Royal Oaks station

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Royal Oaks
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Light rail train at Royal Oaks station
General information
LocationArden Way at Royal Oaks Drive
Sacramento, California
United States
Coordinates 38°36′22″N121°26′52″W / 38.60611°N 121.44778°W / 38.60611; -121.44778
Owned by Sacramento Regional Transit District
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Sacramento Regional Transit: 13, 23 [1]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking311 spaces
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMarch 12, 1987 (1987-03-12) [2]
Services
Preceding station Sacramento Regional Transit.svg Sacramento Regional Transit District Following station
Swanston
toward Watt/I-80
Blue Line Arden/Del Paso
Location
Royal Oaks station

Royal Oaks station is an at-grade light rail station on the Blue Line of the Sacramento RT Light Rail system operated by the Sacramento Regional Transit District. The station is located alongside Arden Way at its intersection with Royal Oaks Drive, after which the station is named, in the city of Sacramento, California.

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Platforms and tracks

Side platform, doors open on the right
Northbound      Blue Line toward Watt/I-80 (Swanston)
Southbound      Blue Line toward Cosumnes River College (Arden/Del Paso)
Side platform, doors open on the right

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References

  1. "SacRT System Map" (PDF) (Map). Sacramento Regional Transit District . August 29, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  2. Walker, Bill (March 13, 1987). "Pride runneth over in city 'On the move'". The Sacramento Bee . pp. A1, A26.