47th Avenue station

47th Avenue is a side platformed Sacramento RT light rail station in Sacramento, California, United States. The station was opened on September 26, 2003, and is operated by the Sacramento Regional Transit District. It is served by the Blue Line.

47th Avenue
Sacramento RT light rail station
47th Avenue Station platform
Location47th Avenue at 27th Street
Sacramento, California
United States
Coordinates38°30′42.86″N 121°28′33.36″W
Owned bySacramento RT
Platforms2 side platforms
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Parking423 spaces
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedSeptember 26, 2003 (2003-09-26)[1]
Services
Preceding station   Sacramento RT Light Rail   Following station
Fruitridge
toward Watt/I-80
Blue Line
Florin
toward Cosumnes River College
Location

The station is located on the northwest side of 47th Avenue, and serves the Campbell Soup Company manufacturing facility, surrounding industrial areas, and the 47th Ave, Hogan, and 24th Street neighborhoods. An interesting feature is the passenger access configuration. The station has a center boarding area serving northbound trains; however, on the west side, the boarding area is integrated as part of a plaza serving both southbound trains and buses – a relatively efficient and cost-effective way of providing a pedestrian-train-bus interface.[2]

Platforms and tracks
Union Pacific ■ Freight line No passenger service
SRTD Northbound ■ Blue Line toward Watt/I-80 (Fruitridge)
SRTD Southbound ■ Blue Line toward Cosumnes River College (Florin)

References
  1. Bizjak, Tony (September 27, 2003). "New vista for light rail – 1st new line in 16 years opens to fanfare". The Sacramento Bee. p. A1.
  2. Light Rail Progress (September 2003). "Sacramento Light Rail: South Line Opens on Time, on Budget". Light Rail Now! website. Retrieved February 5, 2010.


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