Stadium station is a light rail station serving the Rice–Eccles Stadium on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, served by the Red Line of the Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) TRAX light rail system. The Red Line provides a service from the University of Utah Medical Center to the Daybreak community of South Jordan.
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| Location | 1349 East 500 South (East University Boulevard) Salt Lake City, Utah United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°45′34.98″N 111°51′7.74″W / 40.7597167°N 111.8521500°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Utah Transit Authority (UTA) | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  UTA: 4, 213, 220, 455, 473[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | December 15, 2001[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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Description
editThe address listed by UTA for the station is 1349 East 500 South (East University Boulevard/SR-186).[3] However, the station's two side platforms are actually located immediately east of a one-way (southbound only) section of University Street (SR-282). The station is accessible from both 400 South and 500 South, but not University Street (except at the two previously indicated streets).
Situated on the western edge of the University of Utah Campus, the station is just west of the University's Rice–Eccles Stadium with the stadium's parking lot in between. Like the station itself, the stadium was originally built for the 2002 Winter Olympics, where it served as the site of the Opening and Closing ceremonies, a role it is expected reprise for the 2034 Winter Olympics.
The area west of the station is older residential housing; southeast of the station is the Mount Olivet Cemetery.
As part of the UTA's Art in Transit program, the station features a woven bronze sculpture created by Michael Stutz entitled Flame Figure.[4] Installed in December 2001, the sculpture was commissioned by the Salt Lake City Arts Council to commemorate the 2002 Winter Olympics.[5]
Unlike most TRAX stations, Stadium does not have a Park and Ride lot.[3] The station is part of a railway right of way that was created specifically for the University Line. The station was opened on December 15, 2001[2] a few weeks ahead of the 2002 Olympics.
History
editFollowing the approval of federal funding in February 2000, construction of the [former] University Line commenced on August 7, 2000.[6] The naming of the station Stadium (due to its proximity to Rice–Eccles Stadium) was made official by the UTA Board on April 25, 2001.[7] The station opened as one of the four new TRAX stations included as part of the University Line.[2]
Stadium Station served as the eastern terminus of the University Line from its completion through the opening of a three-station expansion further east on September 29, 2003; the University Medical Center presently serves as the eastern terminus.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Salt Lake County System Map" (PDF) (Map). Utah Transit Authority. April 14, 2024.
- ^ a b c Culler, Leah L. (December 14, 2001). "All aboard (Saturday) for U. TRAX". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
- ^ a b "TRAX Parking and Stops". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
- ^ "Art in Transit, University Line". www.slcdocs.com. Salt Lake City Arts Council. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ "Flame Figure". stuzart.com. Michael Stutz. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
- ^ Welling, Angie (August 8, 2000). "Work starts on TRAX branch to U.: Few problems now, but some along line uneasy". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
- ^ Van Eyck, Zack (April 26, 2001). "UTA names TRAX stations". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
- ^ Fattah, Geoffrey (September 30, 2003). "UTA extends TRAX line to U. med center". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
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