Redwood Junction (UTA station)

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Redwood Junction
Utah Transit Authority (UTA)
TRAX light rail station
Redwood Junction Station.jpg
Location1740 West Research Way
West Valley City, Utah [1]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Coordinates 40°42′40″N111°56′25″W / 40.711091°N 111.940362°W / 40.711091; -111.940362 Coordinates: 40°42′40″N111°56′25″W / 40.711091°N 111.940362°W / 40.711091; -111.940362
Owned byUTA
Line(s) Utah Transit Authority (UTA):
  Green Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsUTA intra-county and local bus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking6-9 free spaces [1]
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened7 August 2011 [2]
Services
Preceding station  Utah Transit Authority  Following station
toward  Airport
Green Line

Redwood Junction is a light rail station in West Valley City, Utah, United States, served by the Green Line of the Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) TRAX light rail system. The Green Line provides service from the Salt Lake International Airport to West Valley City (via Downtown Salt Lake City).

Light rail typically an urban form of public transport using steel-tracked fixed guideways

Light rail, light rail transit (LRT), or fast tram is a form of urban rail transit using rolling stock similar to a tramway, but operating at a higher capacity, and often on an exclusive right-of-way.

West Valley City, Utah City in Utah, United States

West Valley City is a city in Salt Lake County and a suburb of Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah. The population was 129,480 at the 2010 census, making it the second-largest city in Utah. The city incorporated in 1980 from a large, quickly growing unincorporated area, which was variously known as Granger, Hunter, Chesterfield, and Redwood. It is home to the Maverik Center and USANA Amphitheatre.

Utah A state of the United States of America

Utah is a state in the western United States. It became the 45th state admitted to the U.S. on January 4, 1896. Utah is the 13th-largest by area, 30th-most-populous, and 11th-least-densely populated of the 50 United States. Utah has a population of more than 3 million according to the Census estimate for July 1, 2016. Urban development is mostly concentrated in two areas: the Wasatch Front in the north-central part of the state, which contains approximately 2.5 million people; and Washington County in Southern Utah, with over 160,000 residents. Utah is bordered by Colorado to the east, Wyoming to the northeast, Idaho to the north, Arizona to the south, and Nevada to the west. It also touches a corner of New Mexico in the southeast.

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Description

The station is located at 1740 West Research Way (2770 South) with its island platform being situated in the middle of that street. Since the station is located immediately west of Redwood Road (1700 West/SR-68) there is easy access to the station from that road. The station is on the eastern edge of the Decker Lake Business Park. Research Way does not continue east of Redwood Road; instead a segment of the Crosstown Trail parallels the south side of the Green Line tracks (and the stream draining Decker Lake) to provide a connection to the Redwood Nature Area and the Jordan River Parkway for pedestrians and bicyclists. The area had rail service in the early 20th century provided by the Salt Lake and Utah Railroad, though the Green Line uses a different route. UTA indicates the station has 6-9 free Park and Ride spaces available. [1] [Note 1] The station opened 7 August 2011 as part of the West Valley extension of the Green Line and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority. [2]

Island platform platform surface with platform edges on both sides

An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on twin-track routes due to pragmatic and cost-effective reasons. They are also useful within larger stations where local and express services for the same direction of travel can be provided from opposite sides of the same platform thereby simplifying transfers between the two tracks. An alternative arrangement is to position side platforms on either side of the tracks.

Utah State Route 68 sate highway in Utah, Salt Lake, and Davis counties in Utah, United States

State Route 68 (SR-68) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. It is a major thoroughfare throughout the Wasatch Front as it runs north–south for 70.832 miles (113.993 km), linking US-6 near Elberta to US-89 in Woods Cross. The route intersects several major freeways and highways in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area including I-215, I-80, and I-15. The route is more commonly referred to as Redwood Road, after the street it is routed along throughout Salt Lake County. The highway is also routed for a short distance along 500 South and 200 West in Bountiful and Camp Williams Road in Utah County. The route is a surface street for its entire length.

