Natomas/Sacramento Airport station

Natomas/Sacramento Airport
General information
Location	Blacktop Road, Sacramento, California 95673
Coordinates	38°41′05″N121°28′48″W / 38.684664°N 121.480089°W / 38.684664; -121.480089
Line	UP Sacramento Subdivision [1]
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Airport Shuttle
Construction
Accessible	Yes
History
Opening	2026
Future service
Preceding station Altamont Corridor Express Following station Terminus San Jose – Natomas Midtown Sacramento toward San Jose or Merced Preceding station Amtrak Following station Terminus Gold Runner Midtown Sacramento toward Oakland or Bakersfield       Coast Starlight does not stop here
Second phase (2029) Preceding station Altamont Corridor Express Following station Terminus San Jose – Natomas Old North Sacramento toward San Jose or Merced Union City – Natomas 2030 Old North Sacramento toward Union City Preceding station Amtrak Following station Terminus Gold Runner Old North Sacramento toward Oakland or Bakersfield       Coast Starlight does not stop here
Location Natomas, CA Location in California Show map of California Natomas, CA Location in United States Show map of the United States

Natomas/Sacramento Airport ^[2] is a planned train station that will be a stop on Altamont Corridor Express and Amtrak California's Gold Runner services. The station site is in the Natomas area, north of Sacramento, east of Blacktop Road and immediately south of West Elkhorn Boulevard. ^[3] Planned as the northern terminus of the Sacramento Extension of the Valley Rail project, it was expected to open no later than 2023. ^{[2] [4]} By 2023, the opening date had been pushed back to 2026. ^[5] A shuttle bus will provide connectivity for those traveling between the station and Sacramento International Airport, 8 miles (13 km) to the east.

See also

• North Valley Rail

References

1. Bizjak, Tony (June 11, 2018). "Catch an Amtrak toward L.A. from midtown Sacramento? Train officials propose new service". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
2. "Valley Rail Sacramento Extension Project Draft Environmental Impact Report" (PDF). ACE. AECOM. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 30, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
3. Todd, John (August 10, 2021). "$400M Valley Rail Station Moves Forward". Rio Linda Messenger. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
4. Hamann, Emily (September 19, 2019). "Rail plans for San Jose, Stockton move ahead". Sacramento Business Journal. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
5. Holland, John (March 13, 2023). "ACE rail expansion runs late, just as Modesto readies its historic downtown depot". Modesto Bee. Retrieved March 13, 2023.