Green Line (Sacramento RT)


The Green Line is a light rail transit line in the Sacramento Regional Transit District light rail system. It opened on June 15, 2012, and runs from the 13th Street Station to the 7th and 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. Service is currently provided on Mondays to Fridays only.

History

In the 1990s, Sacramento RT 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. 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. The initial line opened for service on June 15, 2012 with a single new station at Township 9.
In 2016, low ridership on the Green Line and the lack of development at Township 9 led the Sacramento RT Board to consider closing the line in 2017.

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.

Stations

Note: former stations are highlighted in gray. The 7th & K platform of the St. Rose of Lima Park station closed permanently as of September 30, 2016.
StationOpenedBike lockersTransfers
7th and Richards/Township 92012NoRT bus lines 11, 33
7th & I/County Center 2007No Gold Line
RT bus lines 11, 51, 102, 103, 106, 107, 109, 129, 134
8th & H/County Center 2012No Gold Line
RT bus lines 11, 51, 102, 103, 106, 107, 109, 129, 134
8th & K 2006No Gold Line
RT bus lines 30/38, 62
E-tran, Yolobus, Jibe
St. Rose of Lima Park 1987–2016No Blue and Gold Lines
Many RT buses
7th & Capitol ; 8th & Capitol 1987No Blue and Gold Lines
RT bus lines 11, 30/38, 51, 62, 86, 88, 102, 103, 106, 107, 109, 129, 134
E-tran, Yolobus, Jibe
8th & O1987No Blue and Gold Lines
RT bus lines 11, 51, 102, 103, 106, 107, 109
E-tran, Yolobus, Jibe
Archives Plaza1987No Blue and Gold Lines
13th Street1987No Blue and Gold Lines

Future extension

The Green Line to Sacramento International Airport light rail future extension Project will extend service to Sacramento International Airport. The agency is currently completing environmental documents for the project. This project is planned to start construction by the year 2022. As of May 2019, future new Green Line stations, South to Northwest from the existing 7th & Richards/Township 9 Station, are: