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Ogden Central Station (formerly the Ogden Intermodal Transit Center) is a
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train and bus station in
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,
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, United States. It is served by the ''
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'',
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's (UTA) commuter rail train, the
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, a UTA bus rapid transit service, as well as UTA local and commuter bus service, and
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long-distance bus service.


Description

Ogden Central Station (officially known as the "Ogden Intermodal Transit Center" until August 20, 2023). is frequently referred to by various names, even by UTA itself. Other names include the ''Ogden Station'', the ''Ogden Intermodal Center'', the ''Ogden Transit Center'', and the "Ogden Intermodal Bus Station." However, it should not be confused with the Ogden Union Station, which is a train station just south of Ogden Central Station (which has not had rail service since May 1997). The station was built on approximately of land and opened in 2002 with UTA bus service only. The ''FrontRunner'' construction was later completed to provide commuter rail service. The ''FrontRunner'' train service began in 2008. It is anticipated that if
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(the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) should ever resume passenger rail service to Ogden (particularly the ''
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'') the Transit Center would be used as the stop. The station located at 2350 South Wall Avenue ( Utah State Route 204). However, even though it is adjacent to 24th Street ( Utah State Route 53), Wall Avenue has limited access from 24th Street (2400 South). The station has a free
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lot with about 475 parking spaces available. It is located within the Quiet Zone, so trains do not routinely sound their horns when approaching public crossings within this corridor. The station's interior is locked on weekends. The Zephyr Grill, a short-order restaurant, is located within a former Railcar situated north of the bus stands, between the main Park and Ride lot and the ''FrontRunner'' passenger platform. As of August 2023, Ogden Central is the only UTA station (for the ''FrontRunner'', TRAX, streetcar, or bus) that has a food service provider. The station is north of, and just across the street from, the Ogden Union Station (home to the Utah State Railroad Museum, Browning-Kimball Classic Car Museum and Browning Firearms Museum) as well as
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. Ogden historically, until the early 1970s, the station served frequent trains going northwest to Oregon and Washington and east to Chicago. Within walking distance is the downtown Ogden district, including
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and associated attractions: Treehouse Museum, iFly, and Megaplex 13.


History

The station is located next to a railroad yard that has been active since 1869, when the first transcontinental railroad reached the area. Because of its long use as a railroad yard and the accompanying hazardous waste. it was also a
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site. Therefore, as part of the construction, UTA was required to have a groundwater and
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plan. As a result of the overall efforts in this development of
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, UTA and Ogden City received the Phoenix Award from the Phoenix Awards Institute. Initial plans for the station began in the late 1990s. At that time, the envisioned transportation hub included most of the current features but also included the possibility of at satellite terminal for the Ogden-Hinckley Airport. The estimated cost for the new transit center was $12–15 million (equivalent to $- million in ). A few years later,
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authorized $285.4 million (equivalent to $ million in ) million for transportation project Utah, $800,000 (equivalent to $ million in ) of which was earmarked for a new transit center in Ogden. With the opening of the Ogden Express on August 20, 2023, the official name of the station was changed from the Ogden Intermodal Transit Center to Ogden Central Station.


Services


''FrontRunner''

On weekdays the ''FrontRunner'' has about twenty-three round trips between Ogden and Provo (through Salt Lake City) and about five more round trips between Ogden and
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. On Saturdays, there are only nineteen round trips between Ogden and Provo. Trains run hourly from about 4:30 am to just after midnight on weekdays (with additional half-hour runs for the morning and evening commutes). Saturdays have hourly runs from about 6:00 am to 2:30 am Sunday morning.


Ogden Express

The Ogden Express (OGX) is a bus rapid transit line that connects the station with the McKay-Dee Hospital via
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. It began service on August 20, 2023.


Utah Transit Authority Bus

The Utah Transit Authority operates several bus routes from the bus bays at the station. As of Change Day, August 20, 2023, they include: 455, 470, 473, 601, 604, 613, F618, F620, 630, 674, and 675.


Long-distance bus services

Greyhound Lines stops at Ogden Central Station on its route between
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and Salt Lake City. Local bus company Le Bus operates the Fun Bus between
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and the Salt Lake City area also stops at Ogden Central Station.


Future plans

UTA and the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) have outlined a number of plans that directly or indirectly involve the Ogden Intermodal Transit Center. Among these projects are the following: * Preservation of the rail corridor for future extension of the ''FrontRunner'' north to
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, as well as an upgrade to the existing line north to Pleasant View station * Bus rapid transit (BRT) & Enhanced Bus along the West Weber-West Davis Corridor (Ogden Central Station – Ogden
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(CBD) – Newgate MallRiverdaleOgden Airport
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(HAFB) South Gate Bus Transit Hub –
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Layton Station) * BRT & Enhanced Bus along the North Ogden-Salt Lake Corridor (
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– Washington Boulevard – Ogden Central station – Newgate Mall – Riverdale – Ogden Airport – Falcon Hill Transitway – HAFB South Gate Bus Transit Hub – Clearfiield Station – Layton Main Street – Layton Station – KaysvilleFruit Heights
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See also


References


External links


Ogden Intermodal Transit Center Quick Facts

Official UTA website

UTA ''FrontRunner'' Schedule

Ogden Intermodal Transit Center photo gallery
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