Stadium station (UTA)
Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Passengers waiting on the Stadium station platform | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1349 East 500 South (East University Boulevard) Salt Lake City, Utah United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°45′34.98″N 111°51′7.74″W / 40.7597167°N 111.8521500°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Utah Transit Authority (UTA) | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  UTA: 3, 4, 213, 220, 455, 473[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | December 15, 2001[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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Stadium station is a light rail station serving the Rice–Eccles Stadium 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/
History
Following the approval of federal funding in February 2000, construction of the [former] University Line commenced on August 7, 2000.[6] The naming of the station Stadium (due to its proximity to Rice–Eccles Stadium) was made official by the UTA Board on April 25, 2001.[7] 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 September 29, 2003; the
References
- ^ "Salt Lake County System Map" (Map). Utah Transit Authority. April 14, 2022.
- ^ a b c Culler, Leah L. (December 14, 2001). "All aboard (Saturday) for U. TRAX". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
- ^ a b "TRAX Parking and Stops". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
- ^ "Art in Transit, University Line". www.slcdocs.com. Salt Lake City Arts Council. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ "Flame Figure". stuzart.com. Michael Stutz. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
- ^ Welling, Angie (August 8, 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 April 9, 2013.
- ^ Van Eyck, Zack (April 26, 2001). "UTA names TRAX stations". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
- ^ Fattah, Geoffrey (September 30, 2003). "UTA extends TRAX line to U. med center". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
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