Draper station (FrontRunner)

Draper
Utah Transit Authority (UTA)
FrontRunner commuter rail station
Location 12997 South FrontRunner Blvd
Draper, Utah[1]
 United States
Coordinates 40°30′55″N 111°54′16″W / 40.51528°N 111.90444°W / 40.51528; -111.90444Coordinates: 40°30′55″N 111°54′16″W / 40.51528°N 111.90444°W / 40.51528; -111.90444
Owned by UTA
Line(s)

Utah Transit Authority (UTA):

  FrontRunner
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections UTA: 526, F514
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Parking 600[2]
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened December 10, 2012[3]
Services
Preceding station   Utah Transit Authority   Following station
toward Ogden
FrontRunner
toward Provo

Draper is a commuter rail station in Draper, Utah, United States served by the FrontRunner, Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) commuter rail train that operates along the Wasatch Front with service from Ogden in central Weber County through Davis County, Salt Lake City, and Salt Lake County to Provo in central Utah County. It is part of the FrontRunner South extension.

Description

The station is located at 12997 South FrontRunner Boulevard and is easily accessed from I-15 by way of the I-15/12300 South (SR-71) interchange. To reach the station, head west from I-15 on 12300 South for about 4,000 feet (1,200 m), then turn left (south) onto Vista Station Boulevard (550 West, formerly Galena Park Boulevard), and then left (south) onto FrontRunner Boulevard (also about 550 West). The station can also be easily accessed from Bangerter Highway (SR-154) by way of the 200 West interchange. To reach the station on this route, head north on 200 West to 13490 South and turn left (west), continue west until the end of the existing road and then turn right (north) onto Vista Station Boulevard (about 500 West). Continue north on Vista Station Boulevard as it curves northwest and crosses under the Union Pacific and FrontRunner tracks. Then turn right (north) onto FrontRunner Boulevard (about 550 West).[Note 1] The station is located on the east side of FrontRunner Boulevard. The station can therefore be accessed from either 12300 South (on the north) or 13490 South (on the southeast).

The station has a Park and Ride two-level parking garage with 600 parking spaces available.[2][Note 2] This parking garage is one of only two operated by UTA (the other is at the Jordan Valley TRAX Station) and, as of March 21, 2013, the cost for parking the garage is $1 per day or $15 per month. The parking fees help offset the additional cost of maintaining the parking garages over regular parking lots.[7] The station also has what signs indicate is a "Kiss and Ride" lot which allows the driver to remain with the vehicle while a passenger is dropped off or pickup at the station. The station is located within the Quiet Zone, so trains do not routinely sound their horns when approaching public crossings within this corridor.[8][9] The station opened, along with the rest of FrontRunner South, on December 10, 2012[3] and is operated by Utah Transit Authority.

All of UTA's TRAX and FrontRunner trains and stations, as well as all fixed route buses, are compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act and are therefore accessible to those with disabilities.[10] Since not all the FrontRunner passenger cars are wheelchair accessible, signage at the stations, on the passenger platforms, and on the passenger cars clearly indicate accessibility options. In addition, each train has one or more Train Hosts available to provide assistance as may be needed, including the placement of ramps for wheelchair boarding.[11] 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".[12]

History

The Draper (or Draper/Bluffdale, as it was called in the initial planning stages) and Vineyard stations were originally not planned to be completed for the initial opening of FrontRunner South, but rather as infill stations to be built at a later date.[13] However, plans changed and the Draper Station was eventually completed in time for the opening of FrontRunner South, while the Vineyard Station is still planned for the future. UTA originally hoped to have the Draper Station further south on the line, but of the four options considered, the current location was chosen as best overall. One of the reasons for this choice was that one of the more preferred locations (near Bangerter Highway [SR-154]) was also in the middle of a Native American archaeological site.[14][15] While the station itself only occupies about 10 acres, the accompanying transit-oriented development called Vista Station (similar to Station Park, which is adjacent to the Farmington Station) will occupy about 145 acres (59 ha). Development of Vista Station is expected to begin in 2014.[16]

FrontRunner

On weekdays the FrontRunner has about twenty-three round trips between Ogden and Provo (through Salt Lake City) and about five more round trips between Ogden and Downtown Salt Lake City. On Saturdays there are only nineteen round trips between Ogden and Provo. Trains run hourly from about 4:30 am to just after midnight on weekdays (with additional half-hour runs for the morning and evening commutes). Saturdays have hourly runs from about 6:00 am to 2:30 am Sunday morning. As of August 2013 the FrontRunner does not run on Sundays or holidays. Each weekday, service is extended to Pleasant View Station with two trains picking up (no dropping off) passengers early in the morning and two more trains picking up and dropping off passengers in the evening.[17]

