TRAX (light rail)

TRAX (Transit Express)
TRAX Green Line train at Gallivan Plaza
TRAX Green Line train at Gallivan Plaza
Overview
OwnerUtah Transit Authority (UTA)
Area servedSalt Lake Valley
LocaleSalt Lake County, Utah, U.S.
Transit typeLight rail
Number of lines3
Number of stations51
Daily ridership43,800 (weekdays, Q3 2024)[1][Note 1]
Annual ridership11,043,800 (2023)[2][Note 1]
Headquarters3600 South 700 West
South Salt Lake, Utah[3]
Websiterideuta.com
Operation
Began operationDecember 4, 1999; 24 years ago (1999-12-04)
Number of vehicles117 (total):[4]
Technical
System length44.8 mi (72.1 km)[7]
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line, 750 V DC
System map

A map of the entire UTA rail system by August 2013
Legend
Green Line
Airport  704 
Salt Lake City
International Airport
1940 W North Temple
Power
 750 
FrontRunner
to Ogden
Fairpark
Jackson/Euclid
North Temple Bridge
/Guadalupe
California Zephyr
to Emeryville, California
Red Line
Planetarium
 702†  703 
University
Medical Center
Old GreekTown
Fort Douglas
US Passenger rail transport
Salt Lake
Central
 701  702† 
University South Campus
Arena
Stadium
Temple Square
900 East
City Center
Trolley
Gallivan Plaza
Library
 Free Fare Zone 
 Courthouse
600 South
900 South
Ballpark
Central Pointe
Green Line
S Line
to Fairmont
in Sugar House
River Trail
Millcreek
Redwood Junction
Meadowbrook
Decker Lake
Murray North
West Valley Central  704 
Murray Central
Fashion Place West
Red Line
Bingham Junction
Blue Line
Historic Gardner
Midvale Fort Union
West Jordan City Center
Midvale Center
2700 W Sugar Factory Rd
Historic Sandy
Jordan Valley
Sandy Expo
4800 W Old Bingham Hwy
Sandy Civic Center
5600 W Old Bingham Hwy
Crescent View
South Jordan Parkway
Kimballs Lane
Daybreak Parkway  703 
 701  Draper Town Center
California Zephyr
to Chicago, Illinois
 750 
FrontRunner
to Provo
†  702  no longer operates
Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible
This diagram:

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 system's official name, Transit Express,[8] is rarely, if ever, used. The system is operated by the Utah Transit Authority (UTA). All TRAX trains are electric, receiving power from overhead wires.[9]

TRAX has 51 stations on three lines. The Blue Line provides service from Downtown Salt Lake City to Draper. The Red Line provides service from the University of Utah to the Daybreak Community of South Jordan. The Green Line provides service from Salt Lake City International Airport to West Valley City. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 11,043,800, or about 43,800 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.[Note 1]

  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". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  4. ^ "About UTA". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "UTA Fleet: Trax and FrontRunner" (PDF). rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. August 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  6. ^ "Siemens announces biggest US light rail order". Railway Gazette International. May 15, 2008. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2008.
  7. ^ "FrontLines 2015 Project" (PDF) (Map). rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  8. ^ "New Light-rail Line to Make TRAX Between Downtown S.L., Sandy". Deseret News. March 3, 1997. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  9. ^ "UTA Announces FrontRunner Grand Opening Date!". rideuta.com (Press release). Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved January 10, 2013.


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