City College station (Sacramento)
City College 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 in an exclusive right-of-way alongside the Union Pacific Railroad's Sacramento Subdivision and a small rail yard, on the campus of Sacramento City College, after which the station is named, in the city of Sacramento, California.
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City College station platforms, September 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 24th Street Sacramento, California United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°32′30.69″N 121°29′7.22″W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Sacramento Regional Transit District | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | UP Sacramento Subdivision Blue Line Southwest Extension | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Sacramento Regional Transit: 11, SmaRT Ride Franklin−South Sacramento | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | September 26, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station is located northeast of Charles C. Hughes Stadium on campus. In addition to serving the college this station also serves William Land Park and Curtis Park. This 60-foot (18 m) wide station provides bus service, drop-off areas, and walkways to the stadium, campus, and parking lots.
The land west of the station has been the site of transit-oriented development community named Crocker Village. The remediated brownfield land was formerly part of a larger Union Pacific rail yard. Early construction includes a bridge over the light rail platform and the remaining rail yard and a 91-unit senior housing development called Curtis Park Court.
Altamont Corridor Express and San Joaquins services are planned to stop at the station when those lines are extended to Sacramento. A new platform will be constructed along the main line to facilitate the commuter rail and inter-city trains. By 2023, the expected start of the new service was 2029.