St. Rose of Lima Park station
St. Rose of Lima Park is a split Sacramento RT Light Rail station, located near the park named in honor of Rose of Lima,[1] in Downtown Sacramento, California. From the RT light rail's inception in 1987, it consisted of only two platforms at the vicinity: the northbound one (towards Watt/I-80) at the intersection of 9th and K Streets, and the former southbound one at 7th and K Streets. When RT expanded the light rail system in 2007 to serve Sacramento Valley station, it added the northbound-only 8th and K Streets station.[2] Today, the 9th street platform is marked as "St. Rose of Lima Park" while the platform in the middle on 8th Street is simply marked as "8th and K".[2]
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| Location | 9th/8th/7th Streets at K Street Sacramento, California United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38.57778°N 121.49806°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Sacramento Regional Transit District | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | March 12, 1987 (7th & K and 9th & K) 2007 (8th & K) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | September 30, 2016 (7th & K) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 9th & K platform is served by the Blue Line only, while the 8th & K platform is served by the Gold and Green Lines. With a daily average of 3,900 riders, the St. Rose of Lima Park station is the third busiest in the RT light rail system behind Meadowview and 16th Street stations.[3] It serves the Golden 1 Center, nearby downtown office buildings and Downtown Commons (formerly Downtown Plaza), an entertainment and shopping complex that anchors the arena.
Closure of 7th & K
The original southbound 7th & K station platform was built in 1987, and was located on K Street between 7th and 8th Streets. It was moved in 2010 to its current location on 7th Street south of K Street, just around the corner of the same block.[4] It was served by all three RT light rail lines at the time, although only the Blue Line originally served the platform before the relocation. Despite the "new" 7th & K station being across the street from the new Golden 1 Center, it was one block north of the 7th & Capitol station platform. RT officials deemed the location too close to another light rail station, and also considered the design inadequate due to being on a slope in the block. So after extensive feedback, the 7th & Capitol platform was closed from 2015 to 2016 for renovations, also to handle passenger loads for the Sacramento Kings home games at Golden 1 Center. When that station reopened, 7th & K was closed permanently on September 30, 2016.[5]
Platforms and tracks
| 9th & K | ■ Blue Line | toward Watt/I-80 (Cathedral Square) |
| 8th & K | ■ Gold Line | toward Sacramento Valley (8th & H) |
| ■ Green Line | toward 7th & Richards/Township 9 (8th & H) | |
| 7th & K | ■ Blue Line | toward Cosumnes River College (7th & Capitol) |
| ■ Gold Line | toward Historic Folsom (7th & Capitol) | |
| ■ Green Line | toward 13th Street (7th & Capitol) |
See also
References
- Downtown Sacramento Partnership site: St Rose of Lima Park
- "Sacramento Regional Transit District: Central City System Map" (PDF). September 2, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 25, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
- "Regional Transit Fact Sheet" (PDF). Sacramento Regional Transit District. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- Changes Considered for St. Rose of Lima Park (7th & K) Station
- "Service Status Update - Sacramento Regional Transit".
Media related to St. Rose of Lima Park station at Wikimedia Commons