Blue Line (TRAX)

Train on the Sandy/Salt Lake Line at the Gallivan Plaza stop in Downtown Salt Lake City headed towards Sandy

The Sandy/Salt Lake Line is a line in the TRAX light rail system in the Salt Lake City, Utah area, operated by the Utah Transit Authority (UTA). It is the first line in the TRAX system; the line opened from downtown Salt Lake City, going through South Salt Lake, Murray, and Midvale en route to Sandy on December 4, 1999, opening one year ahead of schedule after two years of construction.

An alternate name used for the Sandy/Salt Lake line is the North/South Line. On the official TRAX route map, the UTA shows the line in blue; however, it is not called the "Blue Line".

Description of route

The route starts at the EnergySolutions Arena at South Temple Street and 300 West. From there, it follows South Temple Street, then turns right at Main Street, right at 700 South, and left at 200 West, which it follows to the Union Pacific corridor. It travels south in the UP corridor to 10000 South in Sandy. The whole route, from the EnergySolutions Arena to the Sandy Civic Center, is 17.3 miles.

Originally, the route opened with 16 stations, but the 900 South station opened in 2005 as an infill and a new station in Sandy at 9400 South was built to serve the South Towne Exposition Center.

Starting 16 April 2008, three new stations will be opened, extending the line to the Salt Lake Intermodal Hub and partially circumnavigating the Gateway District.

Stations

Name	Opening Year	Municipality	Free Fare Zone	Park and Ride
UTA TRAX Sandy—Salt Lake Line (Downtown—Sandy)
Future start of Sandy—Salt Lake Line and University Line
Salt Lake Central	Opening 16 April	Salt Lake City	Yes	No
Old Greektown	Opening 16 April	Salt Lake City	Yes	No
Planetarium	Opening 16 April	Salt Lake City	Yes	No
Current start of Sandy—Salt Lake Line and University Line; University Line concurrency begins
Arena Formerly Delta Center	1999	Salt Lake City	Yes	No
Temple Square	1999	Salt Lake City	Yes	No
City Center	1999	Salt Lake City	Yes	No
Gallivan Plaza	1999	Salt Lake City	Yes	No
Transfer here for University Line trains; Concurrency with University Line ends
Courthouse	1999	Salt Lake City	Yes	No
Free Fare Zone ends
900 South	2005	Salt Lake City	No	No
Ballpark	1999	Salt Lake City	No	Yes
Central Pointe	1999	South Salt Lake	No	Yes
Millcreek	1999	South Salt Lake	No	Yes
Meadowbrook	1999	South Salt Lake	No	Yes
Murray North	1999	Murray	No	Yes
Murray Central	1999	Murray	No	Yes
Fashion Place West	1999	Murray	No	Yes
Midvale—Fort Union	1999	Midvale	No	Yes
Midvale Center	1999	Midvale	No	Yes
Historic Sandy	1999	Sandy	No	Yes
Sandy Expo	2006	Sandy	No	No
Sandy Civic Center	1999	Sandy	No	Yes
End of the line

External links

• UTA official website
• Utah Rails, timeline of UTA TRAX project