SacRT Celebrates 50 Years
Our Golden Anniversary
April 1, 2023 marks SacRT’s 50th anniversary of operation, and we’re celebrating this important milestone by looking back at our history and celebrating what is still to come.
SacRT has played an integral role in generations of Sacramentans and has been woven into the fabric of daily life across the Sacramento region.
Celebration:
To kick-off the celebration, we are offering Free Transit Tuesdays on fixed-route bus and light rail every Tuesday during the month of April 2023, on April 4, April 11, April 18 and April 25.
We are also hosting public pop-up events at different light rail stations and transit centers across the region during the month of April. Keep a watch out for a special 50th anniversary edition bus and light rail train that will be in service starting in April. Make sure to step on board for an immersive experience, as both the bus and train will feature decals dotted with QR codes that will virtually connect riders to stories and videos about our history and achievements.
50 Years Ago:
In 1973, a loaf of bread cost 27 cents, a gallon of gas cost 38 cents and a single trip on the bus cost 25 cents.
In April of the same year, the Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) began operation, taking over for the City owned Sacramento Transit Authority.
On The Page:
- SacRT Milestones Timeline
- SacRT by the Decades
- 50th Anniversary Events
- Share Your SacRT Story
- Blog Post: A great agency is made up of great employees. Meet SacRT veterans Anita, Joyce, and Bonifacio
- Blog Post: Sacramento Regional Transit turns 50 this year. We’re sharing the experience from those who were there.
- 50 Year Edition Bus and Train Schedule
SacRT Milestones Timeline
SacRT by the Decades
- 1973 – 1979: Regional Transit is Born
- 1980 – 1989: Light Rail Rolls
- 1990 – 1999: The Growth Years
- 2000 – 2009: Boom Becomes Bust
- 2010 – 2019: SacRT Builds Back
- 2020 – 2023: Redefining “Modern” Transit
50th Anniversary Events
To honor our history and, most importantly, to say “thank you” to all of you who we serve, we’ll be holding pop-up events at light rail stations and transit center throughout the month of April 2023.
We’ll also have some commemorative items to hand out and a chance to enter to win prizes at each event.
We plan to continue celebrating our 50th Anniversary throughout the year and plan to hold larger community events in the coming months to showcase our new low-floor light rail trains.
Anniversary Pop-Up Events:
- Wednesday, April 5, 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. at 16th Street Station
- Thursday, April 6, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Arden Fair Transit Center
- Friday, April 7, 7 a.m. – 10 a.m. at Watt/I-80 Station
- Monday, April 10, 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. at Mather Field/Mills Station
- Thursday, April 13, 7 a.m. – 10 a.m. at University/65th Street Station
- Saturday, April 15, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Historic Folsom Station
- Tuesday, April 18, 7 a.m. – 10 a.m. at Arden/Del Paso Station
- Wednesday, April 19, 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. at Cosumnes River College Station
- Monday, April 24, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at 13th Street Station
Share Your SacRT Story
We would love to hear your story about your first-time riding SacRT or a special memory you have. Click the button to complete an online form.
Blog Post: A great agency is made up of great employees. Meet SacRT veterans Anita, Joyce, and Bonifacio
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The Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) is a seasoned and experienced agency with a 50-year record of public service. If you look under the hood, you’ll see why: it’s because of our employees.
Our SacRT employee ranks are over 1,300 strong, some of whom have worked here for two, three, and even four decades. No celebration of our 50th anniversary in business would be possible without them. Here is a visit with three of the SacRT team’s longest-tenured employees, each of whom brings a distinct personality and energy to the job. And, a combined 111 years of service. Read more. |
Blog Post: Sacramento Regional Transit turns 50 this year. We’re sharing the experience from those who were there.
