Sacramento RT Light Rail

Sacramento RT Light Rail
CAF LRV in downtown Sacramento
CAF LRV in downtown Sacramento
Overview
OwnerSacramento Regional Transit District
LocaleSacramento, California
Transit typeLight rail
Number of lines3
Number of stations53[1]
Daily ridership21,700 (weekdays, Q1 2024)[2]
Annual ridership6,580,000 (2023)[3]
Websitesacrt.com
Operation
Began operationMarch 12, 1987; 37 years ago (1987-03-12)[4]
Rolling stock
Train length2 cars[5][6]
Headway
  • 15 min
  • 30 min (late nights)[7]
Technical
System length42.9 mi (69.0 km)[1]
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line750 V DC
Top speed55 mph (89 km/h)[1]
System map
Map
Bus interchange
Watt/I-80
Watt/I-80 West
Bus interchange
Roseville Road
Bus interchange
Marconi/Arcade
RT Facility
Swanston
Bus interchange
Royal Oaks
Bus interchange
Arden/Del Paso
Bus interchange
Globe
Dos Rios
(planned)
7th & Richards/
Township 9
Bus interchange
Bus interchange
Alkali Flat/
La Valentina
Sacramento Valley
Bus interchange
12th & I
(✱)
7th & I/8th & H
(County Center)
Cathedral Square
(11th & K/10th & K)
8th & K
St. Rose of Lima Park
(9th & K)
(closed 2016)
St. Rose of Lima Park
(7th & K)
Bus interchange
7th│8th & Capitol
Bus interchange
8th & O
Archives Plaza
R Street Yard
13th Street
Bus interchange
16th Street
Broadway
Bus interchange
23rd Street
4th Avenue
Bus interchange
Bus interchange
29th Street
City College
Bus interchange
39th Street
Fruitridge
Bus interchange
48th Street
47th Avenue
59th Street
Florin
Bus interchange
Bus interchange
University/65th Street
Meadowview
Bus interchange
Power Inn
Morrison Creek
Bus interchange
College Greens
Franklin
Bus interchange
Watt/Manlove
Center Parkway
Starfire
Cosumnes River
College
Bus interchange
Tiber
Bus interchange
Butterfield
Bus interchange
Mather Field/Mills
Bus interchange
Zinfandel
Bus interchange
Cordova
Town Center
Bus interchange
Sunrise
Hazel
Bus interchange
Iron Point
Bus interchange
Glenn
Bus interchange
Historic Folsom
Key
Blue Line
Two services
Gold Line
All services
Green Line
Parking
Paid parking
Parking
Free parking
Bus interchange
Bus connections
Handicapped/disabled access All stops are accessible except 12th & I southbound

Sacramento RT Light Rail is a 42.9-mile (69.0 km) light rail system that serves the Sacramento, California area. It consists of three rail lines, 53 stations, and a fleet of 96 vehicles. It is operated by the Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT). With an average of 21,700 weekday daily boardings as of the first quarter of 2024, the RT light rail system is the sixteenth busiest in the United States.

  1. ^ a b c "RT Fact Sheet" (PDF). Sacramento Regional Transit District. June 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report First Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference LR-FactSheet was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "SacRT Question and Answer Session".
  6. ^ "LRFactSheet – Sacramento Regional Transit District". Archived from the original on March 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "SacRT Routes – Sacramento Regional Transit District".