Pleasant View (UTA station)

Pleasant View
Utah Transit Authority (UTA) FrontRunner commuter rail station
Location	2700 North US Highway 89 Pleasant View, Utah[1]  United States
Coordinates	41°18′27″N 112°00′38″W / 41.30750°N 112.01056°W / 41.30750; -112.01056Coordinates: 41°18′27″N 112°00′38″W / 41.30750°N 112.01056°W / 41.30750; -112.01056
Owned by	UTA
Line(s)	Utah Transit Authority (UTA)   FrontRunner
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	UTA local and intra-county bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	About 300
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	29 September 2008
Services
Preceding station   Utah Transit Authority   Following station Terminus FrontRunner Ogden toward Provo

Pleasant View is a commuter rail station in Pleasant View, Utah, United States served by the FrontRunner, Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) commuter rail that operates along the Wasatch Front with service from Pleasant View through Ogden, Davis County, Salt Lake City, and Salt Lake County to Provo in central Utah County.

Description

The station is located at 2700 North US Highway 89 (US-89) and can be easily accessed from either 2700 North or US-89. There are about 300 parking spaces in its free Park and Ride lot.^{[Note 1]} The station is located within the Quiet Zone, so trains do not routinely sound their horns when approaching public crossings within this corridor.^[3] The station 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.^[4] Since not all the 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.^[5] 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".^[6]

The FrontRunner provides limited service to and from Pleasant View Station. While nearly all trains originate or terminate in Ogden each weekday there is service to Pleasant View with two trains picking up passengers in the morning and two more dropping off and picking up passengers in the evening for the commute with no transfer between trains required at the Ogden Intermodal Transit Center (as was sometimes the case in the past).^[7][8] To supplement this service there is also a UTA bus route that provides more frequent service to Ogden Intermodal Transit Center. The UTA bus connection runs hourly for the morning and evening commute, with no mid-day service.^[9] While the FrontRunner does run on Saturdays, there are currently no plans for weekend service to the station by either FrontRunner or UTA bus service.

One major reason the station does not have as much service as Ogden and points south is that the FrontRunner trains must share trackage with Union Pacific Railroad freights. Between Ogden and Provo, the FrontRunner has its own dedicated trackage separate from (but parallel to) the Union Pacific tracks.^[10] UTA originally planned to open the station along with the rest of the original start of the FrontRunner service in April 2008, but necessary improvements to the shared stretch of track owned by Union Pacific were delayed when railroad workers were diverted to repair tracks damaged by a landslide near Oakridge, Oregon.^[11] The station finally opened for service on 29 September 2009. Originally, only two trains serviced each weekday for the morning and evening commutes. However, service was eventually increased to six trains daily before was the FrontRunner service was temporarily discontinued on 6 September 2011.^[12] Limited service was restored on 10 December 2012.

Future extension

While Pleasant View is currently the northern most station for the FrontRunner, in the coming decades service is planned to extend further north to Brigham City.^[13]

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 Odgen 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.^[7]

Train schedule

On weekdays the FrontRunner trains (southbound) to the Provo Station leave the Pleasant View Station at 4:54 am and 5:54 am and (southbound) to the Salt Lake Central Station at 6:54 pm and 7:54 pm, with the latter being the last train to leave the station. Northbound trains arrive at the Pleasant View Station (from the Provo Station) at 6:39 pm and 7:39 pm. There is no Saturday service. As of December 2013, these four trains constitute the only rail service to the Pleasant View Station.^[7] While there is very limited rail service to the Pleasant View Station, there is somewhat regular bus service connecting with the Ogden Intermodal Transit Center, which has regular FrontRunner service.^{[Note 2]}

Bus connections

Bus routes are current as of Change Day, 8 December 2013.

• UTA Route 616 - North Weber FrontRunner Shuttle (Pleasant View - Ogden Intermodal Transit Center [via I-15])

Notes

References

External links

• Pleasant View Station Quick Facts
• Official UTA website
• Official FrontRunner website
• UTA FrontRunner Schedule