University / 65th Street

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University/65th Street
Sacramento Regional Transit.svg
Sacramento RT light rail station
Location 65th Street and Q Street
Sacramento, CA
Coordinates 38°33′9.05″N121°25′37.87″W / 38.5525139°N 121.4271861°W / 38.5525139; -121.4271861 Coordinates: 38°33′9.05″N121°25′37.87″W / 38.5525139°N 121.4271861°W / 38.5525139; -121.4271861
Owned by Sacramento RT
Line(s)

Sacramento Regional Transit District (Sacramento RT):

Contents

  Gold Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Connections

RT Bus : 26, 34, 38, 81, 82, 87

Megabus : Route M13 (San Francisco-Reno/Sparks, NV)
Amador Transit: 1
Sacramento State Hornet Shuttle: Hornet Line
Construction
Structure type at-grade
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened September 5, 1987 (1987-09-05) [1]
Services
Preceding station  Sacramento RT Light Rail  Following station
Gold Line
toward  Historic Folsom

University/65th Street is a side platformed Sacramento RT light rail station in Sacramento, California, United States. The station was opened on September 5, 1987, is operated by the Sacramento Regional Transit District and is the closest station to California State University, Sacramento. As part of the Gold Line, it has service to Downtown Sacramento, Rancho Cordova, Gold River and Folsom. The station is located at 65th Street and Folsom Boulevard.

Side platform platform which only has one side facing a track at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway

A side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. Dual side platform stations, one for each direction of travel, is the basic station design used for double-track railway lines. Side platforms may result in a wider overall footprint for the station compared with an island platform where a single width of platform can be shared by riders using either track.

Light rail typically an urban form of public transport using steel-tracked fixed guideways

Light rail, light rail transit (LRT), or fast tram is a form of urban rail transit using rolling stock similar to a tramway, but operating at a higher capacity, and often on an exclusive right-of-way.

Sacramento, California State capital and city of California, United States

Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's estimated 2018 population of 501,334 makes it the sixth-largest city in California and the ninth largest capital in the United States. Sacramento is the seat of the California Assembly, the Governor of California, and Supreme Court of California, making it the state's political center and a hub for lobbying and think tanks. Sacramento is also the cultural and economic core of the Sacramento metropolitan area, which had 2010 population of 2,414,783, making it the fifth largest in California.

This light rail station is also the first in the Sacramento area to have transit-oriented development constructed surrounding it. The F65 (Folsom Boulevard & 65th street) project includes townhouses and condos. The Upper Eastside Lofts are the newest "dormitories" at the nearby Sacramento State University. Places to eat that are directly connected to the station include Dos Coyotes, Jamba Juice, and Starbucks.

Transit-oriented development an urban development that maximizes the amount of residential, business, and leisure space within walking distance of public transport

In urban planning, a transit-oriented development (TOD) is a type of urban development that maximizes the amount of residential, business and leisure space within walking distance of public transport. In doing so, TOD aims to increase public transport ridership by reducing the use of private cars and by promoting sustainable urban growth.

Jamba Juice

Jamba, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Jamba Juice Company oversee an American restaurant chain headquartered in Frisco, Texas, and previously headquartered in Emeryville, California. The company has over 875 locations operating in 26 U.S. states, as well as the Philippines, Mexico, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. There are approximately 68 company-owned locations and 752 franchise-operated stores in the United States, in addition to the 65 international stores.

Starbucks American multinational coffee company

Starbucks Corporation is an American coffee company and coffeehouse chain. Starbucks was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1971. As of early 2019, the company operates over 30,000 locations worldwide.

Since September 12, 2013, Megabus offers service from the University/65th Street station to San Francisco. Megabus service used to continue on to Reno and Sparks, NV; this service ended in late 2017.

Megabus (North America) American commercial intercity bus service

Megabus, branded as megabus.com, is an intercity bus service of Coach USA/Coach Canada and DATTCO providing discount travel services since 2006, operating throughout the eastern, southern, midwestern, and western United States and in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Megabus is notable for using curbside bus stops instead of traditional stations, fares starting at $1, and in recent years, operating a point-to-point network of routes with buses making few stops en route to their destination.

Platforms and tracks

Westbound■  Gold Line toward Sacramento Valley (59th Street)
Eastbound■  Gold Line toward Historic Folsom (Power Inn)

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References

  1. ↑ Perkins, Kathryn Eaker (September 4, 1987). "Light rail set to sprout a new leg this weekend". The Sacramento Bee. p. B1.[ dead link ]


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