Murray Central station

Murray Central is a light rail and commuter rail station in Murray, Utah, United States served by the Blue Line and Red Line of Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) TRAX light rail system that operates in Salt Lake County and by the FrontRunner, UTA's commuter rail train that operates along the Wasatch Front with service from Ogden in central Weber County through Davis County, Salt Lake City, and Salt Lake County to Provo in central Utah County. The FrontRunner portion of the station is part of the FrontRunner South extension. The Blue Line provides service from Downtown Salt Lake City south to Draper. The Red Line provides service from the University of Utah to the Daybreak Community of South Jordan. The station is situated immediately west of the Intermountain Medical Center complex.

Murray Central
Utah Transit Authority (UTA) FrontRunner commuter rail & TRAX light rail station
Location	5144 Cottonwood Street (TRAX)[1] 140 West Vine Street (FrontRunner)[2] Murray, Utah United States
Coordinates	40.66013°N 111.89534°W / 40.66013; -111.89534
Owned by	UTA
Line(s)	Utah Transit Authority (UTA):   Blue Line   Red Line   FrontRunner
Platforms	1 island platform (TRAX) 1 island platform (FrontRunner)
Tracks	2 (FrontRunner) & 2 (TRAX)
Connections	UTA: 45, 47, 54, 200, 201
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	1095 free spaces[3][4]
Bicycle facilities	4 paid lockers[5]
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	December 4, 1999 (TRAX)[6] December 10, 2012 (FrontRunner)[7]
Services
Preceding station   Utah Transit Authority   Following station Murray North toward Salt Lake Central Blue Line Fashion Place West toward Draper Town Center Murray North toward University Medical Center Red Line Fashion Place West toward Daybreak Parkway Salt Lake Central toward Ogden FrontRunner South Jordan toward Provo   Former services   Murray North toward University Medical Center Sandy/University Line Fashion Place West toward Sandy Civic Center

Description

The TRAX portion of the station is located at 5144 Cottonwood Street and is accessed from either East Vine Street on the north or West 5300 South (SR-173/Spartan Street) at 100 West.[1] The FrontRunner portion of the station is located at 140 East Vine Street.[2] However, both TRAX and the FrontRunner platforms can be accessed from either parking lot. To the east of the station is the Intermountain Medical Center, with its large parking lot. Between the two free Park and Ride lots, there are nearly 1,100 parking spaces available.[3][4] The adjacent Intermoutain Medical Center was built on the site of the former Murray Smelter. The Murray Downtown Historic District is across Little Cottonwood Creek to the northeast. The station is located within the Quiet Zone, so trains do not routinely sound their horns when approaching public crossings within this corridor.[8][9] The TRAX portion of the station opened on December 4, 1999[6] and the FrontRunner portion opened, along with the rest of the FrontRunner South, on December 10, 2012.[7]

FrontRunner

Main article: FrontRunner

On weekdays the FrontRunner has about twenty-three round trips on weekdays 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 Odgen and Provo. Trains run hourly from about 4:30 am to just after midnight on weekdays (increasing to half-hour runs for the morning and evening commutes). Saturdays have hourly runs from about 6:00 am to 2:30 am the next morning. As of August 2013 the FrontRunner does not run on Sundays or holidays. Each weekday there is service to Pleasant View with two trains picking up passengers (no dropping off) in the morning and two more trains picking up and dropping off passengers in the evening for the commute.[10]

References

1. UTA Rail System Map (Map). Utah Transit Authority. Archived from the original on August 21, 2008. Retrieved May 31, 2008.
2. TRAX & FrontRunner Map (PDF) (Map). Utah Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
3. "TRAX Parking and Stops". Utah Transit Authority. Archived from the original on December 23, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
4. "FrontRunner Stations". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
5. "UTA Rideshare — Programs > Bicycle". Utah Transit Authority. Archived from the original on February 2, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
6. Van Eyck, Zack (August 26, 1999). "All aboard! TRAX trains will roll in December". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. "Front Runner South FAQs". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
10. "FrontRunner" (PDF). Utah Transit Authority. December 8, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.