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Woods Cross station

Coordinates: 40°52′50″N 111°54′10″W / 40.88056°N 111.90278°W / 40.88056; -111.90278
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Woods Cross
Utah Transit Authority (UTA)
FrontRunner commuter rail station
General information
Location750 South 800 West
Woods Cross, Utah[1]
Coordinates40°52′50″N 111°54′10″W / 40.88056°N 111.90278°W / 40.88056; -111.90278
Owned byUtah Transit Authority
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Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsUTA local and inter-county bus
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Parking235[2]
AccessibleYes
History
Opened26 April 2008[3]
Services
Preceding station   UTA   Following station
Template:UTA lines

Woods Cross is a station in Woods Cross, Utah, United States served by FrontRunner, Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) commuter rail that operates along the Wasatch Front from Pleasant View in northern Weber County through Ogden, Davis County, Salt Lake City, and Salt Lake County to Provo in central Utah County.

The Station is located at 750 South 800 West on approximately 13.5 acres of land [4] and is easily accessed from I-15 by way of the 500 South (SR-68) interchange. (From the I-15/500 S interchange, turn south onto 700 West, which after a few blocks curves right, very biefly becoming 700 South, and then curves left and becomes 800 West.) Unlike nealry all other stations served by FrontRunner, the Station is located in a fairly residential area. However, major commercial and retail reas are located just across I-15 to the east in Bountiful and there is an oil refinery located to the northwest of the Station on the far side of the tracks and 500 South.

The inaugural FrontRunner train departed the Station southbound at 11:30 am 26 April 2008.[3] The Station has two free Park and Ride lots with total of about 230 parking spaces available.[5] The primary parking lot is situated between the station platform and 800 West, while the secondary parking lot is very short walk north on the north side of 700 South. The Station is located within the Quiet Zone, so trains do not routinely sound their horns when approaching public crossings within this corridor.[6]

Woods Cross was formerly the first FrontRunner station north of Salt Lake Central. However, at the same time that FrontRunner South opened on 10 December 2012, a new infill station also opened for service just north of Salt Lake Central. The new station is called North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe, but often shortened to just North Temple.

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.[7]

Bus connections

Note: Some official UTA route maps incorrectly indicate that Bus Route 462 (rather than Route 460) stops at Woods Cross.

References

  1. ^ "TRAX & FrontRunner Map" (PDF). Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 27 Nov 2012.
  2. ^ "FrontRunner Park and Ride Lots" (Web). Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 27 Nov 2012.
  3. ^ a b Raymond, Arthur (28 Apr 2008). "UTA FrontRunner up and running today". Deseret News. Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved 27 Nov 2012.
  4. ^ "Woods Cross Station Quick Facts" (pdf). UTA. Retrieved 25 Nov 2012.
  5. ^ "FrontRunner Park and Ride Lots" (Web). Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 19 Nov 2012.
  6. ^ "Front Runner South FAQs" (Web). Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 19 Nov 2012.
  7. ^ "Route 750". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved 12 Dec 2012.