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This article is about the FrontRunner commuter rail station in Provo, Utah. For the nearby Amtrak train station, see Provo (Amtrak station).
Provo
Utah Transit Authority (UTA)
FrontRunner commuter rail station
General information
Location690 South University Avenue
Provo, Utah[1]
Owned byUtah Transit Authority
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Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsUTA local and inter-county bus
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Parking811[2]
AccessibleYes
History
Opened10 December 2012[3]
Services
Preceding station   UTA   Following station
Template:UTA linesTerminus

Provo is a station in Provo, Utah, United States served by FrontRunner, Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) commuter rail service from Pleasant View in Weber County through Salt Lake City to Provo. The Station is also referred to as Provo Intermodal Center, Provo Central Station, or Provo CRS by UTA. It is part of the FrontRunner South extension.

The Station is located at 690 South University Avenue U.S. Route 189 and covers a two city block area between 200 West (Freedom Boulevard) and Unversity Avenue. It is fairly easily accessed from I-15 by way of either the University Avenue or Provo Center Street (SR 114) interchanges. Posted street signs direct both northbound and southbound drivers on University Avenue to access the Station from 920 South, however, the 920 South access is best used for departing the Station for northbound University Avenue (and thereby taking advantage of the traffic light to make the left hand turn onto northbound University Avenue). The easiest access from northbound University Avenue is to keep to the far right after passing 920 North and pass to the right of the viaduct and then turn left under the viaduct and directly into the Station's parking lot. From southbound University Avenue, simply turn right at 780 South (at the bottom of the viaduct) and proceed directly into the Station's parking lot.

The Station has a free Park and Ride lot with over 800 parking spaces available.[2] While there are several retail business (including fast food restaurants) just south of the Station, it is within walking distance of downtown Provo. The Station is located within the Quiet Zone, so all trains (including Amtrak's and Union Pacific's) do not routinely sound their horns when approaching public crossings within this corridor.[4]

FrontRunner has about 25 round trips on weekdays between Ogden and Provo (through Salt Lake City). Trains run hourly from about 4:30 am to just after midnight on weekdays (increasing to half hour runs for the morning and evening commutes). Saturdays have hourly runs from about 6:00 am to 1:30 am the next morning. There is currently no FrontRunner service on Sundays. Each weekday there is service to Pleasant View with two trains picking up passengers in the morning and two more dropping off passengers in the evening for the commute.[5]

Bus connections

References

  1. ^ "FrontRunner Stops" (web). Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 12 Dec 2012.
  2. ^ a b "FrontRunner Park & Ride Lots" (Web). Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 12 Dec 2012.
  3. ^ Park, Shara (10 Dec 2012). "FrontRunner South opens, brings changes to north line". KSL-TV. Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved 12 Dec 2012.
  4. ^ "Front Runner South FAQs" (Web). Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 19 Nov 2012.
  5. ^ "Route 750". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 12 Dec 2012.

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40°13′32″N 111°39′39″W / 40.22556°N 111.66083°W / 40.22556; -111.66083

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