29th Street station (Sacramento)

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29th Street
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29th Street station under the freeway overpass
General information
Location29th Street and R Street
Sacramento, California
United States
Coordinates 38°33′52.06″N121°28′15.15″W / 38.5644611°N 121.4708750°W / 38.5644611; -121.4708750
Owned bySacramento RT
Platforms2 side platforms
ConnectionsRT buses 38, 67, 68
Sutter Shuttle, Mercy General Hospital Shuttle
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilities Racks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 5, 1987;36 years ago (1987-09-05)
Services
Preceding station Sacramento Regional Transit.svg Sacramento Regional Transit District Following station
23rd Street Gold Line 39th Street
Location
29th Street station (Sacramento)

29th Street is a side platformed Sacramento RT light rail station in the Midtown neighborhood of Sacramento, California, United States. The station was opened on September 5, 1987, and is operated by the Sacramento Regional Transit District. [1] It is served by the Gold Line. The station is located on R Street between 29th and 30th Streets, [2] below the overpass of Business Loop 80 (Capital City Freeway). Portions of the Poverty Ridge neighborhood are also accessible from the station.

Platforms and tracks

Side platform, doors open on the right
Westbound      Gold Line toward Sacramento Valley Station (23rd Street)
Eastbound      Gold Line toward Historic Folsom (39th Street/UC Davis Health)
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. Cusack, Traci Rockefeller (23 June 2021). "Midtown Association Lights Up 29th Street SacRT Light Rail Station with Dynamic LED Art Installation". Sacramento Press. Traci Rockefeller Cusack. Retrieved 24 June 2021.