5600 West Old Bingham Highway station explained
| 5600 West Old Bingham Highway |
| Symbol: | red |
| Symbol Location: | uta |
| Address: | 5651 West Old Bingham Highway |
| Borough: | West Jordan, Utah |
| Country: | United States |
| Platform: | 1 island platform |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Structure: | At-grade |
| Parking: | 420 spaces[1] |
| Accessible: | Yes |
| Owned: | Utah Transit Authority (UTA) |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Custom: | | Shape: | none | | Line: | none | | Marker: | rail-light | | Zoom: | 15 |
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5600 West Old Bingham Highway station is a light rail station in West Jordan, Utah, United States, served by the Red Line of the Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) TRAX light rail system. The Red Line provides service from the University of Utah to the Daybreak community of South Jordan.
Description
The station is located at 5651 West Old Bingham Highway and is accessible from that roadway.[2] It is also slightly northeast of the Mountain View Corridor (SR-85)/Old Bingham Highway interchange. The station has a free park and ride lot with 420 parking spaces available, but there are plans for more than 620 parking spaces.[3] In the early planning stages, the station was referred to as "5600 West Station", but later changed to the current name.[4] Notwithstanding, the signage at the station (the Park and Ride and the passenger platform) indicates "5651 W. Old Bingham Hwy". The station opened August 7, 2011, as part of the Red Line (Mid-Jordan) and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: TRAX Parking and Stops. rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. March 6, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20121223120602/http://www.rideuta.com/mc/?page=TRAX-TRAXParkingandStops. December 23, 2012. dead.
- News: UTA's board OKs station names. https://archive.today/20130808234741/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700011968/UTAs-board-OKs-station-names.html?pg=all. dead. August 8, 2013. Hancock. Laura. Deseret News. Deseret Digital Media. Salt Lake City. February 25, 2010. August 8, 2013.
- Web site: 5600 West Station site plan. rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. April 13, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131110111314/http://www.rideuta.com/uploads/03MidJoFEISch02fig2-16.pdf. November 10, 2013. dead.
- Web site: Mid-Jordan Transit Corridor CE/PE/FEIS . rideuta.com . . August 8, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140713124852/http://www.rideuta.com/files/ProjectInformation%26Map.pdf . July 13, 2014 .
- News: 2011 completion date for two TRAX lines announced. https://web.archive.org/web/20101017220256/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700069890/2011-completion-date-for-two-TRAX-lines-announced.html?s_cid=rss-30. dead. October 17, 2010. Fidel. Steve. Deseret News. Deseret Digital Media. Salt Lake City. October 1, 2010. March 6, 2013.
