Dos Rios station

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Dos Rios
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Sacramento RT light rail station
General information
LocationNorth 12th Street
Sacramento, California
United States
Coordinates 38°35′35″N121°28′50.7″W / 38.59306°N 121.480750°W / 38.59306; -121.480750
Owned bySacramento RT
Line(s) Sacramento Regional Transit District (Sacramento RT):
Platforms2 side platforms
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusIn planning
Services
Preceding station Sacramento Regional Transit.svg Sacramento Regional Transit District Following station
Globe
toward Watt/I-80
Blue Line
Future
Alkali Flat / La Valentina
Location
Dos Rios station

Dos Rios is a planned Sacramento RT light rail infill station in Sacramento, California. It will be served by the Blue Line. [1] The staggered platforms are located on North 12th Street between Sunbeam Avenue and Richards Boulevard. [2] The station is being constructed to provide transit to a low-income housing project adjacent to the site, and was partially funded by a grant from the California Strategic Growth Council. [3]

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References

  1. "Dos Rios Light Rail Station". Sacramento Regional Transit. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  2. Sessa, Bill (May 15, 2019). "Rebuilding, Renewing, Reconnecting". Comstock's magazine . Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  3. Moffitt, Bob (December 21, 2018). "New Light Rail Station Coming To North Sacramento". Capital Public Radio. Retrieved December 23, 2018.