16th Street station (Sacramento)

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16th Street
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Sacramento RT light rail station
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General information
Location16th Street at R Street
Sacramento, California
United States
Coordinates 38°34′11.79″N121°29′22.04″W / 38.5699417°N 121.4894556°W / 38.5699417; -121.4894556
Owned bySacramento RT
Platforms2 side platforms
ConnectionsBus Route 6
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 5, 1987;36 years ago (1987-09-05)
Services
Preceding station Sacramento Regional Transit.svg Sacramento Regional Transit District Following station
13th Street
toward Watt/I-80
Blue Line Broadway
13th Street Gold Line 23rd Street
Location
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]

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

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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.