13th Street station (Sacramento)

13th Street
Blue and Gold Line trains at 13th Street station
General information
Location	Quill Alley at 13th Street Sacramento, California United States
Coordinates	38°34′16″N 121°29′37″W
Owned by	Sacramento Regional Transit District
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Bicycle facilities	Lockers[1]
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	March 12, 1987; 37 years ago (1987-03-12)[2]
Services
Preceding station Sacramento Regional Transit District Following station Archives Plaza toward Watt/​I-80 Blue Line 16th Street toward Cosumnes River College Archives Plaza toward Sacramento Valley Station Gold Line 16th Street toward Historic Folsom Archives Plaza toward 7th & Richards/​Township 9 Green Line Terminus
Location

13th Street station is a side platformed SacRT light rail station in Downtown Sacramento, California, United States.^[3] The station was opened on March 12, 1987, and is operated by the Sacramento Regional Transit District. All three RT light rail lines serve the station: Gold, Blue and Green, serving as the southern terminus for the Green Line. 13th Street station was the terminal for the light rail system from March 12, 1987, until September 5, 1987, when the line was extended to Butterfield.

The station tracks run parallel to Quill Alley, which is located between Q and R Streets. The station is located between 12th and 13th Streets. Regional Transit's Customer Service and Sales Center is located just to the south of the station.

A small rail yard named the "R Street Yard" is located to the west of the station.^[4] Green Line trains turn back using a switch just east of the station.

Platforms and tracks

Side platform, doors open on the right
Northbound/ Westbound	←      Blue Line toward Watt/​I-80 (Archives Plaza) ←      Gold Line toward Sacramento Valley (Archives Plaza) ←      Green Line toward 7th & Richards/​Township 9 (Archives Plaza)
Southbound/ Eastbound	→      Blue Line toward Cosumnes River College (16th Street) → →      Gold Line toward Historic Folsom (16th Street) → →      Green Line terminating trains →
Side platform, doors open on the right

References

1. "Bike and Ride". Sacramento Regional Transit District. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
2. Walker, Bill (March 13, 1987). "Pride runneth over in city 'On the move'". The Sacramento Bee. pp. A1, A26.
3. "13th Street (Sacramento RT) Light Rail Station". Wikimapia.org. Retrieved June 24, 2008.
4. Hass, Eric; Ehrlich, Peter. "Sacramento, California Light Rail". Archived from the original on June 9, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2008.