North Valley Rail is a proposed railway service in

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that would offer trips from

Natomas Natomas is a community in northwestern Sacramento, in the U.S. state of California. North Natomas was historically an agricultural area on the floodplains of the Sacramento River, but grew quickly starting in the mid-1990s with extensive residen ...

to Chico. Plans include extending

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'' and

Altamont Corridor Express The Altamont Corridor Express (also known as ACE, formerly Altamont Commuter Express) is a commuter rail service in California, connecting Stockton and San Jose during peak hours only. ACE is named for the Altamont Pass, through which it runs ...

services along the

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and

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. The project was initiated by the Butte County Association of Governments. Initial estimates place the cost of the project at $530million, with 600,000 passengers yearly and a start date of July 2031. Initial studies ruled out Oroville as a potential terminus of the line, leaving a Chico station as the preferred alternative. Stations are planned in Natomas, Plumas Lake, Marysville, Gridley (with a bus connection to Oroville), and Chico. Future plans include a connection to the ''

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'' in Sacramento. ''Capitol Corridor'' and North Valley Rail cross in Sacramento — North Valley Rail is primarily aligned to the north and south, while ''Capitol Corridor'' is largely aligned east and west.

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