Central Pointe station is a

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station in South Salt Lake,

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, in the

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, served by all three lines of the

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's (UTA) TRAX light rail system. In December 2013, the station also became the western terminus for the S Line (formerly known as Sugar House Streetcar).

Description

The TRAX portion of the station is located at 221 West 2100 South and the streetcar portion is located at 193 West Utopia Avenue. Both portions are accessible from ''eastbound'' 2100 South, a major east–west corridor that marks the boundary between South Salt Lake and

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. The station has one

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for TRAX and a separate

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for the S Line streetcar. The S Line passenger

is located just southeast of the TRAX

and is situated east of both sets of TRAX tracks, but west of the single set of tracks for the S Line. It only accessible from the southern end of the TRAX platform. The station is the southernmost station that is served by all three TRAX lines. Central Pointe opened for service on December 4, 1999, as part of the Blue Line, built in preparation for the

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. Streetcar service began on December 8, 2013. The station has a free

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lot with about 57 parking spaces available, however, commuters are prohibited from parking in the adjoining shopping center lot. Five covered bicycle lockers are also located at the station, which must be rented from UTA in advance for a fee. Two

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s are located on the platform that provide single-ride, round trip, and day passes, as well as family and discounted fare tickets. The vending machines are cash-only and provide change in dollar coins and quarters only.

TRAX lines

The Blue Line connects with the Salt Lake Intermodal Hub (Salt Lake Central) in

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on the north (with connections to

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inter-city rail and ''FrontRunner''

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) and downtown

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( Draper Town Center) on the south. The Red Line connects with the

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( University Medical Center) on the northeast and the Daybreak Community in

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( Daybreak Parkway) on the southwest. Both the Blue and Red lines connect with ''FrontRunner'' on the south at Murray Central. The Green Line connects the

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on the northwest with West Valley City ( West Valley Central) on the southwest, via

, to the northeast. The Green Line also connects with ''FrontRunner'' on the north at North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe. This is the southernmost station to be serviced by all three TRAX lines, as the Green Line diverges immediately south of this station.

Streetcar

The S Line

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(UTA's first streetcar) began service at the station on December 8, 2013. It runs east from this station to connect with the

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of the Sugar House neighborhood of Salt Lake City. As of the end of 2013, the S Line extends as far as the Granite Block (at about 1100 East and 2200 South), but there are plans to extend it further, having it run north from the Granite Block along 1100 East to 1700 South (near Westminster College). The streetcar passenger platform is only accessible from the southern end of the TRAX platform. While similar to TRAX, the streetcar operates at a much slower speed and has stops placed closer together. It also consists of only one vehicle, rather than a "train" of vehicles.

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{{authority control TRAX (light rail) stations UTA streetcar stops Buildings and structures in South Salt Lake, Utah Transportation in Salt Lake County, Utah Railway stations in Salt Lake County, Utah 1999 establishments in Utah Railway stations in the United States opened in 1999