Train schedule

On weekdays the first northbound FrontRunner train (to the Ogden Intermodal Transit Center) leaves the Draper Station at about 5:30 am and the first southbound train (to the Provo Station) also leaves at about 5:30 am. The last northbound train leaves at 10:55 pm and the last southbound train leave at 12:13 am (early the next morning). The first, last, and only trains that go as far north as the Pleasant View Station leave at 4:55 pm and 5:55 pm.[Note 3]

On Saturdays the first southbound train leaves at about 6:30 am and the first northbound train leaves at about 8:30 am. The last southbound train leaves at 12:36 am (early Sunday morning) and the last northbound train leaves at 1:55 am (early Sunday morning). However, the last northbound train only goes as far north as the North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe Station; the last train to the Ogden Intermodal Transit Center leaves at 11:25 pm.[17][Note 3]

Notes

  1. ↑ As of December 2012, nearly all online map services (including Bing Maps, Esri, Google Maps, Here, MapQuest, Mappy, OpenStreetMap, Rand McNally, Terraserver, ViaMichelin, WikiMapia, and Yahoo Maps) do not yet show the new FrontRunner Boulevard, nor the immediately surrounding streets. This applies to both the street maps and the satellite imagery (except that Bing Maps satellite view does show early construction of these roads). The online maps show Vista Station Boulevard (formerly called Galena Park Drive) ending at about 12735 South, about 2,200 feet (670 m) south of 12300 South. However, both the Land Use and Zoning Maps found on the Draper City website[4] show that this road actually continues further south. (The Salt Lake County Neighborhoods and the Salt Lake County Assessor - Parcel Viewer maps show this as well.)[5] About 250 feet (76 m) south onto the new portion of Vista Station Boulevard it makes a fairly abrupt turn to the southwest. About 250 feet (76 m) further is the intersection with FrontRunner Boulevard, with FrontRunner Boulevard heading due south for about 3,500 feet (1,100 m) before intersecting once again with Vista Station Boulevard as it curves back around to just west of the FrontRunner and Union Pacific tracks and then crosses under the tracks before curving due south and connecting with the existing west end of 13490 South. Another road, West eBay Way (12290 South), runs west from FrontRunner Boulevard (from immediately in front of the station) and connects to Vista Station Boulevard.
    As of December 2013 Google Maps' street maps (but not satellite maps) include the new streets. Also as of December 2013, signage on southbound Vista Station Boulevard (just south of 12300 South) still indicates that there is "No Outlet", even though the road connects through to 13490 South.
  2. ↑ Recently UTA announced that beginning July 1, 2013 it will start a one year pilot program involving most of its TRAX and FrontRunner Park and Ride lots. The purpose of the new program is to make rider connections with the Salt Lake City International Airport more convenient by avoiding the need to park at the airport. The programs allows UTA patrons to park for an "unlimited amount of time" in the designated Park and Ride lots. In addition, UTA will allow free parking in all of its parking garages. Previous UTA policy limited parking to no more than 24 hours, except at its parking garages. As part of the year-long pilot program, "UTA will measure parking lot usage and monitor costs, maintenance requirements, impacts to snow removal and security issues before determining if the program will be extended." There are eight Park and Ride lots that are excluded from this test program and the 24-hour time limit will still apply to these lots. Draper Station's parking garage is specifically included in this test program. Accordingly, the parking fees have been temporarily suspended.[6] Notwithstanding permission to park for extended periods in the applicable Park and Ride Lots, updated signage at the stations advises that the UTA Transit Police request that they be notified anytime a car is parked in one of the lots for more than seven days.
  3. 1 2 Train schedule is current as of Change Day, December 8, 2013

References

  1. ↑ "FrontRunner Stops". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "FrontRunner Park & Ride Lots". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Park, Shara (December 10, 2012). "FrontRunner South opens, brings changes to north line". KSL-TV. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Draper City Interactive Maps". Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Salt Lake County Interactive Maps". Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  6. ↑ "UTA Offers Free Multi-Day Parking". Utah Transit Authority. June 26, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  7. ↑ Wood, Benjamin (March 18, 2013). "UTA to charge for parking at Draper FrontRunner garage". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  8. ↑ Hesterman, Billy (November 29, 2012). "No more horns: Quiet zone now in effect for trains". Daily Herald. Provo, Utah: Lee Enterprises. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Front Runner South FAQs". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Fixed Route Accessibility". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Riders with Disabilities". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Rider Rules". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  13. ↑ "FrontRunner South: Provo to SLC" (PDF). Utah Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  14. ↑ McFall, Michael (July 23, 2009). "5 tribes opposing site of UTA stop". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City: MediaNews Group. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  15. ↑ Daley, John (November 27, 2009). "UTA picks Draper over Bluffdale for FrontRunner stop". ksl.com. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  16. ↑ Corbett, Holly. "Master area plan approved for area around Draper FrontRunner station". Draper Journal. The Valley Journals. Archived from the original on March 27, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  17. 1 2 "FrontRunner" (PDF). Utah Transit Authority. December 8, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
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