Elk Grove station is a proposed train station in Elk Grove, California. Located north of Laguna Boulevard near Dwight Road,[1] it is under consideration as part of the Valley Rail Sacramento Extension Project between Stockton and Sacramento. It will be served by Amtrak California San Joaquins and Altamont Corridor Express trains. An earlier proposal for a North Elk Grove station was rejected after the Sacramento Regional Sanitation District (owners of the property) objected to its construction.[2][3][4] The station is expected to open with the commencement of ACE service to Natomas in 2026.[5] In February, 2024, Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen announced that the City of Elk Grove had closed escrow on the station property.[6]
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Location | Laguna Boulevard, near Dwight Road Elk Grove, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°25′30″N 121°27′29″W / 38.425°N 121.458°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | UP Sacramento Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | under consideration for construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opening | 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At least three other railroad stations served Elk Grove in the past.[7] Amtrak Thruway buses currently stop curbside at 9180 Harbour Point Drive.
References
edit- ^ Armstrong, Lance (September 3, 2021). "Proposed EG train station addressed at workshop". Elk Grove Citizen. Archived from the original on September 4, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ "Elk Grove Station". ACE Rail. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ Smith, Darrell (August 17, 2021). "Elk Grove may be on road to rail service in plan linking Stockton to Sacramento airport". Sacramento Bee.
- ^ "Elk Grove could be the site of a future train station". Elk Grove Laguna News. August 15, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ Holland, John (March 13, 2023). "ACE rail expansion runs late, just as Modesto readies its historic downtown depot". Modesto Bee. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ "BUSINESSWISE: Station Land Acquired for ACE Train Commuter Rail Service in Elk Grove".
- ^ "History – Railroads, Trains, and Stations". Elk Grove Historical Society. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
External links
edit- "Elk Grove Station". ACE Rail. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2021.