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6/3/2024
The Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) has completed 1,000 miles of testing of two of 20 new S700 low-floor light-rail vehicles for the California agency.
The trains now are deemed ready for passenger service, SacRT officials said in a news release.
The 1,000-mile process is the final step of required testing to ensure all safety and quality standards are met before the train can operate on the agency's tracks when service of the new low-floor trains begins later this summer, SacRT officials said. The other 18 vehicles are currently in different phases of testing.
“These new low-floor vehicles will enhance accessibility and comfort for all our passengers, and we are excited to place them in service on the Gold and Green lines later this summer," said SacRT General Manager and CEO Henry Li.
SacRT's light-rail modernization project includes the purchase and rollout of new accessible low-floor light-rail vehicles, modifications to station platforms to meet the height requirements of the new vehicles, and the addition of a passing track to allow for 15-minute frequency at all four stations in Folsom, California.
The first phase of station platform construction on the Gold Line is nearly complete, and SacRT expects to begin phase two of construction on Blue Line stations in fall.