Blue Line (SacRT)

Blue Line
Overview
Owner	Sacramento Regional Transit District
Locale	Sacramento, California
Termini	Watt/I-80 (north) Cosumnes River College (south)
Stations	28
Service
Type	Light rail
System	SacRT light rail
Daily ridership	18,435 (Q2 2018)[1]
History
Opened	March 12, 1987; 37 years ago (1987-03-12) (as Watt/I-80–Downtown–Butterfield line)
Technical
Number of tracks	Mostly 2, 1 track across the American River and in the median of Interstate 80
Character	Mostly at-grade
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 750 V DC
Operating speed	55 mph (89 km/h)[2]
Route map Blue Line highlighted in blue Show interactive map Legend Watt/I-80 Watt/I-80 West Roseville Road I-80 single track double track Amtrak Marconi/Arcade Maintenance Facility Swanston Royal Oaks Arden/Del Paso Globe Old North Sacramento (planned) SR 160 American River Dos Rios (planned) Amtrak Alkali Flat/La Valentina 12th & I ( southbound) Cathedral Square (10th & K│11th & K) St. Rose of Lima Park (9th & K) Gold Green 7th & K (closed 2016) 7th & Capitol│8th & Capitol 8th & O Archives Plaza R Street Yard 13th Street 16th Street  Gold  Broadway 4th Avenue/Wayne Hultgren City College Fruitridge 47th Avenue Florin Meadowview Morrison Creek Morrison Creek Amtrak & ACE (2023) Franklin Center Parkway Cosumnes River College Other service sharing Blue Line tracks Multiple services sharing Blue Line tracks All stations are accessible except for 12th & I southbound = Flag stop This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram

The Blue Line is a light rail line in the Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) system. It runs primarily north–south in Sacramento between Watt/I-80 and Cosumnes River College. Along the route, the Blue Line serves North Highlands, North Sacramento, Downtown and South Sacramento. Portions of the Blue Line run along the original initial alignment between Watt/I-80 and 16th Street stations.