Stadium (UTA station)

Stadium
Utah Transit Authority (UTA) TRAX light rail station
Passengers waiting on the southbound platform
Location	1349 East 500 South (East University Boulevard) Salt Lake City, Utah[1]  United States
Coordinates	40°45′34.98″N 111°51′7.74″W / 40.7597167°N 111.8521500°WCoordinates: 40°45′34.98″N 111°51′7.74″W / 40.7597167°N 111.8521500°W
Owned by	UTA
Line(s)	Utah Transit Authority (UTA):   Red Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	UTA inter-county and local bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	None[1]
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	15 December 2001[2]
Services
Preceding station   Utah Transit Authority   Following station University South Campus toward University Medical Center Red Line 900 East & 400 South toward Daybreak Parkway   Former services   University South Campus toward University Medical Center Sandy/University Line 900 East & 400 South toward Sandy Civic Center 900 East & 400 South toward Salt Lake Central University Line University South Campus toward University Medical Center

Stadium is a light rail station on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, served by the Red Line of the Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) TRAX light rail system. The Red Line provides a service from the University of Utah Medical Center to the Daybreak Community of South Jordan.

Description

The address listed by UTA for the station is 1349 East 500 South (East University Boulevard/SR-186).^[1] However, the station's two side platforms are actually located immediately east of a one-way (southbound only) section of University Street (SR-282). The station is easily accessible from both 400 South and 500 South, but not University Street (except at the two previously indicated streets). Situated on the western edge of the University of Utah Campus, the station is just west of the University's Rice-Eccles Stadium with the stadium's parking lot in between. (Rice-Eccles Stadium was the site of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics, as well as home of the Real Salt Lake major league soccer team [2005-2008].) The area west of the station is older residential housing; southeast of the station is the Mount Olivet Cemetery. As part of the UTA's Art in Transit program, the station features a woven bronze sculpture created by Michael Stutz entitled Flame Figure.^[3] Installed in December 2001, the sculpture was commissioned by the Salt Lake City Arts Council to commemorate the 2002 Winter Olympics.^[4] Unlike most TRAX stations, Stadium does not have a Park and Ride lot.^[1] The station is part of a railway right of way that was created specifically for the former University Line. The station was opened on 15 December 2001^[2] as part of the former University Line 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.^[5] 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, "smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops, TRAX stations, and FrontRunner stations".^[6]

History

Following the approval of federal funding in February 2000, construction of the [former] University Line commenced on 7 August 2000.^[7] The naming of the station Stadium (due to its proximity to Rice-Eccles Stadium) was made official by the UTA Board on 25 April 2001.^[8] The station opened as one of the four new TRAX stations included as part of the University Line.^[2]

Stadium Station served as the eastern terminus of the University Line from its completion through the opening of a three-station expansion further east on 29 September 2003; the University Medical Center presently serves as the eastern terminus.^[9]

Train schedule

On weekdays the first northhbound Red Line train (to the University Medical Center Station) leaves the Stadium Station at about 5:15 am and the first southbound train (to the Daybreak Parkway Station) leaves at about 5:30 am. The last northbound train leaves at 11:12 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11:35 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station; the last southbound train to the Daybreak Parkway Station leaves at 11:05 pm.^{[Note 1]}

On weekends the first northbound train leaves at about 6:45 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 7:00 am. The last northbound train leaves at 11:22 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11:44 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station; the last southbound train to the Daybreak Parkway Station leaves at 10:24 pm.^{[Note 1]}

Red Line trains run every fifteen minutes on weekdays and every twenty minutes on weekends.^{[10][11][Note 1]}

Bus connections

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

Stadium is one of several TRAX stations that does not have any direct bus connections. However, the following bus routes stop in close proximity to the station (on either 1300 East or 400 South).

