16th Street station (Sacramento)

16th Street is a side platformed Sacramento RT Light Rail station in Downtown Sacramento, California, United States. The station was opened on September 5, 1987,[1] and is operated by the Sacramento Regional Transit District. Located at 16th Street between Q and R Streets (in an alley), it is served by the Gold and Blue Lines and is the easternmost station where transfers can be made between both rail lines. With a daily average of 7,100 riders, the 16th Street station is the busiest in the RT light rail system.[2]

16th Street
Sacramento RT Light Rail
Sacramento RT light rail station
General information
Location16th Street at R Street
Sacramento, California
United States
Coordinates38°34′11.79″N 121°29′22.04″W
Owned bySacramento RT
Platforms2 side platforms
ConnectionsBus Route 6
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 5, 1987 (1987-09-05)
Services
Preceding station Sacramento Regional Transit District Following station
13th Street
toward Watt/I-80
Blue Line Broadway
13th Street Gold Line 23rd Street
Location

Platforms and tracks

Side platform, doors open on the right
Northbound/
Westbound
     Blue Line toward Watt/I-80 (13th Street)
     Gold Line toward Sacramento Valley (13th Street)
Southbound/
Eastbound
     Blue Line toward Cosumnes River College (Broadway)
     Gold Line toward Historic Folsom (23rd Street)
Side platform, doors open on the right

References

  1. Perkins, Kathryn Eaker (September 4, 1987). "Light rail set to sprout a new leg this weekend". The Sacramento Bee. p. B1.
  2. "Regional Transit Fact Sheet" (PDF). Sacramento Regional Transit District. Retrieved 2018-04-28.


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