5600 West Old Bingham Highway station

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General information
Location5651 West Old Bingham Highway
West Jordan, Utah
United States
Coordinates 40°34′09″N112°01′29″W / 40.569083°N 112.024855°W / 40.569083; -112.024855
Owned by Utah Transit Authority (UTA)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking420 spaces [1]
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedAugust 7, 2011;13 years ago (2011-08-07) [2]
Services
Preceding station Utah Transit Authority Following station
4800 West Old Bingham Highway Red Line South Jordan Parkway
Location
5600 West Old Bingham Highway station

5600 West Old Bingham Highway station is a light rail station in West Jordan, Utah, United States, served by the Red Line of the Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) TRAX light rail system. The Red Line provides service from the University of Utah to the Daybreak community of South Jordan.

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Description

The station is located at 5651 West Old Bingham Highway and is accessible from that roadway. [3] It is also slightly northeast of the Mountain View Corridor (SR-85)/Old Bingham Highway interchange. The station has a free park and ride lot with 420 parking spaces available, but there are plans for more than 620 parking spaces. [1] [4] In the early planning stages, the station was referred to as "5600 West Station", but later changed to the current name. [4] [5] [3] Notwithstanding, the signage at the station (the Park and Ride and the passenger platform) indicates "5651 W. Old Bingham Hwy". The station opened August 7, 2011, as part of the Red Line (Mid-Jordan) and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority. [2]

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References

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