Zinfandel (Sacramento RT)

Zinfandel
Sacramento RT light rail station
Location	Folsom Boulevard and Zinfandel Drive Rancho Cordova, CA
Coordinates	38°35′42.32″N 121°17′25.17″W / 38.5950889°N 121.2903250°WCoordinates: 38°35′42.32″N 121°17′25.17″W / 38.5950889°N 121.2903250°W
Owned by	Sacramento RT
Line(s)	Sacramento Regional Transit District (Sacramento RT):   Gold Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	June 11, 2004[1]
Services
Preceding station   Sacramento RT Light Rail   Following station Mather Field/Mills toward Sacramento Valley Station Gold Line Cordova Town Center toward Historic Folsom

Zinfandel is a side platformed Sacramento RT light rail station in Rancho Cordova, California, United States. The station was opened on June 11, 2004, and is operated by the Sacramento Regional Transit District. As part of the Gold Line, it has service to Downtown Sacramento, California State University, Sacramento, Gold River and Folsom. Across the street from the stop is the popular Rancho Cordova Town Center mall.

The station was originally intended for construction along Folsom, east of Zinfandel Drive. However, RT officials moved the station location west of Zinfandel after requests by the Rancho Cordova Area Chamber of Commerce due to the better location adjacent to retail centers.^[2] Zinfandel, along with Cordova Town Center and Sunrise, opened on June 11, 2004, as part of an $89 million, 2.8-mile (4.5 km) extension of the Gold Line east of the Mather Field/Mills station.^[3] Rancho Cordova city officials have stated the establishment of the stations will help in the development of transit-oriented development/redevelopment of the Folsom corridor through the city.^[4]

Platforms and tracks

SRTD Westbound	■ Gold Line	toward Sacramento Valley (Mather Field/Mills)
SRTD Eastbound	■ Gold Line	toward Historic Folsom (Cordova Town Center)
Union Pacific	■ Freight line	No passenger service

References

1. Bizjak, Tony (June 10, 2004). "All aboard! RT extension ready to roll – Three light-rail stations open Friday morning in Rancho Cordova". The Sacramento Bee. p. B1.
2. Myer, Chuck (February 25, 2001). "Light-rail station links past, present of community". The Sacramento Bee. p. N3.
3. Dugan, Molly (June 12, 2004). "New light rail stations open to little fanfare". The Sacramento Bee. p. B3.
4. Bizjak, Tony (July 2, 2004). "City hitches hopes to light rail - Rancho Cordova plans development hubs". The Sacramento Bee. p. B1.