Elk Grove station explained

Elk Grove
Style:Altamont Corridor Express
Address:Laguna Boulevard, near Dwight Road
Elk Grove, California
Coordinates:38.426°N -121.458°W
Line:UP Sacramento Subdivision
Status:construction planning / area clearance
Opening:2026/27
Other Services Header:Future service
Map Type:California#USA

Elk Grove station is a planned train station in Elk Grove, California to be located north of Laguna Boulevard at 3134 Dwight Road.[1] [2] it is part of the Valley Rail Sacramento Extension Project between Stockton and Sacramento. It will be served by Amtrak California San Joaquins and Altamont Corridor Express trains. An earlier proposal for a North Elk Grove station was rejected after the Sacramento Regional Sanitation District (owners of the property) objected to its construction.[3] [4] [5] The station is expected to open with the commencement of ACE service to Natomas in 2026.[6] In February 2024, Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen announced that the City of Elk Grove had closed escrow on the station property. At the same time, it was announced that the city was going through the design phase for the station.[7]

At least three other railroad stations served Elk Grove in the past.[8] Amtrak Thruway buses currently stop curbside at 9180 Harbour Point Drive.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Armstrong. Lance. Proposed EG train station addressed at workshop. 2021-09-03. 2021-09-04. Elk Grove Citizen. en. September 4, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210904191630/http://www.egcitizen.com/news/proposed-eg-train-station-addressed-at-workshop/article_b907a004-0cdc-11ec-bc31-2f0c427ab9eb.html. dead.
  2. Web site: 2021 . San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission: Elk Grove Station . live . August 8, 2024.
  3. Web site: Elk Grove Station. 2021-09-04. ACE Rail. en-US. October 8, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221008164410/https://acerail.com/elk-grove-station/. dead.
  4. News: Elk Grove may be on road to rail service in plan linking Stockton to Sacramento airport . Darrell . Smith . August 17, 2021 . Sacramento Bee.
  5. News: 2021-08-15. Elk Grove could be the site of a future train station. 2021-09-04. Elk Grove Laguna News. en-US.
  6. News: Holland . John . ACE rail expansion runs late, just as Modesto readies its historic downtown depot . 13 March 2023 . Modesto Bee . March 13, 2023.
  7. Web site: BUSINESSWISE: Station Land Acquired for ACE Train Commuter Rail Service in Elk Grove .
  8. Web site: History – Railroads, Trains, and Stations. 2021-09-04. Elk Grove Historical Society. 2021-04-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416113548/https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/history-railroads-trains-and-stations/ . en-US.