North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe (UTA station)

North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe
Utah Transit Authority (UTA) FrontRunner commuter rail & TRAX light rail station
FrontRunner at North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe (passing under TRAX passenger platform)
Location	500 West North Temple Street Salt Lake City, Utah[1]  United States
Coordinates	40°46′19″N 111°54′18″W / 40.77194°N 111.90500°W / 40.77194; -111.90500Coordinates: 40°46′19″N 111°54′18″W / 40.77194°N 111.90500°W / 40.77194; -111.90500
Owned by	UTA
Line(s)	Utah Transit Authority (UTA):   Green Line   FrontRunner
Platforms	1 island platform (FrontRunner) 1 island platform and 1 side platform (TRAX)
Tracks	4 (2 FrontRunner & 2 TRAX)
Connections	UTA intra-county and local bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade (see detailed description)
Parking	Coming soon[1][Note 1]
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	10 December 2012 (FrontRunner) 14 April 2013 (TRAX)
Services
Preceding station   Utah Transit Authority   Following station Jackson/Euclid toward Airport Green Line Arena toward West Valley Central Woods Cross toward Ogden or Pleasant View FrontRunner Salt Lake Central toward Provo

North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe^[2][3][4] is a light rail and commuter rail station in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States served by the Green Line of Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) TRAX light rail system and by the FrontRunner, UTA's 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 Green Line provides service from the Salt Lake City International Airport to West Valley City (via Downtown Salt Lake City) and connects with the rest of the TRAX system and UTA's S Line streetcar.^[2] Although the official name of the station is North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe, it often referenced by UTA as simply North Temple.^[1][5]

Description

North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe's parking lot^{[Note 1][Note 2]} can easily be accessed from 300 North at 500 West (both from the east and west), but is also accessible from 200 North on the east and from 500 West on the south. There is no direct vehicle access to the TRAX platform (as there is no stopping allowed on the North Temple Street Viaduct), but pedestrians can easily access it using the stairs or escalators that connect north side of the North Temple Street Viaduct with the south end of the FrontRunner platform. Pedestrians can also access the TRAX platform from either end of the North Temple Street Viaduct at 400 West or 600 West. Although both platforms are considered "at grade", the station is still considered a flying junction since the TRAX tracks pass over the FrontRunner and Union Pacific tracks. Just east of the station is West High School and south of the station is the Gateway District, including the Union Pacific Depot. The station is located within the Quiet Zone, so trains do not routinely sound their horns when approaching public crossings within this corridor.^[8]

The TRAX portion of the station is part of the Airport extension. The FrontRunner portion is an infill station created to connect the Green Line to the FrontRunner after the Green Line was routed away from Salt Lake Central as part of the Airport Extension. The TRAX portion of the station is part of a railway right of way that was created specifically for the Green Line. Like many other UTA stations, this station has art work included in its design. The art work for the North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe station is the stairway and elevator connecting the upper and lower parts for the station. The roof of the stairway and sides of the elevator shaft were designed to have the appearance of a crystal. It is called Crystal Light and was designed by Catherine Widgery of Cambridge, Massachusetts.^[9] Although not part of FrontRunner South, the FrontRunner portion of the station opened on the same date as that extension, 10 December 2012. The station is operated by Utah Transit Authority.

All of UTA's TRAX and FrontRunner trains and stations, streetcars and streetcar stops, and all fixed route buses are compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act and are therefore accessible to those with disabilities.^[10] 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.^[11] 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".^[12]

The FrontRunner

On weekdays the FrontRunner has about twenty-three round trips on weekdays 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 Odgen and Provo. Trains run hourly from about 4:30 am to just after midnight on weekdays (increasing to half hour runs for the morning and evening commutes). Saturdays have hourly runs from about 6:00 am to 2:30 am the next morning. As of August 2013 the FrontRunner does not run on Sundays or holidays. Each weekday there is service to Pleasant View with two trains in the morning and two more trains in the evening for the weekday commute.^[13]

As of April 2014 the FrontRunner schedule incorporated an approximately seven-minute delay at the North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe Station for northbound trains only. Rather than continue on as soon a passengers had boarded, northbound trains would remain at the station until a scheduled departure time. At the same time a similar delay was incorporated in to the schedule for southbound trains at the Salt Lake Central Station.^[14] With the schedule changes in August 2014, a delay was included for trains at both stations in both directions. No other stations (other than the terminus stations) have such a delay in their schedule.^[13]

Train schedules^{[Note 3]}

The FrontRunner

The Elevator and Escalator between the FrontRunner and TRAX station platforms

On weekdays the first northbound FrontRunner train (to the Pleasant View) leaves the North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe Station at about 3:30 am and the first southbound train (to the Provo Station) leaves at about 5:15 am. The remainder of the northbound trains only go as far as the Ogden Intermodal Transit Center, except the ones departing at 5:31 pm and 6:31 pm. The last northbound train leaves at 11:45 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 12:05 am (early the next morning). However, the last southbound train only goes as far as the next station (the Salt Lake Central Station); the last train to the Provo Station leaves at 11:50 pm.

On Saturdays the first southbound train leaves at about 6:00 am and the first northbound train leaves at about 7:00 am. The last northbound train leaves at 12:01 am (early Sunday morning) and the last southbound train leaves at 2:03 am (early Sunday morning). However, the last southbound train only goes as far as the next station (the Salt Lake Central Station); the last train to the Provo Station leaves at 12:11 am (early Sunday morning). There are also northbound trains arriving, but terminating, at the station as late as about 2:30 am (early Sunday morning). There is no service to Pleasant View on Saturdays.^[13]

TRAX Green Line

The TRAX portion of the North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe Station

On weekdays the first northbound Green Line train (to the Airport Station) leaves the North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe Station at about 5:15 am and the first southbound train (to the West Valley Central Station) leaves at about 6:00 am. The last northbound train leaving at 11:00 pm and the last southbound train leaving at 11:41 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far as the Central Pointe Station; the last southbound train to the West Valley Station leaves at 10:56 pm.

On Saturdays the first northbound train leaves at about 6:15 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 6:45 am. The last northbound train leaves at 10:51 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11:30 pm.

On Sundays the first northbound train leaves at about 9:15 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 9:45 am. The last northbound train leaves at 7:33 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 8:08 pm.

Green Line trains run every fifteen minutes on weekdays and every twenty minutes on weekends.^[15][16]

Bus connections^{[Note 4]}

Note: Buses stop at the north end of the station's parking lot on 200 North. Although many bus routes pass the TRAX platform as they cross over the North Temple Viaduct, there are no bus stops on, or at either end of, the viaduct.

• UTA Route 6 - 6th Avenue (Downtown Salt Lake City - The Avenues, including LDS Hospital - University of Utah, including University Medical Center)

• UTA Route 209 - 900 East (Downtown Salt Lake City - Sugar House, including Sugarmont stop - Millcreek - Murray, including Fashion Place Mall and Fashion Place West Station [via 900 East])

• UTA Route 500 - State Capitol (SL Central) (Downtown Salt Lake City, including Old GreekTown and Salt Lake Central stations and Utah State Capitol)

• UTA Route 516 - Poplar Grove/Glendale (Downtown Salt Lake City, including Pioneer Park - Poplar Grove - Glendale - Ballpark Station and Spring Mobile Ballpark)

Notes

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe (UTA station).

• Official UTA website
• Official FrontRunner website
• Official TRAX website
• FrontRunner Schedule
• TRAX Green Line Schedule