St. Rose of Lima Park station

St. Rose of Lima Park (9th & K)
St. Rose of Lima Park station platform, December 2012
General information
Location	K Street & 9th Street Sacramento, California United States
Coordinates	38°34′40″N121°29′53″W / 38.57778°N 121.49806°W / 38.57778; -121.49806
Owned by	Sacramento Regional Transit District
Connections	Sacramento Regional Transit District: 30, 38, 62, 86, 88, 142 (Airport Express) North Natomas Jibe Yolobus: 42A, 42B, 43, 43R, 230
Construction
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	March 12, 1987;38 years ago (1987-03-12)
Closed	September 30, 2016;8 years ago (2016-09-30) (7th & K)
Services
Preceding station Sacramento Regional Transit District Following station Cathedral Square toward Watt/​I-80 Blue Line 8th & Capitol One-way operation
Former services (7th & K) Preceding station Sacramento Regional Transit District Following station Cathedral Square One-way operation Blue Line 7th & Capitol toward Cosumnes River College 7th & I One-way operation Gold Line 7th & Capitol toward Historic Folsom Green Line 7th & Capitol toward 13th Street
Location

St. Rose of Lima Park is a split SacRT light rail station, located near the park named in honor of Rose of Lima, ^[1] in Downtown Sacramento, California. The northbound platform is located at the intersection of 9th & K Streets, and the former southbound platform was located at 7th & K Streets. When RT expanded the light rail system in 2007 to serve Sacramento Valley Station, it added 8th & K station in the block between the stations. ^[2]

The 9th & K platform is served by the Blue Line only. It serves the Golden 1 Center, nearby downtown office buildings and Downtown Commons (formerly Downtown Plaza), an entertainment and shopping complex that anchors the arena.

Closure of 7th & K

The original southbound 7th & K station platform was built in 1987, and was located on K Street between 7th and 8th Streets. It was moved in 2010 to its current location on 7th Street south of K Street, just around the corner of the same block. ^[3] It was served by all three RT light rail lines at the time, although only the Blue Line originally served the platform before the relocation. Despite the "new" 7th & K station being across the street from the new Golden 1 Center, it was one block north of the 7th & Capitol station platform. RT officials deemed the location too close to another light rail station, and also considered the design inadequate due to being on a slope in the block. So after extensive feedback, the 7th & Capitol platform was closed from 2015 to 2016 for renovations, also to handle passenger loads for the Sacramento Kings home games at Golden 1 Center. When that station reopened, 7th & K was closed permanently on September 30, 2016. ^[4]

See also

• Sacramento Regional Transit District

References

1. Downtown Sacramento Partnership site: St Rose of Lima Park
2. "Sacramento Regional Transit District: Central City System Map" (PDF). September 2, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 25, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
3. Changes Considered for St. Rose of Lima Park (7th & K) Station
4. "Service Status Update – Sacramento Regional Transit".

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