600 South station

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General information
Location650 South Main Street [1]
Salt Lake City, Utah
United States
Coordinates 40°45′19.87″N111°53′27.95″W / 40.7555194°N 111.8910972°W / 40.7555194; -111.8910972
Owned by Utah Transit Authority (UTA)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 26, 2022;2 years ago (2022-07-26) [2]
Services
Preceding station Utah Transit Authority Following station
Courthouse
toward Salt Lake Central
Blue Line 900 South
toward Draper Town Center
Courthouse
toward University Medical Center
Red Line 900 South
toward Daybreak Parkway
Courthouse
toward Airport
Green Line 900 South
toward West Valley Central
Location
600 South station

600 South is a light rail station in Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, served by all three lines of Utah Transit Authority's TRAX light rail system. The Blue Line provides service from Downtown Salt Lake City to Draper. The Red Line provides service from the University of Utah to the Daybreak community of South Jordan. The Green Line provides service from the Salt Lake City International Airport to West Valley City (via Downtown Salt Lake City). The station opened on July 26, 2022, and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority. [2]

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Description

The station is located at 650 South Main Street. [2] The island platform, capable of serving up to four-car trains, [3] is located in the median of Main Street between 600 South and 700 South. This station is operated by Utah Transit Authority.

History

In the late 1990s, the first master plan for TRAX included plans for a station at 600 South. [4] When the rails were first laid, planners left enough room for the eventual station. Construction began in August 2021 with plans to be completed in early 2022. [5]

The 600 South station is the first TRAX station built since the extensions of the Blue and Green lines in 2013. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Station Addresses". www.rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Apgar, Blake (July 27, 2022). "There's a new TRAX station. See where you now can hop on and off the train". The Salt Lake Tribune . Archived from the original on July 27, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  3. ↑ "UTA Light Rail Design Criteria" (PDF). Utah Transit Authority. November 2007. pp. 21 (chapter 3.3.1.1). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  4. ↑ Williams, Carter (July 27, 2022). "Will UTA's newest TRAX fill a 'missing link' in Salt Lake's expanding downtown?". www.ksl.com. KSL.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  5. 1 2 Williams, Carter (August 17, 2021). "UTA to add 1st TRAX stop in nearly a decade. Here's where it's going". www.ksl.com. KSL.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.

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