Blue Line (SacRT)

Blue Line
Overview
OwnerSacramento Regional Transit District
LocaleSacramento, California
Termini
Stations28
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemSacRT light rail
Daily ridership18,435 (Q2 2018)
History
OpenedMarch 12, 1987 (1987-03-12) (as Watt/I-80–Downtown–Butterfield line)
Technical
Number of tracksMostly 2, 1 track across the American River and in the median of Interstate 80
CharacterMostly at-grade
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line, 750 V DC
Operating speed55 mph (89 km/h)
Route map
Blue Line highlighted in blue
Watt/I-80
Watt/I-80 West
Roseville Road
I-80
single track
double track
Amtrak
Marconi/Arcade
Maintenance Facility
Swanston
reroute c.2010s
Royal Oaks
Arden/Del Paso
Globe
Old North Sacramento
(planned)
SR 160
Dos Rios
(planned)
Amtrak
Alkali Flat/La Valentina
12th & I ( southbound)
Cathedral Square (10th & K11th & K)
St. Rose of Lima Park (9th & K)
Gold
Green
7th & K
(closed 2016)
7th & Capitol8th & Capitol
8th & O
Archives Plaza
R Street Yard
13th Street
16th Street
 Gold 
Broadway
4th Avenue/Wayne Hultgren
City College
Fruitridge
47th Avenue
Florin
Meadowview
Morrison Creek
Morrison Creek
Amtrak & ACE
(2026)
Franklin
Center Parkway
Cosumnes River College
Other service sharing
Blue Line tracks
Multiple services sharing
Blue Line tracks

All stations are accessible except for 12th & I southbound

The Blue Line is a light rail line in the Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) system. It runs primarily north–south in Sacramento between Watt/I-80 and Cosumnes River College. Along the route, the Blue Line serves North Highlands, North Sacramento, Downtown and South Sacramento. Portions of the Blue Line run along the original initial alignment between Watt/I-80 and 16th Street stations.