Murray Central station is a

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and

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station in

Murray Murray may refer to: Businesses * Murray (bicycle company), an American bicycle manufacturer * Murray Motor Car Company, an American car manufacturer * Murrays, an Australian bus company * Murray International Trust, a Scottish investment trus ...

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, United States that is served by the

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and

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lines of

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's (UTA) TRAX light rail system that operates in

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and ''

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'', which operates along the

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with service from

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in central Weber County through Davis County,

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, and Salt Lake County to

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in central

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. It is part of the ''FrontRunner'' South extension. The Blue Line provides service from

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south to

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, while the Red Line provides service from the

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to the Daybreak community of

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Description

The station is located at 5144 Cottonwood Street and is accessed from either East Vine Street on the north or West 5300 South ( SR-173/Spartan Street) at 100 West. To the east of the station is the

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complex, with its large parking lot. Between the two stations' free

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lots, there are nearly 1,100 parking spaces available. The adjacent Intermoutain Medical Center was built on the site of the former

Murray Smelter Murray may refer to: Businesses * Murray (bicycle company), an American bicycle manufacturer * Murray Motor Car Company, an American car manufacturer * Murrays, an Australian bus company * Murray International Trust, a Scottish investment trust ...

. The Murray Downtown Historic District is across

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to the northeast. The station is located within the ''FrontRunner's'' quiet zone, so ''FrontRunner'' trains do not routinely sound their horns when approaching public crossings within this corridor. The TRAX station opened on December 4, 1999, while the ''FrontRunner'' station opened, along with the rest of the ''FrontRunner'' South, on December 10, 2012.

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{{authority control Railway stations in the United States opened in 1999 Railway stations in Salt Lake County, Utah TRAX (light rail) stations UTA FrontRunner stations 1999 establishments in Utah