City College station (Sacramento)
47th Avenue 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. This 60-foot (18 m) wide station provides bus service, drop-off areas, and walkways to the stadium, campus, and parking lots.[3]
The land west 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 and 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 by 2023 to facilitate the commuter rail and inter-city trains.[7]
Platforms and tracks[edit]
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.[3]
Freight tracks | ← UP Sacramento Subdivision; No passenger service → |
Northbound | ← Blue Line toward Watt/I-80 (4th Avenue/Wayne Hultgren) |
Island platform, doors open on the left | |
Southbound | Blue Line toward Cosumnes River College (Fruitridge) → |
Side platform, doors open on the right | |
Plaza | Buses, ticket machines, Sacramento City College |
References[edit]
- ^ "SacRT System Map" (PDF) (Map). Sacramento Regional Transit District. August 29, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ Bizjak, Tony (September 27, 2003). "New vista for light rail – 1st new line in 16 years opens to fanfare". The Sacramento Bee. p. A1. Retrieved July 17, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Sacramento Light Rail: South Line Opens on Time, on Budget". Light Rail Now!. September 2003. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
- ^ "Revitalized Community". California State Treasurer. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ "Curtis Park Court". Newport Partners. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ "San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority Draft 2019 Business Plan Update" (PDF). San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ "Valley Rail Sacramento Extension Project – Draft Environmental Impact Report" (PDF). Altamont Corridor Express. AECOM. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
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