Tag: Sacramento Valley Station

SVS Commuter Bus Stop Consolidation Project

The City of Sacramento is undertaking a SVS (Sacramento Valley Station) Commuter Bus Stop Consolidation Project, using TIRCP (Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program) and SacTA (Sacramento Transportation Authority) Measure A funding. The project will reduce the number of commuter bus stops, and consolidate commuter bus service to these fewer stops with better amenities. It … Continue reading SVS Commuter Bus Stop Consolidation Project →

the future of SacRT Green Line

Service on Green Line light rail, which runs from 13th Street Station to 7th & Richards/Township 9 Station in the River District, is now suspended for construction, through summer 2026. As with any construction project, the end date is uncertain. STAR has posted about the existing Green Line before: Green Line and Route 11 and SacRT … Continue reading the future of SacRT Green Line →

SacRT Network Integration Plan

Update: The draft Network Integration Plan has been posted: https://www.sacrt.com/apps/draft-network-integration-plan-available-for-public-review-and-comment/. Also added to the end of this post are a diagram of the Gold Line in Folsom and Rancho Cordova, and a table of the four projects. The Glenn Passing Track will be the first change to come online, and a very important one because … Continue reading SacRT Network Integration Plan →

Sacramento Valley Station funding

The Capitol Corridor JPA, with partners SacRT, the City of Sacramento, and Downtown Railyards Venture, has received a $3.4M grant from the state under the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP). These funds will be used to create a connection between the rail platforms and the area to the north, where the old railyards … Continue reading Sacramento Valley Station funding →

Sacramento Valley Station presentation May 9

SacTRU and STAR are hosting a presentation on Sacramento Valley Station by Chris Flores of SacRT and Greg Taylor of the City of Sacramento on Saturday, May 9. The STAR meeting scheduled for this Saturday, April 25, has been cancelled, see more information below. The meeting (1:00PM on Saturday, May 9) will be held by … Continue reading Sacramento Valley Station presentation May 9 →

STAR thoughts about SVS & TIRCP

SacRT is submitting a grant application for Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) for funds to double-track the Green Line light rail to the River District, and to make modifications at Sacramento Valley Station (SVS). These are STAR's thoughts about the project. Light Rail double-tracking Beyond the Gold Line double-tracking to Folsom, which we … Continue reading STAR thoughts about SVS & TIRCP →

What the SVS survey didn’t ask

The survey on Sacramento Valley Station Master Plan Phase 3 asked a number of questions detailed in an earlier post. Most of the transportation and transit advocates who took the survey commented that it did not address questions of greatest importance, and was too focused on developement rather than transportation. Here are some questions that … Continue reading What the SVS survey didn’t ask →

SacRT plan for SVS

SacRT plan for SVS

SacRT completed a planning document for Sacramento Valley Station in 2016, which can be accessed from the SacRT website: Sacramento Valley Station Area Improvements Project. Interestingly, this document is not included on the city's Sacramento Valley Station Phase 3 webpage. Elements of interest in the document include: New north-south oriented light rail station for both the … Continue reading SacRT plan for SVS →

More San Joaquins to Sacramento?

San Joaquin JPA (SJJPA), which hosts the San Joaquins trains, is considering both more and changed service to Sacramento. Five San Joaquins run between Oakland Jack London and Bakersfield via Stockton, bypassing Sacramento. Two trains per day terminate or start in Sacramento rather than Oakland, 702 and 704 southbound (6:35AM and 5:10PM), and 701 and … Continue reading More San Joaquins to Sacramento? →