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 Terminus Green Line 1940 W North Temple toward West Valley Central

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.

• UTA Route 453 - Tooele-Salt Lake via Airport (Tooele, including the Park and Ride at the LDS Church lots at 192 West 200 South and at 141 West Utah Avenue and the UDOT Park and Ride at 2450 North State Highway 36 - Stansbury Park, including the Park and Ride at the LDS Church at 417 Benson Road - International Center - Salt Lake City International Airport - West Salt Lake City, including 1940 W North Temple, Power, Fairpark, and Jackson/Euclid stations - Downtown Salt Lake City, including Salt Lake City and County Building [via SR-36 and I-80])
• UTA Route 454 - Grantsville/Salt Lake (Grantsville - Stansbury Park, including the Park and Ride at the LDS Church at 417 Benson Road - International Center - Salt Lake City International Airport - West Salt Lake City, including 1940 W North Temple, Power, Fairpark, and Jackson/Euclid stations - Downtown Salt Lake City [via SR-138 and I-80])
• UTA Route 551 - International Center (Salt Lake City International Airport - International Center)

Notes

References

External links

• Official UTA website
• Official TRAX website
• Salt Lake City International Airport