Salt Lake Light Rail

The wasatch front has a light rail system operated by utah transit authority uta called trax.

Salt lake light rail. This above ground subway known as trax began light rail service in december of 1999. Yet another brand new light rail transit lrt system is besieged with passengers. However this is something you d never guess from their system map which is one of the most cobbled together unprofessionally done maps i ve ever seen. 50 stops 71 4 km.

Trax serves salt lake city international airport the intermodal hub vivint smart home arena home of the utah jazz historic temple square city center the university of utah and rio tinto stadium home of real salt lake. This time it s salt lake city s new trax lrt which opened in december 1999 and has grown dramatically in popularity ever since. There are many stations so if you stay at a hotel in the salt lake valley you can get downtown very quickly. Trax light rail system salt lake city.

1 star cartography commuter rail light rail salt lake city usa uta utah by all accounts the utah transit authority s rail system is a modern and successful one. Transit express or trax is a light rail system in the salt lake valley of utah in the united states serving salt lake city and many of its suburbs throughout salt lake county the official name of transit express is rarely if ever used. All trax trains are electric receiving power from overhead wires. The system is operated by the utah transit authority uta.

Uta operates a light rail system that connects communities throughout salt lake county. The service is managed by utah transit authority uta. North temple bridge temple square station and city center station. Uta provides storyboard with information about covid 19 recovery plans.

On october 10 1988 congress approved 5 million in funds to preserve land along the proposed light rail corridor. Light rail in the salt lake valley was first seriously discussed in the late 1980s to provide an alternative to traffic congestion on i 15 but the idea was met with criticism. Congratulations to trustee beth holbrook recipient of the salt lake chamber s pathfinder award. The trax system currently has three lines.

The green line is the route that serves salt lake city airport. Light rail trax operated by utah transit authority uta. Riders have flocked onto the trains total bus and rail ridership has surged 23 1999 2001. Trax which stands for the light rail service is the main mean of public transportation that runs from and to slc airport.

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