48th Street station

48th Street

Sacramento RT light rail station

General information

Location

48th Street and Q Street
Sacramento, California
United States

Coordinates

38°33′30.13″N 121°26′55.48″W / 38.5583694°N 121.4487444°W

Owned by

Sacramento RT

Platforms

2 side platforms

Construction

Structure type

at-grade

Accessible

Yes

History

Opened

July 14, 1994; 29 years ago^[1]

Services

Preceding station	Sacramento Regional Transit District			Following station
39th Street toward Sacramento Valley Station		Gold Line		59th Street toward Historic Folsom

Location

48th Street is a side platformed Sacramento RT light rail station in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Sacramento, California, United States. The station was opened on July 14, 1994, and is operated by the Sacramento Regional Transit District. It is served by the Gold Line. The station is located near the intersection of 48th Street and Highway 50.

Included originally as part of the network, both this and the 39th Street station were deferred and not constructed in 1987 due to intense neighborhood opposition.^[2] However, both would open as infill stations in July 1994 due to a shift in attitude towards the rail project following its successful opening from the surrounding neighborhoods.^[2]

Platforms and tracks

Side platform, doors open on the right
Westbound	← Gold Line toward Sacramento Valley Station (39th Street/UC Davis Health)
Eastbound	→ Gold Line toward Historic Folsom (59th Street) →
Side platform, doors open on the right

References

^ Gibson, Steve (July 15, 1994). "Two light rail stations open". Sacramento Bee. p. B4.
^ ^a ^b Martinez, Rick (June 3, 1993). "East Sac set to jump aboard light rail". The Sacramento Bee. p. N3.