Jordan River Parkway

The Jordan River Parkway is an approximately 40-mile (64 km) urban park that runs along the Jordan River within the U.S. state of Utah. The parkway follows along the river from Utah Lake in Utah County, through Salt Lake County and onto the Great Salt Lake in Davis County. The majority of a mixed-use trail has been completed with a shared-use path for cyclists, skaters, and joggers. A separate equestrian path runs on the southern portion of the trail. Many trail-heads, city and county parks and golf courses are also located along the parkway.

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]

FrontRunner commuter rail along the Wasatch Front in Utah, Untied States

FrontRunner is a commuter rail train operated by the Utah Transit Authority that operates along the Wasatch Front in north-central Utah with service from Ogden in central Weber County through Davis County, Salt Lake City, and Salt Lake County to Provo in central Utah County.

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 American law

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. It affords similar protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which made discrimination based on race, religion, sex, national origin, and other characteristics illegal. In addition, unlike the Civil Rights Act, the ADA also requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities, and imposes accessibility requirements on public accommodations.

Train schedule

On weekdays the first northbound Green Line train (to the Airport Station) leaves the Redwood Junction Station at about 5:00 am and the first southbound train (to the West Valley Central Station) leaves at about 6:15 am. The last northbound train leaves at 10:40 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11:21 pm. [Note 2]

On Saturdays the first northbound train leaves at about 6:30 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 7:15 am. The last northbound train leaves at 10:25 pm and the last southbound train leaving at 11:56 pm. [Note 2]

On Sundays the first northbound train leaves at about 10:00 am and the first southbound train also leaves at about 10:15 am. The last northbound train leaves at 7:05 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 8:35 pm. [Note 2]

Green Line trains run every fifteen minutes on weekdays and every twenty minutes on weekends. [7] [8] [Note 2]

Bus connections

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

Redwood Junction is one of several TRAX stations that, as of August 2014, does not have any direct bus connections. However, the following bus routes have stops in close proximity to the station (on Redwood Road).

Notes

  1. ↑ On 1 July 2013 UTA announced that beginning immediately it was starting a one year pilot program involving most of its TRAX and FrontRunner Park and Ride lots. The purpose of the new program is to make rider connections with the Salt Lake City International Airport more convenient by avoiding the need to park at the airport. The program allows UTA patrons to park for an "unlimited amount of time" in the designated Park and Ride lots. In addition, UTA will allow free parking in all of its parking garages. Previous UTA policy limited parking to no more than 24 hours, except at its parking garages. As part of the year long pilot program, "UTA will measure parking lot usage and monitor costs, maintenance requirements, impacts to snow removal and security issues before determining if the program will be extended." There are eight Park and Ride lots that are excluded from this test program and the 24-hour time limit will still apply to these lots. While Redwood Station's parking spaces are not specifically listed as one of the eight stations excluded from this test program, this station's spaces are not included. [3]
    On 3 July 2014 UTA announced that it had extended the free parking pilot program for another year, but was removing two stations from the program. [4]
  2. 1 2 3 4 Train schedule is current as of Change Day, 17 August 2014

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "TRAX Parking and Stops". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority . Retrieved 6 Apr 2013.
  2. 1 2 Fidel, Steve (1 Oct 2010). "2011 completion date for two TRAX lines announced". Deseret News . Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media . Retrieved 7 Mar 2013.
  3. ↑ "UTA Offers Free Multi-Day Parking". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. 26 Jun 2013. Retrieved 19 Jul 2013.
  4. ↑ "UTA Renews Free Long-term Parking Program". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. 3 Jul 2014. Retrieved 30 Jul 2014.
  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. ↑ "TRAX" (PDF). rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. 13 Apr 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-13. Retrieved 15 Apr 2014.
  8. ↑ "Route 704 - Green Line" (PDF). rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority . Retrieved 30 Jul 2014.


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