Watt / I-80 West

Watt/I-80 West
Sacramento RT light rail station
Station statistics
Address I-80 at Longview Drive
Sacramento, CA
Lines

Sacramento Regional Transit District (Sacramento RT):

Structure at-grade
Platforms 1 side platform
Parking 248 spaces
Other information
Opened March 12, 1987 (1987-03-12)[1]
Accessible
Owned by Sacramento RT
Services
Preceding station   Sacramento RT Light Rail   Following station
Terminus
Blue Line
toward Meadowview

The Watt/I-80 West is a side platformed Sacramento RT light rail station in Sacramento, California, United States. The station was opened on March 12, 1987, and is operated by the Sacramento Regional Transit District. As part of the Blue Line, it has service to Downtown Sacramento, South Sacramento, California State University, Sacramento, Rancho Cordova, Gold River and Folsom. The station is located in the median of Interstate 80 at Longview Drive, and this has been the Blue Line's northern terminus since its opening.

The station includes a park-and-ride that utilizes right-of-way from an abandoned freeway project. This station makes use of the former freeway corridor and serves solely as a commuter facility.

References

  1. ^ Walker, Bill (March 13, 1987). "Pride runneth over in city 'On the move'". The Sacramento Bee: p. A1.