Orem (UTA station)

Orem
Utah Transit Authority (UTA)
FrontRunner commuter rail station
Location 900 South 1350 West
Orem, Utah[1]
 United States
Coordinates 40°16′50″N 111°43′33″W / 40.28056°N 111.72583°W / 40.28056; -111.72583Coordinates: 40°16′50″N 111°43′33″W / 40.28056°N 111.72583°W / 40.28056; -111.72583
Owned by UTA
Line(s)

Utah Transit Authority (UTA):

  FrontRunner
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections UTA local and intra-county bus
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Parking 498[2]
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 10 December 2012[3]
Services
Preceding station   Utah Transit Authority   Following station
toward Ogden or Pleasant View
FrontRunner
Terminus

Orem is a commuter rail station in Orem, 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 Orem Intermodal Center, Orem Central Station, or Orem CRST by UTA. It is part of the FrontRunner South extension.

Description

The station is located at 900 South 1350 West. It is easily accessed from I-15 by way of the University Parkway (SR-265) interchange. From I-15 head west on University Parkway and then north on Geneva Road (SR-114). Turn east on 1000 South and follow it until it turns north becoming 1350 West.[Note 1] The station can also be accessed by heading south on 1350 West from 800 South (although 800 South does not cross I-15). The majority of the Utah Valley University main campus is located on the opposites side of I-15. The station has a Park and Ride lot with nearly 500 free parking spaces available.[2][Note 2] The station is located within the Quiet Zone, so trains do not routinely sound their horns when approaching public crossings within this corridor.[6][7] The station opened, along with the rest of the FrontRunner South, on 10 December 2012[3] and is operated by Utah Transit Authority.

The Orem FrontRunner Station is the main part of the Orem Intermodal Center. UTA refers to it as an intermodal center because it plans on having a MAX bus rapid transit (BRT) line (Provo Orem MAX) connect at the intermodal center upon completion of that line.[8] Originally there were plans to construction an actual station building (similar to the Ogden Intermodal Transit Center), however, as of August 2013, there is no indication that any work on the anticipated building will begin anytime in the near future.[9]

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.[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]

Future plans

Phase 1 of the Orem Intermodal Center which includes the FrontRunner station, the local and intra-county bus stops, and the Park and Ride lot. Phase 2 will include accommodations for the Provo Orem MAX as well as mixed-use, transit oriented development (TOD).[13]

FrontRunner

Main article: 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.[14]

Train schedule

On weekdays the first northbound FrontRunner train (to the Ogden Intermodal Transit Center) leaves the Orem Station at about 5:00 am and the first southbound train to the next station (the Provo Station) leaves at about 6:00 am. The last northbound train leaves at 10:28 pm and the last southbound train leave at 12:39 am (early the next morning). The first, last, and only trains that go as far north as the Pleasant View Station leave at 4:28 pm and 5:28 pm.[Note 3]

On Saturdays the first southbound train leaves at about 7:00 am and the first northbound train leaves at about 8:00 am. The last southbound train leaves at 1:05 am (early Sunday morning) and the last northbound train leaves at 1:28 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 10:58 pm.[14][Note 3]

Bus connections

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

Notes

  1. ↑ As of December 2012, nearly all online map services (including Bing Maps, Esri, Google Maps, Here, MapQuest, Mappy, OpenStreetMap, Rand McNally, Terraserver, ViaMichelin, WikiMapia, and Yahoo Maps) do not yet show the new 1350 West street, nor the adjustments to 1000 South. However, one of UTA's planning documents, which is accessible online, shows the new street connecting to 800 North on the north, and the end of 1000 South on the south, with the FrontRunner station just to the east of 1350 West.[4]
  2. ↑ 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. Orem Station's lot is specifically included in this test program.[5] 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.
  3. 1 2 Train schedule is current as of Change Day, 8 December 2013

References

  1. ↑ "FrontRunner Stops". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 12 Dec 2012.
  2. 1 2 "FrontRunner Park & Ride Lots". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 12 Dec 2012.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ "Orem Intermodal Center" (PDF). Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 14 Jan 2013.
  5. ↑ "UTA Offers Free Multi-Day Parking". Utah Transit Authority. 26 Jun 2013. Retrieved 19 Jul 2013.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Front Runner South FAQs". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 19 Nov 2012.
  8. ↑ "Figure 3.4-1 Land Use in the Study Area" (PDF). Utah Transit Authority. 12 Apr 2011. p. 3–91. Retrieved 26 Mar 2013.
  9. ↑ "Work begins on FrontRunner station in Orem". Daily Herald (Provo, Utah: Lee Enterprises). 10 Jul 2009. Retrieved 1 Aug 2013.
  10. ↑ "Fixed Route Accessibility". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 13 Mar 2013.
  11. ↑ "Riders with Disabilities". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 17 Mar 2013.
  12. ↑ "Rider Rules". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 12 Mar 2013.
  13. ↑ "Mountainland TIP" (PDF). Mountainland Association of Governments. 22 Feb 2012. Retrieved 2 Aug 2013.
  14. 1 2 "FrontRunner" (PDF). Utah Transit Authority. 8 Dec 2013. Retrieved 13 Dec 2013.

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