Owned by UTA Structure type At-grade Platforms in use 2 | Tracks 2 Owner Utah Transit Authority | |
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Location 2750 West 3590 South
West Valley City, Utah
United States Line(s) Utah Transit Authority (UTA):
Green Line Connections UTA intra-county and local bus
3500 South MAX BRT line Address West Valley City, UT 84119, United States Similar Central Pointe, Redwood Junction, River Trail, Jackson/Euclid, Draper Town Center | ||
West Valley Central (also called the West Valley Intermodal Hub) is a light rail station in West Valley City, Utah, United States serviced by the Green Line of the Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) TRAX light rail system and by UTA's 3500 South MAX bus rapid transit (BRT) line. The Green Line provides service from the Salt Lake City International Airport to this station (via Downtown Salt Lake City). The 3500 South MAX provides service from South Salt Lake to Magna.
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Description
The TRAX portion of the station is located at 2750 West Lehman Avenue (3590 South) with the two side platforms being situated immediately south of and parallel to that street. The MAX stop at the station is at 2820 West Lehman Avenue with the rest of the bus stops at 2860 West 3650 South. The free Park and Ride lot, which has 80 spaces, is at 2842 Lehman Avenue and is easily accessible from 3500 South (SR-171) (and the 3500 South/I-215 interchange) by heading south on Market Street (2810 West). The station is in the middle of the partially completed Fairbourne Station development, which includes several West Valley municipal buildings. Further east of the station is the Valley Fair Mall, with a residential neighborhood to the south. The entire intermodal hub is operated by the Utah Transit Authority.
All of UTA's TRAX and FrontRunner trains and stations, streetcars and streetcar stops, and all fixed route buses are compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act and are therefore accessible to those with disabilities. Signage at the stations, on the passenger platforms, and on the trains clearly indicate accessibility options. In accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance, "smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops, TRAX stations, and FrontRunner stations".
History
Construction on the West Valley Intermodal Hub began in 2007 and was completed in 2009 at a cost of approximately $9 million. More than $7 million of that was paid for by the federal government, with the rest being paid for by local taxes. When the hub opened on 17 September 2009 it immediately had service by five local bus routes, in addition to the 3500 South MAX (BRT). At the time of its opening, the hub was more of a bus depot than an intermodal hub, as construction was not yet complete on the light rail line. However, it was anticipated that light rail would serve the station in the near future and it was referred to as the West Valley Intermodal Hub anyway. The station opened with bus service only (including the 3500 South MAX) on 17 September 2009. The TRAX portion opened for service on 7 August 2011 as part of the West Valley extension of the Green Line.
Initially the Green Line connected to the Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub (Salt Lake Central Station) in Downtown Salt Lake City. On 9 December 2012 Green Line service ended at Arena in preparation for the opening of the airport extension of the Green Line. The Airport extension opened on 14 April 2013 and service now continues on from Arena to Airport at the Salt Lake City International Airport (permanently bypassing Salt Lake Central).
Fairbourne Station
Fairbourne Station is $500 million 40 acres (16 ha) transit-oriented commercial development that was planned specifically in conjunction with the construction of the West Valley Intermodal Hub. (The area was previously referred to as City Center.) With the hub at its center, sections of the development are eventually planned for areas to the west, north, and east covering the blocks between West 3500 South, South 2700 West (Constitution Way), West 3650 South (Lancer Way), and about 3000 West. It is anchored by the West Valley City civic center (with the West Valley City Police Department to the north, the West Valley City Hall and justice court to the east, and the West Valley Branch of the Salt Lake County Library to the west). The development will add 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2) of restaurant and retail space to complement the existing 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m2) of space in the nearby Valley Fair Mall. The new Embassy Suites Hotel was completed in July 2012, which includes 162 suites and 6,000 square feet (560 m2) of meeting rooms. When the development is complete there will be 1,000 high-density residences, and 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2) of office space, 2,200 parking spaces, and 4 acres (1.6 ha) of urban park/plaza space.
Train schedule
On weekdays the first (northbound) Green Line train (to the Airport Station) leaves the West Valley Central Station at about 5:00 am and the last train leaves at 10:33 pm.
On Saturdays the first (northbound) train leaves at about 6:30 am and the last train leaves at 10:18 pm.
On Sundays the first (northbound) train leaves at about 10:00 am and the last train leaves at 6:58 pm.
Green Line trains run every fifteen minutes on weekdays and every twenty minutes on weekends.
Bus connections
Bus routes are current as of Change Day, 17 August 2014.
Seasonal bus-ski season only