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For 50 years, SacRT has knitted the capital region together, taking millions of riders where they need to go, from downtown Sacramento to old town Folsom, from Elk Grove to Citrus Heights, and to hundreds of points in between. It’s a rich history of service, innovation and perseverance, all of it amid growth booms, major recessions and even a health pandemic. In short, a heck of a ride, and one we’re proud of. But how and why did SacRT get its start? And why is it still going strong at the half-century mark when other Sacramento transit services before it came and went? |
50 Year Edition Bus and Train Schedule
Train Schedule
SacRT will operate the 50 Year Anniversary train on certain lines to help community members locate the train and get on board. The 50 Year Anniversary train will operate on the Blue Line on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays and on the Gold Line on Thursday, Friday and Saturdays. See the schedule for each line below.
Blue Line – Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays
(check sacrt.com/schedules for complete Blue Line schedule)
Trip Leaving Watt/I-80 towards Cosumnes River College at: |
4:42 a.m. (departs Swanston) |
6:48 a.m. |
9:03 a.m. |
11:18 a.m. |
1:33 p.m. |
3:48 p.m. |
Trip Leaving Cosumnes River College for Watt/I-80 at: |
5:41 a.m. |
7:56 a.m. |
10:11 a.m. |
12:26 p.m. |
2:41 p.m. |
4:56 p.m. |
Gold Line – Thursdays and Fridays
(check sacrt.com/schedules for complete Gold Line schedule)
Trip Leaving Sacramento Valley Station to Sunrise or Historic Folsom Stations at: |
5:04 a.m. |
6:49 a.m. |
9:04 a.m. |
10:49 a.m. |
1:04 p.m. |
2:49 p.m. |
5:04 p.m. |
Trip Leaving Historic Folsom or Sunrise Stations to Sacramento Valley Stations at: |
5:58 a.m. (Sunrise) |
8:00 a.m. (Historic Folsom) |
9:58 a.m. (Sunrise) |
12:00 p.m. (Historic Folsom) |
1:58 p.m. (Sunrise) |
4:00 p.m. (Historic Folsom) |
5:58 p.m. (Sunrise) |
Gold Line – Saturdays
(check sacrt.com/schedules for complete schedule)
Trip Leaving Sacramento Valley Station to Sunrise or Historic Folsom Stations at: |
5:49 a.m. |
7:49 a.m. |
10:04 a.m. |
11:49 a.m. |
2:04 p.m. |
3:49 p.m. |
6:04 p.m. |
Trip Leaving Historic Folsom or Sunrise Stations to Sacramento Valley Stations at: |
6:43 a.m. (Sunrise) |
9:00 a.m. (Historic Folsom) |
10:58 a.m. (Sunrise) |
1:00 p.m. (Historic Folsom) |
2:58 p.m. (Sunrise) |
5:00 p.m. (Historic Folsom) |
6:58 p.m. (Sunrise) |
Bus Schedule
SacRT will operate the 50 Year Anniversary bus on different routes every day in April to allow community members across the region enjoy the bus. See the schedule for each line below.
Monday, April 3, 2023 – Route 61 – afternoon service only
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 – Routes 62 & 56
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 – Routes 67 & 68
Thursday, April 6, 2023 – Routes 72, 161, 84 and 26
Friday, April 7, 2023 – Routes 75 & 78
Saturday, April 8, 2023 – Route 81
Sunday, April 9, 2023 – Route 82
Monday, April 10, 2023 – Routes 84 & 26
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 – Routes 86 & 25
Wednesday, April 12, 2023 – Routes 87, 26, 25
Thursday, April 13, 2023 – Routes 88, 15, 102
Friday, April 14, 2023 – Routes 93, 113, 25 & 86
Saturday, April 15, 2023 – Route 1
Sunday, April 16, 2023 – Route 11
Monday, April 17, 2023 – Route 13
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 – Route F10
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 – Route 142
Thursday, April 20, 2023 – Route 19
Friday, April 21, 2023 – Route 21
Saturday, April 22, 2023 – Route 23
Sunday, April 23, 2023 – Route 25
Monday, April 24, 2023 – Route 26, 84, 109, 87
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 – Route 30
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 – Routes 38 & 30
Thursday, April 27, 2023 – Route 51
Friday, April 28, 2023 – Routes 15 & 88
Saturday, April 29, 2023 – Route E110
Sunday, April 30, 2023 – Route 61
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