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".
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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.
- UTA Route 35 - 3500 South (South Salt Lake, including Millcreek Station, Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office complex, and UTA Headquarters - West Valley City, including Valley Fair Mall - Magna [via 3300/3500 South])
- UTA Route 35M - MAX- Magna to Millcreek TRAX 3500 South MAX BRT line (South Salt Lake, including Millcreek Station and Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office complex - West Valley City, including Valley Fair Mall - Magna [via 3300/3500 South - with limited stops])
- UTA Route 41 - 4100 South (South Salt Lake, including Meadowbrook Station - Taylorsville, including Salt Lake Community College, West Valley City, including Valley Fair Mall [via 4100 South])
- UTA Route 227 - 2700 West (West Valley City, including Valley Fair Mall - Taylorsville - West Jordan, including 2700 W Sugar Factory Rd Station [via 2700 West])
- UTA Route 232 - 3200 West (West Valley City - West Jordan, including Jordan Valley Station and Salt Lake Community College's Jordan Campus [via 3200 West])
- UTA Route 240 - 4000 West/Dixie Valley (West Valley City, including Valley Fair Mall - Kearns - West Jordan, including Jordan Landing, Jordan Valley Medical Center, and Jordan Valley Station [via 4100 West])
- UTA Route 248 - 4800 West (West Valley City, including Valley Fair Mall - West Jordan, including 4800 W Old Bingham Hwy Station [via 3100 South & 4800 West])
- UTA Route 509 - 900 West Shuttle (West Valley City, including Valley Fair Mall - Downtown Salt Lake City, including LDS Welfare Square and Salt Lake Central and Old GreekTown stations [via 3600 West, 1700 South, and 900 West])
- UTA Route 513 - Industrial Business Park Shuttle (West Valley City, including Valley Fair Mall and 5600 West - Downtown Salt Lake City, including Salt Lake Central and Old GreekTown stations)
- UTA Route 954 - 4500 South TRAX/6200 S Wasatch Park and Ride to Snowbird/Alta Ski Service (West Valley City, including Valley Fair Mall - Murray, including Murray North Station - Cottonwood Heights, including UDOT's Park and Ride lot at 6500 South Wasatch Boulevard - Snowbird - Alta, including Alta Ski Area [via I-215])
Seasonal bus-ski season only
Notes
References
External links
- Official UTA website
- Official TRAX website
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