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
toward Airport
Green Line
toward Ogden or Pleasant View
FrontRunner
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]

FrontRunner

Main article: 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 schedule

Train schedules are current as of Change Day, 17 August 2014.

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

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

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.

Notes

  1. 1 2 A Park and Ride Lot has been constructed at North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe Bridge Station. However, as of July 2014, it is still not open for use, nor has UTA provided an indication as to when the lot will be opened, other than "coming soon".
  2. ↑ On 1 July 2013 UTA announced that beginning immediately it would 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 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 North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe Station's (future) lot was not specifically identified as be excluded in this test program, as the lot was not open at the time, it was not included either.[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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FrontRunner Stations". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 2 Jan 2013.
  2. 1 2 "UTA RAIL SYSTEM MAP" (PDF) (Map). rideuta.com (Utah Transit Authority). Dec 2013. Retrieved 15 Apr 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 Board Approves Airport and Draper Station Names". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. 2 Apr 2012. Retrieved 15 Apr 2014.
  5. ↑ Davidson, Lee (14 Mar 2012). "New Utah TRAX stations named". The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City: MediaNews Group). Retrieved 4 Jan 2013.
  6. ↑ "UTA Offers Free Multi-Day Parking". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. 26 Jun 2013. Retrieved 19 Jul 2013.
  7. ↑ "UTA Renews Free Long-term Parking Program". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. 3 Jul 2014. Retrieved 30 Jul 2014.
  8. ↑ "Front Runner South FAQs". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 19 Nov 2012.
  9. ↑ "Art Along the Airport TRAX Line". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. 12 Apr 2013. Retrieved 30 Jul 2014.
  10. ↑ "Fixed Route Accessibility". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 13 Mar 2013.
  11. ↑ "Riders with Disabilities". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 17 Mar 2013.
  12. ↑ "Rider Rules". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 12 Mar 2013.
  13. 1 2 3 "FrontRunner" (PDF). rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. 17 Aug 2014. Retrieved 30 Jul 2014.
  14. ↑ "FrontRunner" (PDF). rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. 14 Apr 2014. Retrieved 30 Jul 2014.
  15. ↑ "TRAX" (PDF). rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. 13 Apr 2014. Retrieved 15 Apr 2014.
  16. ↑ "Route 704 - Green Line" (PDF). rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 30 Jul 2014.

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