Draper station (FrontRunner)

Draper station is a FrontRunner commuter rail station in Draper, Utah. It is operated by the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) and is part of the FrontRunner South extension.

Draper
 750 
Draper Station platform
General information
Location12997 South FrontRunner Blvd[1]
Draper, Utah
United States
Coordinates40°30′55″N 111°54′16″W
Owned byUtah Transit Authority (UTA)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport UTA: F514,[2] On Demand South Valley[3]
Construction
Parking600 spaces[4]
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedDecember 10, 2012 (2012-12-10)[5]
Services
Preceding station Utah Transit Authority Following station
South Jordan
toward Ogden
 FrontRunner Lehi
toward Provo Central

Description

The station is located at 12997 South FrontRunner Boulevard and is accessed from I-15 by way of the I-15/12300 South (SR-71) interchange. 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.[4] 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.[6] 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.[7][8] The station opened, along with the rest of FrontRunner South, on December 10, 2012[5] and is operated by Utah Transit Authority.

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.[9] 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.[10][11] 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.[12]

References
  1. "FrontRunner Stops". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  2. "Salt Lake County System Map" (Map). Utah Transit Authority. August 7, 2022.
  3. "UTA On Demand". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  4. "FrontRunner Park & Ride Lots". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. "Front Runner South FAQs". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  9. "FrontRunner South: Provo to SLC" (PDF). Utah Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
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