North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe station

North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe station,[2][3][4] often referred to as simply North Temple,[1][5] is a light rail and commuter rail station in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It is operated by the Utah Transit Authority, and serves the TRAX light rail system's Green Line as well as FrontRunner commuter rail. The Green Line provides service from the Salt Lake City International Airport to West Valley City (via Downtown Salt Lake City) and connects with the rest of the TRAX system and UTA's S Line streetcar.[2]

North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe
Utah Transit Authority (UTA) FrontRunner commuter rail & TRAX light rail station
FrontRunner at North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe (passing under TRAX passenger platform)
Location	500 West North Temple Street Salt Lake City, Utah[1]
Coordinates	40°46′19″N 111°54′18″W
Owned by	UTA
Line(s)	Utah Transit Authority (UTA):   Green Line   FrontRunner
Platforms	1 island platform (FrontRunner) 1 island platform and 1 side platform (TRAX)
Tracks	4 (2 FrontRunner & 2 TRAX)
Connections	UTA: 6, 209, 500, 516
Construction
Structure type	At-grade (see detailed description)
Parking	Coming soon[1][Note 1]
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	December 10, 2012 (FrontRunner) April 14, 2013 (TRAX)
Services
Preceding station   Utah Transit Authority   Following station Jackson/Euclid toward Airport Green Line Arena toward West Valley Central Woods Cross toward Ogden FrontRunner Salt Lake Central toward Provo

Description

North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe's parking lot[Note 1] can be accessed from 300 North at 500 West (both from the east and west), but is also accessible from 200 North on the east and from 500 West on the south. There is no direct vehicle access to the TRAX platform (as there is no stopping allowed on the North Temple Street Viaduct), but pedestrians can use stairs or escalators that connect north side of the North Temple Street Viaduct with the south end of the FrontRunner platform. Pedestrians can also access the TRAX platform from either end of the North Temple Street Viaduct at 400 West or 600 West. Although both platforms are listed as "at grade", the station is still considered a flying junction since the TRAX tracks pass over the FrontRunner and Union Pacific tracks. Just east of the station is West High School and south of the station is The Gateway, including the former Union Pacific Depot. The station is located within the Quiet Zone, so trains do not routinely sound their horns when approaching public crossings within this corridor.[6]

The TRAX portion of the station is part of the Airport extension. The FrontRunner portion is an infill station created to connect the Green Line to the FrontRunner after the Green Line was routed away from Salt Lake Central as part of the Airport Extension. The TRAX portion of the station is part of a railway right of way that was created specifically for the Green Line. Like many other UTA stations, this station has art work included in its design. The art work for the North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe station is the stairway and elevator connecting the upper and lower parts for the station. The roof of the stairway and sides of the elevator shaft were designed to have the appearance of a crystal. It is called Crystal Light and was designed by Catherine Widgery of Cambridge, Massachusetts.[7] Although not part of FrontRunner South, the FrontRunner portion of the station opened on the same date as that extension, December 10, 2012. The station is operated by Utah Transit Authority.

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 in the morning and two more trains in the evening for the weekday commute.[8]

As of April 2014 the FrontRunner schedule incorporated an approximately seven-minute delay at the North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe station for northbound trains only. Rather than continue on as soon as passengers had boarded, northbound trains would remain at the station until a scheduled departure time. At the same time a similar delay was incorporated into the schedule for southbound trains at the Salt Lake Central station.[9] With the schedule changes in August 2014, a delay was included for trains at both stations in both directions. No other stations (other than the terminus stations) have such a delay in their schedule.[8]

Notes

1. A Park and Ride Lot has been constructed at North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe Bridge Station. However, as of July 2014, it is still not open for use, nor has UTA provided an indication as to when the lot will be opened, other than "coming soon".

References

1. "FrontRunner Stations". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
2. "UTA RAIL SYSTEM MAP" (Map). rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
3. Davidson, Lee (March 14, 2012). "New Utah TRAX stations named". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City: MediaNews Group. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
4. "UTA Board Approves Airport and Draper Station Names". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. April 2, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
5. Davidson, Lee (March 14, 2012). "New Utah TRAX stations named". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City: MediaNews Group. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
6. "Front Runner South FAQs". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
7. "Art Along the Airport TRAX Line". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. April 12, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
8. "FrontRunner" (PDF). rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. August 17, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
9. "FrontRunner" (PDF). rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. April 14, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.

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