Murray North station

Murray North station is a light rail station in Murray, Utah, United States serviced by the Blue Line and the Red Line of Utah Transit Authority's TRAX light rail system. The Blue Line provides service from Downtown Salt Lake City to Draper. The Red Line provides service from the University of Utah to the Daybreak community of South Jordan.

Murray North
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Murray North station platform
General information
Location71 West Fireclay Avenue
(4295 South)[Note 1][1]
Murray, Utah
United States
Coordinates 40.67677°N 111.89407°W / 40.67677; -111.89407
Owned byUtah Transit Authority (UTA)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport UTA: 205[2]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking235 spaces[1]
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedDecember 4, 1999 (1999-12-04)[3]
Services
Preceding station Utah Transit Authority Following station
Meadowbrook
toward Salt Lake Central
 Blue Line Murray Central
toward Draper Town Center
Meadowbrook
toward University Medical Center
 Red Line Murray Central
toward Daybreak Parkway
Former services
Preceding station Utah Transit Authority Following station
Meadowbrook
toward University Medical Center
 Sandy/University Line Murray Central
toward Sandy Civic Center

Description

The station is located at 71 West Fireclay Avenue (4295 South) [1][Note 1] and is easily accessed from State Street (US-89) by heading west on Fireclay Avenue. The station is also accessible from 4500 South (SR-266) by heading north on Main Street the then west on Fireclay Avenue. There is substantial transit-oriented development under construction near the station. The station has a Park and Ride lot with 235 free parking spaces available.[1][Note 2] The station opened on 4 December 1999 as part of the first operating segment of the TRAX system and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority

Notes
  1. UTA incorrectly indicates that Fireclay Avenue is "4400 South".[1] However, street signs at the intersection of Fireclay Avenue and Birkhill Boulevard (50 West) and at the intersection of Fireclay Avenue and Main Street both show "4295 South"
  2. Recently UTA announced that beginning 1 July 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. Murray North Station's lot is specifically included in this test program.[4] 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.

References
  1. "TRAX Parking and Stops". Utah Transit Authority. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 16 Jan 2010.
  2. "Salt Lake County System Map" (Map). Utah Transit Authority. April 14, 2022.
  3. Van Eyck, Zack (August 26, 1999). "All aboard! TRAX trains will roll in December". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  4. "UTA Offers Free Multi-Day Parking". Utah Transit Authority. 26 Jun 2013. Retrieved 19 Jul 2013.

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