Lehi (UTA station)
Lehi Utah Transit Authority (UTA) FrontRunner commuter rail station | |||||||||||
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3101 North Ashton Boulevard Lehi, Utah[2] United States | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°25′31″N 111°53′47″W / 40.42528°N 111.89639°WCoordinates: 40°25′31″N 111°53′47″W / 40.42528°N 111.89639°W | ||||||||||
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Connections | UTA local and inter-county bus | ||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Parking | 739[3] | ||||||||||
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Opened | 10 December 2012[4] | ||||||||||
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Owned by | UTA | ||||||||||
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Lehi is a commuter rail station in Lehi, Utah, United States served by the FrontRunner, Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) commuter rail train that operates along the Wasatch Front with service from Pleasant View in northern Weber County through Ogden, Davis County, Salt Lake City, and Salt Lake County to Provo in central Utah County. The station is also referred to as Thanksgiving Point Commuter Rail Station by UTA. It is part of the FrontRunner South extension.
Description
The station is located within the Thanksgiving Point business park at 3101 North Ashton Boulevard and is easily accessed from I-15 by way of the Timpanogos Highway (SR-92/Club House Drive) interchange. To reach the station, head west from I-15 on Timpanogos Highway (which becomes Clubhouse Drive), then turn left (south) onto Ashton Boulevard. The station has a Park and Ride lot with over 735 free parking spaces available.[3][Note 1] Since the Union Pacific (UP) railroad tracks separate the passenger platform from the parking lot and bus stops, there is a pedestrian underpass that allows passengers to cross under the UP tracks. There is also another pedestrian underpass for Garden Drive that connects with the Jordan River Parkway Trail. While there are many professional office buildings nearby the station in the business park, there are currently very limited retail options in close proximity. The station is located within the Quiet Zone, so trains do not routinely sound their horns when approaching public crossings within this corridor.[5][6] The station opened, along with the rest of FrontRunner South, on 10 December 2012[4] and is operated by Utah Transit Authority.
All of UTA's TRAX and FrontRunner trains and stations, as well as all fixed route buses, are compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act and are therefore accessible to those with disabilities.[7] Since not all FrontRunner passenger cars are wheelchair accessible, signage at the stations, on the passenger platforms, and on the passenger cars clearly indicate accessibility options. In addition, each train has one or more Train Hosts available to provide assistance as may be needed, including the placement of ramps for wheelchair boarding.[8] In accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance, "smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops, TRAX stations, and FrontRunner stations".[9]
The FrontRunner
On weekdays the FrontRunner has about twenty-three round trips between Ogden and Provo (through Salt Lake City) and about five more round trips between Ogden and Downtown Salt Lake City. On Saturdays there are only nineteen round trips between Ogden and Provo. Trains run hourly from about 4:30 am to just after midnight on weekdays (with additional half hour runs for the morning and evening commutes). Saturdays have hourly runs from about 6:00 am to 2:30 am Sunday morning. As of August 2013 the FrontRunner does not run on Sundays or holidays. Each weekday, service is extended to Pleasant View Station with two trains picking up (no dropping off) passengers early in the morning and two more trains picking up and dropping off passengers in the evening.[10]
Train schedule[Note 2]
On weekdays the first northbound FrontRunner train (to the Ogden Intermodal Transit Center) leaves the Lehi Station at about 5:15 am and the first southbound train (to the Provo Station) leaves at about 5:45 am. The last northbound train leaves at 10:46 pm and the last southbound train leave at 12:23 am (early the next morning). The first, last, and only trains that go as far north as the Pleasant View Station leave at 4:46 pm and 5:46 pm.
