Midtown Sacramento station explained

Midtown Sacramento, CA
Style:Amtrak
Line:UP Sacramento Subdivision[1]
Tracks:3
Opening:2026
Accessible:Yes
Other Services Header:Future Service
Map Type:United States Sacramento#California#USA

Midtown Sacramento is a planned train station in the neighborhood of the same name that will be a stop on Altamont Corridor Express and Amtrak California's San Joaquin services. To be constructed as part of the Valley Rail project, it was expected to open no later than 2023.[2] By 2023, the opening date had slipped to 2026.[3] The platform will run between P Street and the wye at S Street and be bisected by Q Street.[4] Sacramento RT Light Rail stations are located either three blocks to the east or west.

History

The original California Zephyr ran on this alignment until 1970, hailing at the Western Pacific Passenger Depot at J Street.

Notes and References

  1. News: Bizjak . Tony . Catch an Amtrak toward L.A. from midtown Sacramento? Train officials propose new service. . 10 May 2020 . Sacramento Bee . 11 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Valley Rail Sacramento Extension Project Draft Environmental Impact Report . ACE . AECOM . 9 May 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 .
  3. News: Holland . John . ACE rail expansion runs late, just as Modesto readies its historic downtown depot . 13 March 2023 . Modesto Bee . March 13, 2023.
  4. News: Hamann . Emily . Rail plans for San Jose, Stockton move ahead . 10 May 2020 . Sacramento Business Journal . 19 September 2019.