Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub

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Station statistics

Address

600 West 250 South
Salt Lake City, UT^[1]

Coordinates

40°45′46″N 111°54′31″W / 40.762826, -111.908512Coordinates: 40°45′46″N 111°54′31″W / 40.762826, -111.908512

Lines

Amtrak:

California Zephyr

UTA:

FrontRunner North

Sandy/Salt Lake Line

University Line

Connections

Greyhound Lines, UTA local and inter-county bus

Structure

at-grade

Other information

Opened

1999 (Amtrak)
2005 (Greyhound)
2008 (UTA)

Accessible

Code

SLC (Amtrak)

Fare zone

Free Fare Zone (UTA Busses and TRAX only)

Traffic

Passengers (2007)

27,292^[2] ▲ 2.7%

Services

Preceding station	Amtrak	Following station
Elko toward Emeryville	California Zephyr	Provo toward Chicago
Preceding station	Utah Transit Authority	Following station
Terminus	FrontRunner North	Woods Cross toward Pleasant View
	Sandy/Salt Lake Line	Old Greek Town toward Sandy Civic Center
	University Line	Old Greek Town toward University Medical Center

The Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub hosts Amtrak passenger rail, Greyhound bus, and Utah Transit Authority's FrontRunner commuter rail, TRAX light rail and city bus service, located at the intersection of 600 West and 300 South.

1 Amtrak
2 Greyhound Lines
3 UTA
4 History and Future Plans
5 Gallery
6 External links

[edit] Amtrak

Main article: California Zephyr

The Salt Lake Intermodal Hub is served by the California Zephyr, which provides westbound service to Emeryville (San Francisco), California and eastbound service to Chicago, Illinois

The Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub is the third location to play host to the Salt Lake City Amtrak station, since Amtrak's inception in 1971. The Union Pacific Depot, located at the intersection of South Temple and 400 West, was the station's initial location. In 1986 the station was moved to the Rio Grande Depot, located at the intersection of 300 South and Rio Grande Street. In 1999 the station was moved to its current location—a temporary "shack" which is still in use almost a decade later.[3] However there are plans to expand the station into a new building that would sit along the drop-off area next to the Greyhound Terminal.[4]

[edit] Greyhound Lines

Main article: Greyhound Lines

[edit] UTA

[edit] FrontRunner

Main article: FrontRunner

[edit] TRAX

Main article: UTA TRAX

Both TRAX lines service the Intermodal center, and trains depart every seven minutes towards their destinations of Sandy or University Medical Center.

[edit] Bus Connections

[edit] History and Future Plans

Services from Intermodal Hub

Legend

Amtrak - California Zephyr to Emeryville, CA

FrontRunner to Pleasant View

Airport Line TRAX (not yet open)

Salt Lake Central Station

Sandy & University TRAX

FrontRunner to Provo (2013-2015)

Amtrak - California Zephyr to Chicago, IL

The first tenant to arrive at the Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub was the Amtrak Station, which was moved to a temporary "shack" at the site in 1999.^[3] City authorities began planning an intermodal passenger "hub" and on July 5, 2005, the Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub was dedicated. By the end of July, Salt Lake City Greyhound Terminal had moved into a beautiful building at the Hub. Soon thereafter the Utah Transit Authority began bus service to the Hub. On April 26, 2008, the Utah Transit Authority began FrontRunner commuter rail service and TRAX light rail service to the Hub.

Future plans for the Hub include constructing a permanent Amtrak station, a possible parking garage, and a retail component.^[4]. As the Utah Transit Authority continues to expand its services, passenger traffic at the Hub will increase. Subsequently the role that the Hub plays in the life of Salt Lake City will grow.