On Saturdays the first southbound train leaves at about 6:45 am and the first northbound train leaves at about 8:15 am. The last southbound train leaves at 12:46 am (early Sunday morning) and the last northbound train leaves at 1:46 am (early Sunday morning). However, the last northbound train only goes as far north as the North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe Station; the last train to the Ogden Intermodal Transit Center leaves at 11:16 pm.[10]
Bus connections[Note 3]
- UTA Route 806 - Eagle Mountain/Saratoga Springs/Lehi Station/UVU (Eagle Mountain, including the Park and Ride at the LDS Church at 7746 Sparrow Hawk Way - Saratoga Springs, including the Park and Ride at the LDS Church at 2101 North Providence Drive - Lehi - Utah Valley University [via Pony Express Parkway, 2100 North, Redwood Road, & I-15, with select trips only to UVU])
- UTA Route 807 - North Utah County/Lehi Station/UVU (Lehi, including Adobe and IM Flash - Highland - American Fork, including the Utah State Developmental Center and the Mount Timpanogos LDS Temple - Pleasant Grove [via Timpanogos Highway & Geneva Road, with select trips only to UVU])
- UTA Route 811 - Utah Valley TRAX Connector (Draper, only at Kimballs Lane TRAX Station - Lehi, including Park and Ride at 2100 North & West State Road - American Fork, but not including American Fork Station - Orem, including Utah Valley University, University Mall, & Timpanogos Transit Center [via I-15, State Street, American Fork Main Street, & University Parkway])
Route 811 is the only UTA bus route connecting Salt Lake County and Utah County[11]
- UTA Route 850 - State Street (Lehi - American Fork, including Meadows Shopping Center - Pleasant Grove - Lindon - Orem including Timpanogos Transit Center and University Mall - Provo, including Utah Valley Regional Medical Center and Provo Station [via State Street])
- UTA Route 853 - Lehi Station/Adobe/IM Flash (Lehi, including Adobe and IM Flash [via Timpanogos Highway])[Note 4]
Route 553 dupicates the western part of Route 807
- UTA Route F868 - Lehi/American Fork Flex (Lehi, including Adobe and IM Flash, Highland, Alpine, American Fork, including American Fork Hospital, Mount Timpanogos LDS Temple, and Utah State Developmental Center)
Route F868 dupicates part of Route 807
Notes
- ↑ Recently UTA announced that beginning 1 July 2013 it will start a one year pilot program involving most of its TRAX and FrontRunner Park and Ride lots. The purpose of the new program is to make rider connections with the Salt Lake City International Airport more convenient by avoiding the need to park at the airport. The programs allows UTA patrons to park for an "unlimited amount of time" in the designated Park and Ride lots. In addition, UTA will allow free parking in all of its parking garages. Previous UTA policy limited parking to no more than 24 hours, except at its parking garages. As part of the year long pilot program, "UTA will measure parking lot usage and monitor costs, maintenance requirements, impacts to snow removal and security issues before determining if the program will be extended." There are eight Park and Ride lots that are excluded from this test program and the 24 hour time limit will still apply to these lots. Lehi Station's lot is specifically included in this test program.[1] Notwithstanding permission to park for extended periods in the applicable Park and Ride Lots, updated signage at the stations advises that the UTA Transit Police request that they be notified anytime a car is parked in one of the lots for more than seven days.
- ↑ Train schedule is current as of Change Day, 8 December 2013
- ↑ Bus routes are current as of Change Day, 8 December 2013
- ↑ All runs on Route 853 stop at Adobe (eastbound in the morning and westbound in the evening), but a third of the runs on Route 853 do NOT continue east to connect with IM Flash
References
- ↑ "UTA Offers Free Multi-Day Parking". Utah Transit Authority. 26 Jun 2013. Retrieved 19 Jul 2013.
- ↑ "FrontRunner Stops". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 12 Dec 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "FrontRunner Park & Ride Lots". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 12 Dec 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Park, Shara (10 Dec 2012). "FrontRunner South opens, brings changes to north line". KSL-TV (Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media). Retrieved 12 Dec 2012.
- ↑ Hesterman, Billy (29 Nov 2012). "No more horns: Quiet zone now in effect for trains". Daily Herald (Provo, Utah: Lee Enterprises). Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ↑ "Front Runner South FAQs". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 19 Nov 2012.
- ↑ "Fixed Route Accessibility". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 13 Mar 2013.
- ↑ "Riders with Disabilities". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 17 Mar 2013.
- ↑ "Rider Rules". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 12 Mar 2013.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "FrontRunner" (PDF). Utah Transit Authority. 8 Dec 2013. Retrieved 13 Dec 2013.
- ↑ Utah Transit Authority (Dec 2012) (JPG). Utah County System Map December 12 (Map). http://www.rideuta.com/uploads/utah_County_sysDec2012L.jpg. Retrieved 2 Aug 2013.