South Jordan Parkway (UTA station)

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South Jordan Parkway
Utah Transit Authority (UTA)
TRAX light rail station
TRAX station sculptures.jpg
Sculpture and northbound Red Line train at
South Jordan Parkway Station
Location10605 South Grandville Avenue
South Jordan, Utah [1]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Coordinates 40°33′31″N112°01′29″W / 40.558588°N 112.024603°W / 40.558588; -112.024603 Coordinates: 40°33′31″N112°01′29″W / 40.558588°N 112.024603°W / 40.558588; -112.024603
Owned byUTA
Line(s) Utah Transit Authority (UTA):
  Red Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsNone
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking200 [1]
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedAugust 7, 2011 [2]
Services
Preceding station  Utah Transit Authority  Following station
Red Line
Terminus

South Jordan Parkway [3] [1] is a light rail station in the Daybreak Community in West Jordan, Utah, in the 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.

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Daybreak (community) master-planned community in South Jordan, Utah

Daybreak is a master-planned community over 4,000 acres (16 km²) in size that began construction in 2004 under the direction of land development company Kennecott Land in South Jordan, Utah. In 2016, the balance of the land holding was sold to Minneapolis-based investment firm Värde Partners, and a new development company called Daybreak Communities was formed to continue development of the project. The community is expected to continue building for the next 18 to 20 years. When completed, it could contain more than 20,000 residential units and approximately 9.1 million square feet of commercial space.

South Jordan, Utah City in Utah, United States

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Description

The station is located at 10605 South Grandville Avenue (5600 West). Since its construction, the station has only been accessible from the southwest end of West South Jordan Parkway, but with continued construction of the Mountain View Corridor (SR-85), it will eventually be accessible via the Mountain View Corridor/West South Jordan Parkway interchange just to the southwest. When the station was constructed, there was almost nothing in its immediate vicinity. The station has a free Park and Ride lot with 200 parking spaces available, but there are plans for a total of about 400 parking spaces. [1] [4] [Note 1] In the original planning stages, the station was referred to as "Daybreak North Station", but later changed to the current name. [4] [7] [3] The station is part of a railway right of way that was created specifically for the southwestern end of the Red Line. 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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Train schedule

On weekdays the first northbound Red Line train (to the University Medical Center Station) leaves the South Jordan Parkway Station at about 4:45 am and the first southbound train to the next station (the Daybreak Parkway Station) leaves at about 5:30 am. The last southbound train leaves at 11:55 pm and the last northbound train leaves at 11:22 pm. However, the last northbound train only goes as far north as the Central Pointe Station; the last southbound train to the University Medical Center Station leaves at 10:22 pm. [Note 2]

On Saturdays the first southbound train leaves at about 6:00 am and the first northbound train leaves at about 6:15 am. The last southbound train leaves at 11:14 pm and the last northbound train leaves at 11:32 pm. However, the last northbound train only goes as far north as the Central Pointe Station; the last northbound train to the University Medical Center Station leaves at 10:32 pm. [Note 2]

On Sundays the first southbound train leaves at about 10:00 am and the first northbound train leaves at about 10:15 am. The last southbound train leaves at 7:54 pm and the last northbound train leaves at 8:12 pm. However, the last northbound train only goes as far north as the Central Pointe Station; the last northbound train to the University Medical Center Station leaves at 7:12 pm. [Note 2]

Red Line trains run every fifteen minutes on weekdays and every twenty minutes on weekends. [10] [11] [Note 2]

Bus connections

Bus routes are current as of Change Day, August 17, 2014. South Jordan Parkway is one very few TRAX stations that, as of August 2014, does not have any direct bus connections, nor any bus stops in close proximity. However, with the westward population expansion in the Salt Lake Valley and the recently completed Mountain View Corridor highway the need for bus service in this area will increase.

Notes

  1. ↑ On July 1, 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. South Jordan Parkway Station's lot is specifically included in this test program. [5] Notwithstanding permission to park for extended periods in the applicable Park and Ride Lots, updated signage at the stations advises that the UTA Transit Police request that they be notified anytime a car is parked in one of the lots for more than seven days.
    On July 3, 2014 UTA announced that it had extended the free parking pilot program for another year, but was removing two stations from the program. [6]
  2. 1 2 3 4 Train schedules are current as of Change Day, August 17, 2014

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References

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  2. 1 2 Fidel, Steve (October 1, 2010). "2011 completion date for two TRAX lines announced". Deseret News . Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Hancock, Laura (February 25, 2010). "UTA's board OKs station names". Deseret News . Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media . Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Daybreak Plan" (PDF). rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  5. ↑ "UTA Offers Free Multi-Day Parking". Utah Transit Authority. June 26, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  6. ↑ "UTA Renews Free Long-term Parking Program". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Mid-Jordan Transit Corridor CE/PE/FEIS" (PDF). rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
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