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Roseville Road (Sacramento RT)
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Roseville Road is an island platform
ed Sacramento RT light rail
station in Sacramento
, California
, United States
. The station was opened on March 12, 1987, and is operated by the Sacramento Regional Transit District
as part of the Blue Line
. There are 1,087 spaces in the park-and-ride lot at this station, which utilizes right-of-way from an abandoned freeway project.
Many commuters who drive to light rail, even those who live closer to the Watt/I-80 stations, use the Roseville Road station since it has a large, reasonably well-patrolled parking lot, and is easier to reach by car.
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
ed Sacramento RT light rail
Light rail
Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
station in Sacramento
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
, California
California
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, United States
United States
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. The station was opened on March 12, 1987, and is operated by the Sacramento Regional Transit District
Sacramento Regional Transit District
The Sacramento Regional Transit District, commonly referred to as RT, is the agency responsible for public transportation in the Sacramento, California area. It was established on April 1, 1973, as a result of the acquisition of the Sacramento Transit Authority...
as part of the Blue Line
Blue Line (Sacramento RT)
The Blue Line is a light rail transit line in the Sacramento Regional Transit District light rail system. It runs primarily north-south in Sacramento between the Watt/I-80 and Meadowview stations. Portions of the Blue Line run along the original initial alignment between Watt/I-80 and 16th...
. There are 1,087 spaces in the park-and-ride lot at this station, which utilizes right-of-way from an abandoned freeway project.
Many commuters who drive to light rail, even those who live closer to the Watt/I-80 stations, use the Roseville Road station since it has a large, reasonably well-patrolled parking lot, and is easier to reach by car.
See also
- Capital City FreewayInterstate 80 Business (Sacramento, California)Interstate 80 Business, called the Capital City Freeway in its entirety, is a Business Loop of Interstate 80 through Sacramento. As it is state-maintained, unlike most business routes in California, it is assigned route numbers - part of U.S. Route 50 on its western half , and unsigned State Route...
- Sacramento Regional Transit DistrictSacramento Regional Transit DistrictThe Sacramento Regional Transit District, commonly referred to as RT, is the agency responsible for public transportation in the Sacramento, California area. It was established on April 1, 1973, as a result of the acquisition of the Sacramento Transit Authority...
- I-80