Elk Grove station

{{Short description|Proposed train station in California, United States}}

{{Use American English|date=November 2023}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Elk Grove

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| symbol = yes

| symbol_location = ace

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| address = 3134 Dwight Road
Elk Grove, California

| coordinates = {{coord|38.426|-121.458|type:station|display=inline,title}}

| line = UP Sacramento Subdivision

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| status = construction planning / area clearance

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| opening = 2026/27

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| other_services_header = Future service

| other_services = {{Adjacent stations

|system1=Amtrak|line1=San Joaquin|left1=Midtown Sacramento|to-left1=Natomas/Sacramento Airport|right1=Lodi|to-right1=Bakersfield or Oakland

|system2=Altamont Corridor Express|line2=San Jose-Natomas|left2=Midtown Sacramento|to-left2=Natomas/Sacramento Airport|right2=Lodi|to-right2=San Jose

|line3=Valley Rail|left3=Midtown Sacramento|to-left3=Natomas/Sacramento Airport|right3=Lodi|to-right3=Ceres

|}}

| other_services2_header = Phase 2 (2029)

| other_services2_collapsible = yes

| other_services2 = {{Adjacent stations

|system1=Amtrak|line1=San Joaquin|left1=Sacramento City College|to-left1=Natomas/Sacramento Airport|right1=Lodi|to-right1=Bakersfield or Oakland

|system2=Altamont Corridor Express|line2=San Jose-Natomas|left2=Sacramento City College|to-left2=Natomas/Sacramento Airport|right2=Lodi|to-right2=San Jose

|line3=Valley Rail|left3=City College|to-left3=Natomas/Sacramento Airport|right3=Lodi|to-right3=Ceres

|line4=Union City-Natomas|note-mid4=Opening 2030{{cite web |url=https://www.unioncity.org/DocumentCenter/View/9434/Presentation-on-Union-City-ACE-BART-Station-Overview-June-2022_updated |title=Union City ACE/BART Rail-to-Rail Hub Station: Project Overview and Update |date=June 2022 |publisher=San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission}}{{cite report |last1=Krause |first1=Daniel |last2=Mangonon |first2=Anthony |title=Deliverable 3.1.3 (Initial Service and Operations Planning Analysis) |url=https://northvalleyraildotorg.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/nvprsp-final-initial-service-and-ops-planning-analysis-memo-20230828.pdf |website=Wordpress |publisher=AECOM |access-date=21 December 2023 |date=June 1, 2022}}{{cite news |title=Union City on track to become regional transit hub by 2030 |url=https://eastbayecho.com/2023/12/12/union-city-on-track-to-become-regional-transit-hub-by-2030/ |access-date=22 December 2023 |agency=East Bay Echo |date=December 12, 2023}}|left4=City College|to-left4=Natomas/Sacramento Airport|right4=Lodi|to-right4=Union City

|}}

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| map_type = California#USA

| map_caption = Location in California##Location in United States

| symbol2 = amtrak

| symbol_location2 = us

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Elk Grove station is a planned train station in Elk Grove, California to be located north of Laguna Boulevard at 3134 Dwight Road.{{Cite news|last1=Armstrong|first1=Lance|title=Proposed EG train station addressed at workshop|url=http://www.egcitizen.com/news/proposed-eg-train-station-addressed-at-workshop/article_b907a004-0cdc-11ec-bc31-2f0c427ab9eb.html|date=2021-09-03|access-date=2021-09-04|website=Elk Grove Citizen|language=en|archive-date=September 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904191630/http://www.egcitizen.com/news/proposed-eg-train-station-addressed-at-workshop/article_b907a004-0cdc-11ec-bc31-2f0c427ab9eb.html|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission: Elk Grove Station |url=https://www.sjrrc.com/elk-grove-station/ |access-date=August 8, 2024}} it is 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.{{Cite web|title=Elk Grove Station|url=https://acerail.com/elk-grove-station/|access-date=2021-09-04|website=ACE Rail|language=en-US|archive-date=October 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008164410/https://acerail.com/elk-grove-station/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.sacbee.com/community/elk-grove/article253532434.html|title= Elk Grove may be on road to rail service in plan linking Stockton to Sacramento airport | first1=Darrell |last1=Smith |date=August 17, 2021 | newspaper=Sacramento Bee}}{{Cite news|date=2021-08-15|title= Elk Grove could be the site of a future train station|url=https://elkgrovelagunanews.com/2021/08/15/elk-grove-could-be-the-site-of-a-future-train-station/|access-date=2021-09-04|newspaper=Elk Grove Laguna News|language=en-US}} The station is expected to open with the commencement of ACE service to Natomas in 2026.{{cite news |last1=Holland |first1=John |title=ACE rail expansion runs late, just as Modesto readies its historic downtown depot |url=https://www.modbee.com/news/local/article272920205.html |access-date=13 March 2023 |agency=Modesto Bee |date=March 13, 2023}} In February 2024, Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen announced that the City of Elk Grove had closed escrow on the station property. At the same time, it was announced that the city was going through the design phase for the station.{{cite web | url=https://myemail.constantcontact.com/BUSINESSWISE--Station-Land-Acquired-for-ACE-Train-Commuter-Rail-Service-in-Elk-Grove-.html?soid=1132917062241&aid=6lqUR5LrlXM | title=BUSINESSWISE: Station Land Acquired for ACE Train Commuter Rail Service in Elk Grove }}

Amtrak Thruway buses currently{{when|date=May 2025}} stop curbside at 9180 Harbour Point Drive.

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