Jordan Valley station explained

Jordan Valley
Symbol:red
Symbol Location:uta
Address:3400 West 8600 South
Borough:West Jordan, Utah
Country:United States
Connections: UTA: F232, 240, F590[1]
Platform:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:At-grade
Parking:845 spaces[2]
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Utah Transit Authority (UTA)
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-light
Zoom:15

Jordan Valley 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 3400 West 8600 South[3] but, although the station is situated immediately south of 8600 South, there is not direct vehicle access to the station's parking from that street, only by way of 3200 West. Also, while it is the closest TRAX station to Bangerter Highway (SR-154), there is no direct access to the station from Bangerter Highway either. The station can be reached from Bangerter Highway by heading east on 9000 South, then north on 3200 West, and finally west on 8660 South. The station is just northeast of the Jordan Valley Medical Center. In the early planning stages, the station was referred to as "Bangerter Station", but later changed to the current name.[4] [5] [3] The station opened August 7, 2011, as part of the Red Line (Mid-Jordan) and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority.[6]

Original plans for the station included a large Park and Ride lot with 577 free (UTA exclusive) parking spaces.[4] However, two parking garages have been built at the station and provide 845 spaces.[2] The fee for parking in either of the garage is $1 per day or $15 per month, however, payment is only required for parking from 6 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday, except holidays.[7] [8] Jordan Valley is the only TRAX station with a parking garage. Since their construction, the parking garages have had very little use; as low as 3 percent, according to UTA.[9] The only other parking garage operated by UTA is located at the Draper FrontRunner Station and it has the same parking fees.

Notes and References

  1. April 14, 2022 . Salt Lake County System Map . Utah Transit Authority.
  2. 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.
  3. News: UTA's board OKs station names. Hancock. Laura. Deseret News. Deseret Digital Media. Salt Lake City. February 25, 2010. August 8, 2013.
  4. Web site: Bangerter Station site plan . rideuta.com . . PDF . Aug 2007 . April 5, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131216190611/http://www.rideuta.com/uploads/03MidJoFEISch02fig2-14.pdf . December 16, 2013 .
  5. Web site: Mid-Jordan Transit Corridor CE/PE/FEIS . rideuta.com . . PDF . August 8, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140713124852/http://www.rideuta.com/files/ProjectInformation%26Map.pdf . July 13, 2014 .
  6. News: 2011 completion date for two TRAX lines announced. Fidel. Steve. Deseret News. Deseret Digital Media. Salt Lake City. October 1, 2010. March 6, 2013.
  7. News: TRAX now charges for parking at one lot. Davidson. Lee. The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City. December 7, 2011. January 9, 2013.
  8. Web site: UTA to Offer Covered Parking for a Fee. rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. November 28, 2011. August 12, 2014.
  9. News: Parking will cost $1 per day at Draper FrontRunner stop. Wood. Benjamin. ksl.com. Deseret Digital Media. Salt Lake City. March 18, 2013. April 4, 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20130629231550/http://www.myksl.com/index/story/sid/24451544. June 29, 2013.