• UTA Route 3 - 3rd Avenue (Downtown Salt Lake City, including Salt Lake Central and Old GreekTown station - The Avenues - University of Utah - Hogle Zoo & This Is the Place Heritage Park)
• UTA Route 213 - 1300 East/1100 East (University of Utah, including University Medical Center, Fort Douglas, and University South Campus stations - Sugar House - Millcreek - Murray - Midvale, including Midvale Center Station [via 1300 East])
• UTA Route 220 - Highland Drive/1300 East (Downtown Salt Lake City, including Old GreekTown and City Center stations - University of Utah - Sugar House, including Westminster College and Sugar House Park - Holladay - Cottonwood Heights - Sandy, including the Park and Ride lot at 2000 East and 9400 South [via 100 South, 1300 East & Highland Drive])
• UTA Route 223 - 2300 East/Holladay Boulevard (University of Utah, including Fort Douglas and University South Campus Station - Salt Lake City - Sugar House - Holldaday - Cottonwood Heights)
• UTA Route 228 - Foothill/2700 East (Downtown Salt Lake City, including Salt Lake Central, Old GreekTown, and Library stations, Salt Lake City and County Building, and Trolley and 900 East & 400 South stations - University of Utah, including University South Campus Station - Sugar House - Holladay - Murray, including Murray North Station [via 400 South, Foothill Drive, and 4500 South])
• UTA Route 313 - South Valley/University of Utah Fast Bus (University of Utah, including University South Campus and University Medical Center stations - Sugar House - Holladay - Murray, including the UDOT Park and Ride at 950 East 6600 South - Midvale - Sandy, including Park and Ride at the LDS Church parking lots at 940 and 1050 East 10600 South, 1280 Turquoise Way (10020 South), and 9119 South 1300 East [via Foothill Drive, I-215, 1300 East, and 10600 South])
  Fast Bus with limited stops, except at University of Utah
• UTA Route 354 - Sandy/University of Utah Fast Bus (University of Utah, including University South Campus Station - Sugar House - Mount Olympus, including UTA's Park and Ride lot at 3870 South Wasatch Boulevard - Holladay - Cottonwood Heights, including the UDOT Park and Ride lot at 6500 South Wasatch Boulevard and the Park and Ride lot at the LDS Church at 7784 South Highland Drive - Sandy, including Park and Ride at 9400 South and 2000 East [via Foothill Drive, Wasatch Boulevard, Fort Union Boulevard, and Highland Drive)
  Fast Bus with limited stops, except at University of Utah
• UTA Route 455 - Weber State University/Davis County/University of Utah (University of Utah, including University South Campus Station - Downtown Salt Lake City, including Library and Trolley stations - North Salt Lake - Bountiful, including Lakeview Hospital - Centerville - Farmington, including Farmington Station and Davis County Justice Complex - Fruit Heights, including UDOT's Park and Ride lot at 300 North & Country Way - South Weber, including Park and Ride lot at Highway 89 and South Weber Drive - Uintah - South Ogden - Ogden, including Ogden Intermodal Transit Center and Weber State University)
• UTA Route 473 - Salt Lake/Ogden Highway 89 Express (University of Utah, including University Medical Center and University Medical Center, Fort Douglas, and University South Campus stations - Downtown Salt Lake City - Farmington, including Farmington Station - Fruit Heights, including the UDOT Park and Ride lot at 300 North & Country Way - South Weber, including the Park and Ride lot at Highway 89 and South Weber Drive - Uintah - South Ogden - Ogden, including Ogden Intermodal Transit Center and Weber State University [via Highway 89 & I-15])

Notes

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

References

1. "TRAX Parking and Stops". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 9 Apr 2013.
2. Culler, Leah L. (14 Dec 2001). "All aboard (Saturday) for U. TRAX". Deseret News (Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media). Retrieved 8 Mar 2013.
3. "Art in Transit, University Line". www.slcdocs.com. Salt Lake City Arts Council. Retrieved 13 Aug 2014.
4. "Flame Figure". stuzart.com. Michael Stutz. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved 16 Jan 2010.
5. "Fixed Route Accessibility". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 13 Mar 2013.
6. "Rider Rules". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 12 Mar 2013.
7. Welling, Angie (8 Aug 2000). "Work starts on TRAX branch to U.: Few problems now, but some along line uneasy". Deseret News (Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media). Retrieved 9 Apr 2013.
8. Van Eyck, Zack (26 Apr 2001). "UTA names TRAX stations". Deseret News (Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media). Retrieved 9 Apr 2013.
9. Fattah, Geoffrey (30 Sep 2003). "UTA extends TRAX line to U. med center". Deseret News (Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media). Retrieved 9 Apr 2013.
10. "TRAX" (PDF). rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. 13 Apr 2014. Retrieved 15 Apr 2014.
11. "Route 703 - Red Line" (PDF). rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 13 Aug 2014.

External links

• Official UTA website
• Official TRAX website