South Jordan station

South Jordan station is a FrontRunner commuter rail station in South Jordan, Utah. It is operated by the Utah Transit Authority. It is part of the FrontRunner South extension.

South Jordan
Utah Transit Authority (UTA)
FrontRunner commuter rail station
Location10351 South Jordan Gateway
South Jordan, Utah[1]
United States
Coordinates40°33′47″N 111°54′03″W
Owned byUTA
Line(s)Utah Transit Authority (UTA):
  FrontRunner
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections UTA: 201, 218, F514, F534
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Parking577[2]
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedDecember 10, 2012[3]
Services
Preceding station   Utah Transit Authority   Following station
toward Ogden
FrontRunner
toward Provo

Description

The South Jordan Station (or Sandy/South Jordan as it was referred to by UTA in the early planning stages) is located just west of I-15 at 10351 South Jordan Gateway and is accessed from either 10000 South or 10600 South (SR-151, also known as South Jordan Parkway). The station has a free Park and Ride lot with about 575 parking spaces available.[2] Though the station is in South Jordan and its surroundings to the west are now undergoing greenfield development, it is also fairly close to Sandy's The Shops at South Town mall, which is just across I-15 to the east. Further north of the Station is Salt Lake Community College's Larry H. Miller Campus. The station is located within the Quiet Zone, so trains do not routinely sound their horns when approaching public crossings within this corridor.[4][5] The station opened, along with the rest of FrontRunner South, on December 10, 2012[3] and is operated by Utah Transit Authority.

All of UTA's TRAX and FrontRunner trains and stations, as well as all fixed route buses, are compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act and are therefore accessible to those with disabilities.[6] Since not all FrontRunner passenger cars are wheelchair accessible, signage at the stations, on the passenger platforms, and on the passenger cars clearly indicate accessibility options. In addition, each train has one or more Train Hosts available to provide assistance as may be needed, including the placement of ramps for wheelchair boarding.[7] 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".[8]

FrontRunner
Main article: FrontRunner

On weekdays the FrontRunner has about twenty-three round trips between Ogden and Provo (through Salt Lake City) and about five more round trips between Ogden and Downtown Salt Lake City. On Saturdays there are only nineteen round trips between Ogden and Provo. Trains run hourly from about 4:30 am to just after midnight on weekdays (with additional half hour runs for the morning and evening commutes). Saturdays have hourly runs from about 6:00 am to 2:30 am Sunday morning. As of August 2013 the FrontRunner does not run on Sundays or holidays. Each weekday, service is extended to Pleasant View station with two trains picking up (no dropping off) passengers early in the morning and two more trains picking up and dropping off passengers in the evening.[9]

Train schedule

On weekdays the first northbound FrontRunner train (to the Ogden Intermodal Transit Center) leaves the South Jordan station at about 5:30 am and the first southbound train (to the Provo station) also leaves at about 5:30 am. The last northbound train leaves at 11:00 pm and the last southbound train leave at 12:07 am (early the next morning). The first, last, and only trains that go as far north as the Pleasant View station leave at precisely 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm.[Note 1]

On Saturdays the first southbound train leaves at about 6:30 am and the first northbound train leaves at about 8:30 am. The last southbound train leaves at 12:30 am (early Sunday morning) and the last northbound train leaves at 2:00 am (early Sunday morning). However, the last northbound train only goes as far north as the North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe station; the last train to the Ogden Intermodal Transit Center leaves at 11:30 pm.[9][Note 1]

Notes
  1. Train schedule is current as of Change Day, December 8, 2013

References
  1. TRAX & FrontRunner Map (PDF) (Map). Utah Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  2. "FrontRunner Park & Ride Lots". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  3. Park, Shara (December 10, 2012). "FrontRunner South opens, brings changes to north line". KSL-TV. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  4. Hesterman, Billy (November 29, 2012). "No more horns: Quiet zone now in effect for trains". Daily Herald. Provo, Utah: Lee Enterprises. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  5. "Front Runner South FAQs". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  6. "Fixed Route Accessibility". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  7. "Riders with Disabilities". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  8. "Rider Rules". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  9. "FrontRunner" (PDF). Utah Transit Authority. December 8, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
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