Sacramento Valley Station

Sacramento Valley Station
Sacramento, CA
Sacramento Valley Station in 2014
General information
Location401 I Street
Sacramento, California
United States
Coordinates38°35′05″N 121°30′02″W / 38.584791°N 121.500517°W / 38.584791; -121.500517
Owned byCity of Sacramento
Line(s)UP Martinez Subdivision
Platforms2 island platforms (Amtrak)
1 side platform (Light Rail)
Tracks4 (Amtrak)
2 (freight)
1 (Light Rail)
Connections
Construction
Parking288 long-term spaces, 45 short-term spaces
AccessibleYes
ArchitectBliss & Faville
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: SAC
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 27, 1926 (1926-02-27)[1]
December 8, 2006 (2006-12-08) (Gold Line)[2]
Passengers
FY 2023740,697[3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Davis
toward Emeryville
California Zephyr Roseville
toward Chicago
Davis
toward San Jose
Capitol Corridor Roseville
toward Auburn
Davis Coast Starlight Chico
toward Seattle
Terminus San Joaquins Lodi
Preceding station Sacramento Regional Transit District Following station
Terminus Gold Line 8th & H
One-way operation
7th & I
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Davis Coast Starlight Marysville
(1982–1999)
toward Seattle
Spirit of California
(1981–1983)
Terminus
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Davis Shasta Route
Via East Side Sacramento Valley
Roseville
toward Portland
Overland Route Roseville
toward Ogden
Terminus Sacramento Daylight Brighton
Southern Pacific Railroad Company's Sacramento Depot
NRHP reference No.75000457[4]
Added to NRHPApril 21, 1975
Location
Map

Sacramento Valley Station is an Amtrak railway station in the city of Sacramento, California, at 401 I Street on the corner of Fifth Street, built in 1926 on the site of China Slough. It is the thirteenth busiest Amtrak station in the country, and the second busiest in the Western United States. It is served by four different Amtrak train routes and connecting Amtrak Thruway motorcoaches. It is also the western terminus for the Gold Line of the Sacramento RT Light Rail system and the Route 30 bus serving California State University, Sacramento.

  1. ^ "New Station is Formally Thrown Open to the City". The Sacramento Bee. February 27, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference goldline was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.

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