Morrison Creek station

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Morrison Creek
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General information
Location Sacramento, California
United States
Coordinates 38°27′58.6″N121°27′47.2″W / 38.466278°N 121.463111°W / 38.466278; -121.463111
Owned by Sacramento Regional Transit District
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking75 spaces (not in use)
Bicycle facilities Racks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedAugust 29, 2021 (2021-08-29) [1]
Services
Preceding station Logomark Sacramento Regional Transit 2024 (opaque background).svg Sacramento Regional Transit District Following station
Meadowview
toward Watt/I-80
Blue Line Franklin
Location
Morrison Creek station

Morrison Creek station is a side platformed SacRT light rail station in Sacramento, California, United States. The station was opened on August 29, 2021, and is operated by the Sacramento Regional Transit District. It is served by the Blue Line and is the most recent station on the entire light rail system to open. The station is adjacent to Morrison Creek, for which the station is named.

The station platform was built as part of the extension of the Blue Line to Cosumnes River College that opened in August 2015, but Morrison Creek station did not open at that time. [2] [3] [4] The station was planned in anticipation of the construction of transit-oriented development next to the site, and includes a 75-space park and ride lot and a bus transfer area, but currently the area is undeveloped and the station site is not connected to any nearby roads.

The station remained untouched until 2021, when SacRT was faced with a deadline to use federal funding allocated to the project. The agency added missing amenities to the station including shelters and benches, and made it into a "walk-on" station, meaning it is only accessible by bicycle and pedestrian paths. [1] [5] The closest street connection via bike and pedestrian paths is Ann Arbor Way, a neighborhood street north of the station. [6]

Because of expected low patronage, the station is a "request stop" with riders needing to press a button on the platform to signal trains to stop. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "New Morrison Creek Light Rail Station Now Open". Sacramento Regional Transit District. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  2. Moffitt, Bob (August 24, 2015). "New 'Blue Line' Brings RT Light Rail Service To South Sacramento". CapRadio . Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  3. "Blue Line to Cosumnes River College". Sacramento Regional Transit District. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  4. Masui, Alane (August 22, 2015). "RT Celebrates Grand Opening of Blue Line to Cosumnes River College Light Rail Extension" (Press release). Sacramento Regional Transit District . Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  5. "Next Stop News – May 2021" (PDF). Sacramento Regional Transit District . Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  6. "Location of where bike/pedestrian path connects Ann Arbor Way with the Morrison Creek station". Google Street View . September 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2023.