Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub

Infobox Station
style=Amtrak
name= Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub


image_size=
image_caption=
address=250 South 600 West
Salt Lake City, UT [cite web |url=http://rideuta.com/images/08NEWRailCarMap.jpg|title=UTA Rail System Map |accessdate=2008-05-31 |publisher=Utah Transit Authority |format= JPEG]
coordinates =coord|40.762826|-111.908512|display=inline,title|type:railwaystation
line=Amtrak:UTA:
other=Greyhound Lines, UTA local and inter-county bus
platform=1 island platform (TRAX) 2 side platforms (FrontRunner)
structure=at-grade
parking=
bicycle=
passengers=27,292 [Amtrak only.]
pass_year=2007
pass_percent=2.7
opened=1999 (Amtrak)
2005 (Greyhound)
2008 (UTA)
rebuilt=
ADA=Yes
code=SLC (Amtrak)
owned=
zone=Free Fare Zone (UTA Buses and TRAX only)
services=

The Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub hosts Amtrak passenger rail, Greyhound bus, and Utah Transit Authority's FrontRunner commuter rail, TRAX light rail and city bus service. It is located at the intersection of 600 West and 300 South in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Amtrak

The Salt Lake Intermodal Hub is served by the California Zephyr, which provides westbound service to Emeryville (San Francisco), California and eastbound service to Chicago, Illinois

The Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub is the third location to play host to the Salt Lake City Amtrak station, since Amtrak's inception in 1971. The Union Pacific Depot, located at the intersection of South Temple and 400 West, was the station's initial location. In 1986 the station was moved to the [http://history.utah.gov/about_us/abouthedepot.html Rio Grande Depot] , located at the intersection of 300 South and Rio Grande Street. In 1999 the station was moved to its current location—a temporary "shack" which is still in use almost a decade later. [http://utahrails.net/utahrails/amtrak-in-ut.php] However there are plans to expand the station into a new building that would sit along the drop-off area next to the Greyhound Terminal. [http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1,1249,600146091,00.html]

Greyhound Lines

UTA

FrontRunner

TRAX

Both TRAX lines service the Intermodal center, and trains depart every seven minutes towards their destinations of Sandy or University Medical Center.

Bus connections

* [http://www.rideuta.com/ridinguta/routeMapImage.aspx?abbreviation=200&signup=73 200 - State Street North]
* [http://www.rideuta.com/ridinguta/routeMapImage.aspx?abbreviation=205&signup=73 205 - 500 East]
* [http://www.rideuta.com/ridinguta/routeMapImage.aspx?abbreviation=209&signup=73 209 - 900 East]
* [http://www.rideuta.com/ridinguta/routeMapImage.aspx?abbreviation=217&signup=73 217 - Redwood North]
* [http://www.rideuta.com/ridinguta/routeMapImage.aspx?abbreviation=220&signup=73 220 - Highland Drive/1300 East]
* [http://www.rideuta.com/ridinguta/routeMapImage.aspx?abbreviation=500&signup=73 500 - State Capitol]
* [http://www.rideuta.com/ridinguta/routeMapImage.aspx?abbreviation=550&signup=73 550 - Airport]

History and future plans

The first tenant to arrive at the Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub was the Amtrak Station, which was moved to a temporary "shack" at the site in 1999. [ [http://utahrails.net/utahrails/amtrak-in-ut.php Amtrak in Utah ] ] City authorities began planning an intermodal passenger "hub" and on July 5, 2005, the Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub was dedicated. By the end of July, Salt Lake City Greyhound Terminal had moved into a building at the Hub. Soon thereafter the Utah Transit Authority began bus service to the Hub. On April 26, 2008, the Utah Transit Authority began FrontRunner commuter rail service and TRAX light rail service to the Hub.

Future plans for the Hub include constructing a permanent Amtrak station, a possible parking garage, and a retail component. [ [http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1,1249,600146091,00.html Deseret News | Intermodal hub is ready for prime time ] ] . As the Utah Transit Authority continues to expand its services, passenger traffic at the Hub will increase. Subsequently the role that the Hub plays in the life of Salt Lake City will grow.

Gallery

External links

* [http://www.rideuta.com/files/slcFactSheet.pdf Fact sheet]
* [http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/saltlake.htm Salt Lake City Amtrak Station, with former Rio Grande & Union Pacific Stations (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)]

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