  8. Web site: Valley Rail Sacramento Extension Project – Draft Environmental Impact Report . May 6, 2020 . . . August 30, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210830223415/https://acerail.com/wp-content/uploads/Valley-Rail-Sacramento-Extention-Project-DEIR-Vol-I-ES-to-3.5a.pdf . dead .
  9. News: Holland . John . ACE rail expansion runs late, just as Modesto readies its historic downtown depot . 13 March 2023 . Modesto Bee . March 13, 2023.