FrontRunner

Not to be confused with Front Range Passenger Rail.
FrontRunner
Frontrunner through the Jordan Narrows
Frontrunner through the Jordan Narrows
Overview
OwnerUtah Transit Authority (UTA)
LocaleWasatch Front, Utah, U.S.
Transit typeCommuter rail
Number of stations17
Daily ridership15,000 (weekdays, Q3 2024)[1]
Annual ridership3,736,600 (2023)[2]
Headquarters3600 South 700 West
South Salt Lake, Utah[3]
Websiterideuta.com
Operation
Began operationApril 26, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-04-26)[4]
Reporting marksUFRC[5]
Technical
System length88 miles (142 km)
No. of tracks1–2
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Top speed79 mph (127 km/h)
System map

Legend
 Brigham City
(future)
 Willard
(future)
 Pleasant View
(closed)
 Business Depot Ogden
(future)
 Ogden
UP
 Roy
Clearfield
Layton
Farmington
Woods Cross
UP yard
UTA Warm Springs facility
TRAX to Airport
 North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe TRAX (light rail)
Amtrak California Zephyr
to Emeryville
 Salt Lake Central Amtrak TRAX (light rail)
TRAX to University Medical Center
TRAX to West Valley Central
 Murray Central TRAX (light rail)
to Draper
Town Center
TRAX
to Daybreak
Parkway
 South Jordan
Draper
Point of The Mountain
(future)[6]
 Lehi
American Fork
Vineyard
Orem Central
Provo Central
(Amtrak Provo)
Amtrak California Zephyr
to Chicago
 Springville
(future)  
 Spanish Fork
(future)
 Payson
(future)[7]
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FrontRunner (reporting mark UFRC) is a commuter rail train operated by the Utah Transit Authority that operates along the Wasatch Front in north-central Utah with service from the Ogden Central Station in central Weber County through Davis County, Salt Lake City, and Salt Lake County to Provo Central station in central Utah County. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 3,736,600, or about 15,000 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.

  1. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Customer Service Locations". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  4. ^ Raymond, Arthur (April 28, 2008). "UTA FrontRunner up and running today". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  5. ^ "RAILROAD REPORTING MARKS – U". www.pwrr.org. Valdese, North Carolina: Piedmont and Western Railroad Club. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  6. ^ Williams, Carter (September 21, 2023). "Why even more double-tracking is needed for FrontRunner station near Point of the Mountain". www.ksl.com. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  7. ^ Camit, Michael (April 5, 2024). "A new FrontRunner station will be built in Utah County's southern end". KSLNewsRadio. Retrieved June 20, 2024.