Green Line (SacRT)

The Green Line is a light rail transit line in the Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) light rail system. It opened on June 15, 2012,^[2] and runs between 13th Street station and 7th & Richards/Township 9 station. The Green Line runs through north downtown to Township 9 in the River District, and is projected eventually to reach Sacramento International Airport. The line only operates on weekdays.^[3]

Green Line
Light rail car wearing a promotional Green Line wrap
Overview
Owner	Sacramento Regional Transit District
Locale	Sacramento, California
Termini	13th Street (south) 7th & Richards/Township 9 (north)
Stations	7
Service
Type	Light rail
System	SacRT light rail
Services	Line 519
Daily ridership	440 (Q2 2018)[1]
History
Opened	June 15, 2012; 13 years ago (2012-06-15)[2]
Technical
Number of tracks	2
Character	At-grade street running
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 750 V DC
Route map Green Line highlighted in green Show interactive map Legend proposed extension to Sacramento Airport 7th & Richards/ Township 9 7th & Railyards (planned)  Gold  County Center (7th & I│8th & H) 8th & K Blue 7th & K (closed 2016) 7th & Capitol│8th & Capitol 8th & O Archives Plaza R Street Yard 13th Street Blue Gold Other service sharing Green Line tracks Multiple services sharing Green Line tracks All stations are accessible This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram

History

In the 1990s, SacRT started identifying corridors for new light rail extensions and selected an alignment for a new line that would reach the Sacramento Airport from Sacramento via Natomas.^[4] Formal planning for the line began in the early 2000s. Construction for the initial segment of the Green Line that runs to the River District began in late 2009 after finalizing environmental review in early 2009.^[5] The initial line opened for service on June 15, 2012, with a single new station at Township 9.^[6]

In 2016, low ridership on the Green Line and the lack of development at Township 9 led the SacRT Board to consider closing the line in 2017.^[7]

Line description

The Green Line begins at its current northern terminus at the 7th and Richards / Township 9 station in the River District. From there it initially travels south on 7th Street on a single-track. Reaching downtown, the Green Line goes to two tracks at G Street as one-way tracks for 7th and 8th Streets where it joins the Blue and Gold Lines. It then turns westward on O Street, southward on 12th, then eastward in an alley paralleling Q and R Streets, before reaching its southern terminus at 13th Street station.

Station listing

The following table lists the current stations of the Green Line, from north to south.

Key

†	Closed station

Station	Opened	Transfers
7th & Richards/​Township 9	June 15, 2012	Sacramento Regional Transit: 11, 33
County Center (southbound: 7th & I, northbound: 8th & H)		Gold Line Sacramento Regional Transit: 11, 51, 102, 103, 106, 107, 109, 129, 134
St. Rose of Lima Park (northbound: 8th & K)	2007	Gold Line Sacramento Regional Transit: 30, 38, 62, 86, 88, 142 (Airport Express) North Natomas Jibe Yolobus: 42A, 42B, 43, 43R, 230
St. Rose of Lima Park † (southbound: 7th & K)	March 12, 1987	Closed September 30, 2016
7th & Capitol (southbound) 8th & Capitol (northbound)	March 12, 1987	Blue Line   Gold Line Sacramento Regional Transit: 11, 30, 38, 51, 62, 86, 88, 102, 103, 106, 107, 109, 129, 134, 142 (Airport Express), E10, E11, E12, E13, E14, E15, E16, E17, E18 North Natomas Jibe Roseville Transit: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10[8] Yolobus: 42A, 42B, 43, 43R, 230
8th & O		Blue Line   Gold Line Sacramento Regional Transit: 11, 51, 102, 103, 106, 107, 109, E10, E11, E12, E13, E14, E15, E16, E17, E18 North Natomas Jibe Yolobus: 42A, 42B, 43, 43R, 230
Archives Plaza		Blue Line   Gold Line
13th Street

Future expansion

As part of the Light Rail Modernization Project, 7th Street is planned to be double tracked, with a new infill station at Railyards Boulevard to better serve the Sacramento Railyards.^[9] Construction is slated to begin on June 16, 2025.

Proposed airport link

SacRT map of proposed extension

The Green Line to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) light rail future extension Project will extend service 13 miles (21 km) to Sacramento International Airport.^[10] As of May 2019, future new Green Line stations, South to Northwest from the existing 7th & Richards/Township 9 Station, are:

• Sequoia Pacific Station (Optional)
• West El Camino Station
• Pebblestone Way Station
• San Juan Station
• Gateway Park Station
• Arena Blvd. Station
• (Unnamed station)
• East Town Center Station
• North Natomas Town Center Station
• Commerce Parkway Station (Optional)
• Club Center Drive Station
• Greenbriar Station (Optional)
• Metro Air Park Station (Optional)
• Sacramento International Airport -SMF- Station