Vineyard station (FrontRunner)

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Vineyard station platform shortly after opening in August 2022
General information
Location130 East Market Street
Vineyard, Utah
United States
Coordinates 40°18′36″N111°45′00″W / 40.31000°N 111.75000°W / 40.31000; -111.75000
Owned by Utah Transit Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg UTA: 834 [1]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking108
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedAugust 12, 2022;15 months ago (2022-08-12)
Services
Preceding station Utah Transit Authority Following station
American Fork
toward Ogden
FrontRunner Orem

Vineyard station is a commuter rail station in Vineyard, Utah, United States, served by the Utah Transit Authority (UTA)'s FrontRunner service.

History

Vineyard was built as an infill station on the FrontRunner South line to serve the namesake city of Vineyard. At the time of the station’s completion, Vineyard was the fastest-growing community in Utah. [2] The station construction project was initially allotted $4 million by the Utah Legislature in 2018, but before construction began, the UTA determined that it would be necessary to install 1.8 miles (2.9 km) double-track through and north of the station. [2] [3] In 2021, the additional funding needed for the double-tracking was secured with $1.6 million coming from the state legislature and $16.9 million being contributed by the UTA. [2] A groundbreaking ceremony was held on May 13, 2021. [2]

During construction, the FrontRunner South line had to be closed on several occasions to allow crews to add railroad switches and pour the concrete platform. [4] The station is located at 130 East Market Street (along the joint FrontRunner South and Union Pacific rail corridor) just north of Vineyard Connector Road (Utah State Route 176).

The opening of the station was originally expected to take place in spring 2022, but was delayed by several months because of changes to the design of the intersection of Main Street and Vineyard Connector Road to accommodate unforeseen growth within Vineyard. [5] The station officially opened on August 12, 2022. [6]

The station has a park and ride lot, with the number of parking spaces yet to be announced.

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References

  1. "Utah County System Map" (Map). Utah Transit Authority . August 7, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Williams, Carter (May 13, 2021). "Ground broken for FrontRunner station in Utah's fastest-growing community gets underway". Deseret News . Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  3. Owusu, Mercy (May 10, 2021). "UTA, UDOT, and Vineyard City to break ground on new FrontRunner station". ABC 4 News Utah (KTVX) . Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  4. Pugmire, Genelle (November 18, 2021). "FrontRunner construction in Vineyard to cause bus bridge in Utah County". Daily Herald (Utah) . Retrieved November 20, 2021.
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