703 Red Line | |||
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Overview | |||
Owner | Utah Transit Authority (UTA) | ||
Locale | Salt Lake Valley, Utah, U.S. | ||
Termini | |||
Stations | 25[1] | ||
Service | |||
Type | Light rail | ||
System | TRAX | ||
Route number | 703 | ||
Rolling stock | Siemens S70 US | ||
History | |||
Opened | December 15, 2001 | ||
Technical | |||
Number of tracks | 2 | ||
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||
Electrification | Overhead line, 750 V DC | ||
Operating speed | 65 mph (105 km/h) (max.)[2] | ||
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The Red Line is a light rail line on the TRAX system in the Salt Lake Valley of Utah operated by the Utah Transit Authority (UTA). It originally began operation in December 2001 as the peak-hour-only Sandy/University Line, running from the University of Utah south to Sandy Civic Center on the Blue Line. It was later rerouted to South Jordan and renamed the Red Line in August 2011, running as an all-day route. The current line runs from the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City through the south end of Downtown Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake, Murray, Midvale, West Jordan, and South Jordan to the University of Utah's South Jordan Medical Center in Daybreak.[3]
The line is scheduled to officially open to the public on Aug. 18.