Airport (UTA station)

Airport
Utah Transit Authority (UTA)
TRAX light rail station

Airport Station passenger platform looking south
Location 700 North Terminal Drive[Note 1][1]
Salt Lake City, Utah
 United States
Coordinates 40°47′01″N 111°58′48″W / 40.78361°N 111.98000°W / 40.78361; -111.98000Coordinates: 40°47′01″N 111°58′48″W / 40.78361°N 111.98000°W / 40.78361; -111.98000
Owned by UTA
Line(s)

Utah Transit Authority (UTA):

  Green Line
Platforms 1 island platform
Connections UTA inter-county and local bus
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Parking None
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 14 April 2013
Services
Preceding station   Utah Transit Authority   Following station
TerminusGreen Line

Airport[1][2][3] is a light rail station located at the Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City, Utah serviced by the Green Line of the Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) TRAX system. The Green Line has service to West Valley City via Downtown Salt Lake City, and connects with the rest of the TRAX system, as well as UTA's FrontRunner commuter rail and S Line streetcar.[2]

Description

The station is located 700 North Terminal Drive (immediately south of the east end of Terminal 1),[Note 1][5] with the island platform extending south from the terminal. Unlike many TRAX stations, Airport does not have a Park and Ride lot.[Note 2] As part of the construction of this station a yet-unstaffed Welcome Center was built just inside the entrance from the station to Terminal One, which includes a direct phone line to UTA's customer services and ticket kiosks.[8] Like many other UTA stations, this station has artwork included in its design. The work of art for the Airport station is the fence separating the station from the roadway approaching the terminals. The yellow fence was built to have the appearance of a mountain skyline. It is called The Canyon and was designed by Gordon Huether of Napa, California.[9][10] Even though the station is located 6 miles (9.7 km) from Downtown Salt Lake City it is still much closer to the city center than most airports that serve major cities in the United States.[11] It takes about 20 minutes to travel from the Airport station to the downtown area.[12] The station is part of a railway right-of-way that was created specifically for the Green Line. The station opened on April 14, 2013, and is operated by the 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.[13] Signage at the stations, on the passenger platforms, and on the trains clearly indicate accessibility options. In accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance, "Tobacco is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops, TRAX stations, and FrontRunner stations".[14]

Future plans

While the Airport station is currently the northern terminus for the Green Line, UTA eventually plans to extend the TRAX lines further west into the International Center. This extension will connect with a bus rapid transit(BRT) line that UTA plans to build in the near future along the 5600 West corridor. (The new BRT line is anticipated to also connect with the southwest end of the TRAX Red Line in the Daybreak area of South Jordan.) However, UTA also plans to eventually replace the entire (yet to be built) BRT line with a TRAX line, but that it not projected until "2025 and beyond" [15]

Train schedule

On weekdays the first (southbound) Green Line train (to the West Valley Central Station) leaves Airport Station at about 5:30 am. The last train leaves at 11:27 pm. However, the last train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station; the last southbound train to the West Valley Station leaves at 10:42 pm.[Note 3]

On Saturdays the first (southbound) train leaves at about 6:30 am and the last train leaves at 11:16 pm.[Note 3]

On Sundays the first (southbound) train leaves at about 9:30 am and the last southbound train leaves at 7:56 pm.[Note 3]

Green Line trains run every fifteen minutes on weekdays and every twenty minutes on weekends[16][17][Note 3]

Bus connections

Bus routes are current as of Change Day, 17 August 2014.

Notes

  1. 1 2 UTA also lists 650 North 3700 West another address for the Airport Station. (Terminal Drive runs along the west side of the station and is the main approach roadway for incoming vehicular traffic for the airport. North 3700 West is a restricted access road that runs along the east side of the station.)[4]
  2. ↑ On 1 July 2013 UTA announced that beginning immediately it was starting 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 program 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. While Airport Station does not have a Park and Ride lot, it is the final stop for this test program.[6] 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.
    On 3 July 2014 UTA announced that it had extended the free parking pilot program for another year, but was removing two stations from the program.[7]
  3. 1 2 3 4 Train schedule is current as of Change Day, 17 August 2014

References

  1. 1 2 "UTA Board Approves Airport and Draper Station Names". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 30 Jul 2013.
  2. 1 2 "UTA RAIL SYSTEM MAP" (PDF) (Map). rideuta.com (Utah Transit Authority). Dec 2013. Retrieved 30 Jul 2014.
  3. ↑ Davidson, Lee (14 Mar 2012). "New Utah TRAX stations named". The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City: MediaNews Group). Retrieved 7 Aug 2013.
  4. ↑ "UTA RAIL SYSTEM MAP". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 2 Aug 2014.
  5. ↑ "BUS AND TRAIN". slcairport.com. Salt Lake City International Airport. Retrieved 30 Jul 2014.
  6. ↑ "UTA Offers Free Multi-Day Parking". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. 26 Jun 2013. Retrieved 30 Jul 2014.
  7. ↑ "UTA Renews Free Long-term Parking Program". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. 3 Jul 2014. Retrieved 30 Jul 2014.
  8. ↑ Lee, Jason (10 Apr 2013). "Here's what you need to know about taking TRAX to the SLC airport". Deseret News (Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media). Retrieved 7 Aug 2013.
  9. ↑ Gordon Huether Studio. "The Canyon: Salt Lake City International Airport TRAX Station". codaworx.com. CODAworx. Retrieved 30 Jul 2014.
  10. ↑ "Art Along the Airport TRAX Line". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. 12 Apr 2013. Retrieved 30 Jul 2014.
  11. ↑ Vnuk, Dan (July–August 2013). "Salt Lake City Int'l Welcomes New Light Rail Line". Airport Improvement Magazine. Chapel Road Communications, LLC. Retrieved 30 Jul 2014.
  12. ↑ Lee, Jason (10 Apr 2013). "Here's what you need to know about taking TRAX to the SLC airport". Deseret News (Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media). Retrieved 3 Aug 2014.
  13. ↑ "Fixed Route Accessibility". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 13 Mar 2013.
  14. ↑ "Rider Rules". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 12 Mar 2013.
  15. ↑ "5600 West BRT". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 30 Jul 2014.
  16. ↑ "TRAX" (PDF). rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. 13 Apr 2014. Retrieved 15 Apr 2014.
  17. ↑ "Route 704 - Green Line" (PDF). rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 30 Jul 2014.

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