List of UTA Trax stations

UTA Trax is a three-line urban light rail mass transit system operated by the Utah Transit Authority, serving portions of the Salt Lake Valley, Utah, United States. Communities served by the service include Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake, Murray, Midvale, West Jordan, South Jordan, West Valley and Sandy. The network consists of three lines: the Blue Line, which opened in 1999; the Red Line, which opened in 2001;^[1][2] and the Green Line, which opened in 2011. As of July 2011, the network serves over 43,800 passengers a day, making Trax the 11th-largest light rail system in the United States in ridership.^[3][4] There are 41 stations on the 3 lines of the UTA Trax system. Nine more stations are planned for or under construction as part of the FrontLines 2015 expansion. All are projected to open by 2015 and will increase the overall length of the network to 44.8 miles (72.1 km).^[4]

The stations along the UTA Trax network are open-air structures featuring passenger canopies for protection from adverse weather. Many of the canopies are designed to resemble the canopy at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, which is located Downtown and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[5] Works of public art included at several stations were developed as part of the UTA's Art in Transit program.^[6] At first the program was met with skepticism; initially, only the stations constructed in Salt Lake City incorporated public art into their designs. This was the case as the city was initially the only one to take part in the Art in Transit program.^[7] The program has since grown in popularity, and many of the stations constructed as part of the FrontLines 2015 expansion will include public art in their final design.^[6]

UTA Trax began service on December 4, 1999, with the opening of the Sandy/Salt Lake Line from the Sandy Civic Center to the Delta Center (now called Arena).^[1] The line saw construction of a pair of infill stations with the opening of 900 South in 2005 and Sandy Expo in 2006 as a result of demand for additional service.^[8][9] The University Line commenced service on December 15, 2001 between the Stadium and Delta Center stations.^[2] The line expanded in April 2008, when three new stations opened between the Planetarium and Central Stations.^[10] The Murray/Midvale/University Line began service on December 17, 2001, between the Stadium and Sandy Civic Center Stations.^[11] Originally operating on a limited schedule, by August 2009, trains were added to the line serving all stations between the Sandy Civic Center and the University Medical Center.^[12] Expansion as part of the FrontLines 2015 project will see the completion of an additional 25.2 miles (40.6 km) of track and 23 stations by 2015.^[4] The completion of the Airport and Draper extensions will add service to Draper and the Salt Lake City International Airport.^[4]

Stations

Stations planned or under construction

The Utah Transit Authority is undertaking a major expansion called FrontLines 2015.^[16] As part of this project the authority will add 25.2 miles (40.6 km) of track to the existing 19.6-mile (31.5 km) light-rail network as defined in the Utah Transit Authority’s 2030 Long-range Transportation Plan. All of the expansions are slated for completion by 2015.^[16] Nine of the stations proposed or presently under construction will be part of the Airport extension (Green Line) and the Blue Line.

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