Meadowview station

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Meadowview
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General information
LocationMeadowview Road at Detroit Boulevard
Sacramento, California
United States
Coordinates 38°28′59.56″N121°28′1.35″W / 38.4832111°N 121.4670417°W / 38.4832111; -121.4670417
Owned by Sacramento Regional Transit District
Platforms1 island platform, 1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Sacramento Regional Transit: 56, 105, SmaRT Ride Franklin−South Sacramento [1]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking690 spaces [2]
Bicycle facilities Lockers [3]
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 26, 2003 (2003-09-26) [4]
Services
Preceding station Sacramento Regional Transit.svg Sacramento Regional Transit District Following station
Florin
toward Watt/I-80
Blue Line Morrison Creek
Location
Meadowview station

Meadowview station is a side platformed Sacramento RT light rail station in Sacramento, California, United States. The station was opened on September 26, 2003, and is operated by the Sacramento Regional Transit District. It is served by the Blue Line and was its southern terminus until 2015. [5] With a daily average of 5,400 riders, the Meadowview station is the second busiest in the RT light rail system behind 16th Street station. [6]

Platforms and tracks

Freight trackUP Sacramento Subdivision; No passenger service →
Northbound      Blue Line toward Watt/I-80 (Florin)
Island platform, doors open on the left
Southbound      Blue Line toward Cosumnes River College (Morrison Creek)
Side platform, doors open on the right
PlazaBuses, park and ride lot, ticket machines

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References

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  4. Bizjak, Tony (September 27, 2003). "New vista for light rail – 1st new line in 16 years opens to fanfare". The Sacramento Bee. p. A1.
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