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900 South
900 South station platform
General information
Location900 South 200 West[1]
Salt Lake City,Utah
United States
Coordinates40°45′0.74″N111°53′48.83″W/ 40.7502056°N 111.8968972°W/40.7502056; -111.8968972
Owned byUtah Transit Authority(UTA)
Platforms1island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transportUTA:9[2]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 19, 2005;18 years ago(2005-09-19)[3]
Services
Preceding station Utah Transit Authority Following station
600 South
towardSalt Lake Central
 Blue Line Ballpark
towardDraper Town Center
600 South
towardUniversity Medical Center
 Red Line Ballpark
towardDaybreak Parkway
600 South
towardAirport
 Green Line Ballpark
towardWest Valley Central
Former services
Preceding station Utah Transit Authority Following station
Courthouse
towardUniversity Medical Center
 Sandy/University Line Ballpark
towardSandy Civic Center
Location
Map

900 Southis alight railstation inDowntown Salt Lake City,Utah, in the United States, served by all three lines ofUtah Transit Authority'sTRAXlight rail system. TheBlue Lineprovides service from Downtown Salt Lake City toDraper.TheRed Lineprovides service from theUniversity of Utahto theDaybreak communityofSouth Jordan.TheGreen Lineprovides service from theSalt Lake City International AirporttoWest Valley City(via Downtown Salt Lake City). The station opened on September 19, 2005, and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority. 900 South is notable for being the firstinfill stationconstructed along an existing line of the TRAX system.[3]

Description

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The station is located at 900 South 200 West.[1]Theisland platform,capable of serving up to four-car trains,[4]is located in the median of 200 West between 800 South and 900 South. Unlike many TRAX stations, 900 South does not have aPark and Ridelot.[1]This station is operated by Utah Transit Authority.

As part of the UTA's Art in Transit program, 900 South features three 12-foot (3.7 m) high glass sculptures featuring the likenesses of 15 neighborhood children.[3]Created by local artists Dan Cummings, Dinah Ihle and Kerry Transtrum, the sculptures are meant to illustrate the diversity of the people living in the neighborhood adjacent to the station.[5]The artists also created four platform benches in the shape of clasping hands in the central portion of the platform, between the two canopies resembling the canopy at theJoseph Smith Memorial Building.[5]

History

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A station at 900 South was proposed as part of the original Sandy/Salt Lake Line completed in 1999.[6]Although no station was yet in place, by 2000 local developers began to develop high-density housing and retail uses in the vicinity of where the 900 South station was once proposed.[7]As a result of the creation of higher-density housing in providing for a ridership base, on April 6, 2004, UTA officials announced a station at 900 South would be constructed.[8]By November both UTA and Salt Lake City signed an agreement for the construction of the $1.2 million station to be funded through the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City.[9]

Groundbreaking for the station occurred on April 21, 2005.[10]UTA officials announced the addition of the station would only add an additional two minutes to the existing travel time between the termini and represent the first infill station completed along the line since its opening in 1999.[10]The station commenced service on September 19, 2005, following six months of construction.[3]

References

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  1. ^abc"TRAX Parking and Stops".Utah Transit Authority.Archived fromthe originalon December 23, 2012.RetrievedJanuary 16,2010.
  2. ^"Salt Lake County System Map"(Map).Utah Transit Authority.April 14, 2022.
  3. ^abcdHenetz, Patty (September 20, 2005)."Riders bustle aboard new TRAX station at 900 South".The Salt Lake Tribune.Salt Lake City:MediaNews Group.
  4. ^"UTA Light Rail Design Criteria"(PDF).Utah Transit Authority.November 2007. pp. 21 (chapter 3.3.1.1). Archived fromthe original(PDF)on July 18, 2011.RetrievedJanuary 14,2010.
  5. ^abGriggs, Brandon (June 29, 2005)."Artists put a personal face on TRAX station".The Salt Lake Tribune.Salt Lake City:MediaNews Group.RetrievedFebruary 28,2013.
  6. ^Van Eyck, Zack (November 28, 1997)."UTA board of directors OKs names for 16 light-rail stations".Deseret News.Salt Lake City:Deseret Digital Media.RetrievedFebruary 28,2013.
  7. ^Loomis, Brandon (April 24, 2000). "Stops Not On TRAX Fast Track".The Salt Lake Tribune.Salt Lake City.p. B1.
  8. ^Baird, Joe (April 7, 2004). "New TRAX station slated for 900 S. and 200 W.".The Salt Lake Tribune.Salt Lake City.p. B1.
  9. ^"Deal for TRAX platform".The Salt Lake Tribune.Salt Lake City:MediaNews Group.November 2, 2004.RetrievedApril 7,2013.
  10. ^abWeeks, Andrew (April 22, 2005)."UTA starts construction on newest TRAX station".The Salt Lake Tribune.Salt Lake City:MediaNews Group.Archived fromthe originalon April 22, 2005.RetrievedJanuary 14,2010.

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