S Line (Utah Transit Authority)

S Line
Looking west at two S Line streetcars at 500 East
Overview
Other name(s)Sugar House Streetcar
OwnerUtah Transit Authority (UTA)
LocaleSalt Lake City & South Salt Lake, Utah, U.S.
Termini
Stations7[1]
Service
TypeStreetcar
Rolling stockSiemens S70 US
Daily ridership1,087 daily (actual)[2]
History
OpenedDecember 8, 2013[3]
Technical
Line length2 mi (3.22 km)[4]
Track length2.74 mi (4.41 km)[5]
Number of tracks1, with passing tracks
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line, 750 V DC
Operating speed25 mph (40 km/h)[4]
Route diagram

Legend
 701   703   704 
 Central Pointe
maintenance connector
 South Salt Lake
US 89.svg US 89 / State Street
300 East
500 East
700 East
Utah 71.svg SR-71 / 700 East
 Sugarmont
Fairmont
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The S Line, or S-Line (formerly known as Sugar House Streetcar), is a public transit streetcar line in northeastern Salt Lake County, Utah, in the United States, that connects the business district of the Sugar House neighborhood of Salt Lake City with the neighboring city of South Salt Lake, as well as the Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) TRAX light rail system.[6] It is a joint project between UTA, Salt Lake City, and South Salt Lake.[7][4] It opened for service on December 8, 2013.[3] It is operated by UTA and is UTA's first streetcar line.[4]

  1. ^ Davidson, Lee (August 28, 2013). "Sugar House streetcar testing begins next week". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City: MediaNews Group. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  2. ^ Davidson, Lee (December 23, 2013). "New streetcar attracts a fraction of expected ridership". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City: MediaNews Group. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Salt Lake City welcomes S-Line". Railway Gazette International. Sutton, London: Railway Gazette Group. December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d Vo-Duc, Viviane (September 5, 2013). "New streetcar S-line set to open Dec. 8 in Sugar House". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference stb-original order was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "A Western Streetcar System in Salt Lake". Forbes. June 2013. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013. Construction began last year, and its developers hope the line can go into use late this year.
  7. ^ "Sugar House Streetcar: Background Information". shstreetcar.com. Retrieved April 3, 2013.