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SALT LAKE CITY
 Utah . USA

Salt Lake City light rail map © UrbanRail.Net
 System

Salt Lake City (Utah) Light Rail 'TRAX', operated by Utah Transit Authority (UTA):

28 stops
31.3 km
high-floor vehicles with street-level boarding; front door accessible via ramp

3 lines:

Sandy/Salt Lake Line (blue - 701): Delta Center (now Arena) - Sandy Civic Center (24 km, Dec. 1999)
University Line (red - 702): Delta Center (now Arena) - University Medical Center (3.7 km to Stadium - Dec. 2001; 2.4 km to Med. Center - Sept. 2003)
Sandy/University Line (green - 703): only weekdays

On 27 April 2008, both lines were extended from Arena to Salt Lake Central Station (1.2 km, 3 stops), where transfer is provided to the new Frontrunner suburban rail service (which operates every 30 minutes throughout the day, and hourly in the evenings).

In May 2008, 77 light rail vehicles of type S 70 were ordered from Siemens to be delivered by 2012, with an option for up to 180 additional cars.

 Photos
 Links

UTA (Official Website)

UTA TRAX at Wikipedia

Lightrail.com

TRAX at nysubway.org

LightRailNow - Salt Lake City

TRAX at Utahrails.net

 

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