The Green Line is a currently out-of-service light rail line in Sacramento, California, and is one of the three lines of the Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) light rail system. It opened on June 15, 2012, and runs between 13th Street station and 7th & Richards/Township 9 station. The Green Line runs through north downtown to Township 9 in the River District, and is projected eventually to reach Sacramento International Airport. The line only operates on weekdays.

Due to construction work with a new infill station at 7th Street and Railyards Boulevard near the Sacramento Railyards, service on the line has been suspended since June 16, 2025 and will not resume until summer 2026. Bus stops near the closed 7th & Richards/Township 9 station are open for alternate transportation during the closure.

History

In the 1990s, SacRT started identifying corridors for new light rail extensions and selected an alignment for a new line that would reach the Sacramento Airport from Sacramento via Natomas. Formal planning for the line began in the early 2000s. Construction for the initial segment of the Green Line that runs to the River District began in late 2009 after finalizing environmental review in early 2009. The initial line opened for service on June 15, 2012, with a single new station at Township 9.

In 2016, low ridership on the Green Line and the lack of development at Township 9 led the SacRT Board to consider closing the line in 2017.

Line description

The Green Line begins at its current northern terminus at the 7th and Richards / Township 9 station in the River District. From there it initially travels south on 7th Street on a single-track. Reaching downtown, the Green Line goes to two tracks at G Street as one-way tracks for 7th and 8th Streets where it joins the Blue and Gold Lines. It then turns westward on O Street, southward on 12th, then eastward in an alley paralleling Q and R Streets, before reaching its southern terminus at 13th Street station.

Station listing

The following table lists the current stations of the Green Line, from north to south.

Key
†Closed station
StationOpenedTransfers
7th & Richards/​Township 9June 15, 2012Sacramento Regional Transit: 11, 33
County Center (southbound: 7th & I, northbound: 8th & H)Gold LineSacramento Regional Transit: 11, 51, 102, 103, 106, 107, 109, 129, 134
St. Rose of Lima Park (northbound: 8th & K)2007Gold LineSacramento Regional Transit: 30, 38, 62, 86, 88, 142 (Airport Express)North Natomas JibeYolobus: 42A, 42B, 43, 43R, 230
St. Rose of Lima Park † (southbound: 7th & K)March 12, 1987Closed September 30, 2016
7th & Capitol (southbound) 8th & Capitol (northbound)March 12, 1987Blue LineGold LineSacramento Regional Transit: 11, 30, 38, 51, 62, 86, 88, 102, 103, 106, 107, 109, 129, 134, 142 (Airport Express), E10, E11, E12, E13, E14, E15, E16, E17, E18North Natomas JibeRoseville Transit: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10Yolobus: 42A, 42B, 43, 43R, 230
8th & OBlue LineGold LineSacramento Regional Transit: 11, 51, 102, 103, 106, 107, 109, E10, E11, E12, E13, E14, E15, E16, E17, E18North Natomas JibeYolobus: 42A, 42B, 43, 43R, 230
Archives PlazaBlue LineGold Line
13th Street

Future expansion

Proposed airport link

SacRT map of proposed extension

The Green Line to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) light rail future extension Project will extend service 13 miles (21 km) to Sacramento International Airport. As of May 2019, future new Green Line stations, South to Northwest from the existing 7th & Richards/Township 9 Station, are:

  • Sequoia Pacific Station (Optional)
  • West El Camino Station
  • Pebblestone Way Station
  • San Juan Station
  • Gateway Park Station
  • Arena Blvd. Station
  • (Unnamed station)
  • East Town Center Station
  • North Natomas Town Center Station
  • Commerce Parkway Station (Optional)
  • Club Center Drive Station
  • Greenbriar Station (Optional)
  • Metro Air Park Station (Optional)
  • Sacramento International Airport -SMF- Station

External links

Media related to Green Line (Sacramento RT) at Wikimedia Commons