Gallivan Plaza station is a

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station in

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, Utah, United States serviced by the Blue Line and Green Line of the

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's (UTA) TRAX system. The Blue Line has service from the Salt Lake Intermodal Hub in Downtown Salt Lake City to

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. The Green Line provides service from the Salt Lake International Airport to West Valley City (via Downtown Salt Lake City).

Description

The station is located at 275 South Main Street, with the

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in the median of Main Street. The station is situated southwest of the

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. It served as a transfer station from 2001 to 2011 while the University Line was open. Though not the official center of the city, the area is just as densely built-up as the area around City Center Station: the

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fills the whole street frontage east of the platform, while

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, the

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, and the

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(in that order) are just to the north along Main Street. All four of these

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have banks as anchor tenants, so the area is central to Salt Lake City's

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. The station was opened on 4 December 1999 as part of the first operating segment of the TRAX system. and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority. The station is included in the Free Fare Zone in Downtown Salt Lake City. Transportation patrons that both enter ''and'' exit bus or TRAX service within the Zone can ride at no charge. Unlike many TRAX stations, Gallivan Plaza does not have a

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lot. Like the Salt Lake Intermodal Hub (as well as

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and

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), there is a nearby Greenbike docking station. Greenbike is a

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within Downtown Salt Lake City that allows members to pick up bicycles from any docking station and then drop it off at any docking station, ideally for trips of 30 minutes or less to avoid additional charges. Greenbike is seasonal and, depending on weather conditions, shuts down operations in November–December and starts up again in March–April.

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