4th Avenue/Wayne Hultgren station

4th Avenue/Wayne Hultgren 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.

4th Avenue/Wayne Hultgren
Sacramento RT light rail station
Location4th Avenue at 21st Street
Sacramento, California
United States
Coordinates38°33′5.34″N 121°29′17.38″W
Owned bySacramento RT
Platforms2 side platforms
ConnectionsBus Routes 62
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedSeptember 26, 2003 (2003-09-26)[1]
Services
Preceding station   Sacramento RT Light Rail   Following station
toward Watt/I-80
Blue Line
Location

It is located southeast of the 21st Street and Freeport Boulevard intersection, and serves the residential areas of Land Park and Curtis Park, the commercial development along Freeport Boulevard, and C. K. McClatchy High School. The station is named in honor of Wayne Hultgren, a community activist who was essential in the establishment of light rail in Sacramento.[2]

Platforms and Tracks

Union Pacific  Freight Line No passenger service.
SRTD Northbound  Blue Line Toward Watt/I-80 (Broadway)
SRTD Southbound  Blue Line Toward Cosumnes River College (City College)

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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.