The Orange Line is a planned

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line on the TRAX system in the

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operated by the

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(UTA). It was proposed in April 2024 as part of a future realignment of light rail lines in

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and would overlap with portions of the existing

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and

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lines. The Orange Line is planned to begin construction in 2029 and enter service by 2032 as part of infrastructure upgrades to prepare for the

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in Salt Lake City. The preferred route for the line, selected in January 2025, would run jointly with the realigned Blue Line from

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to 400 West, where it would turn south to follow the Green Line. The Orange Line would then turn east onto 400 South to join the Red Line through Downtown Salt Lake City and the

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campus. The two lines would split beyond University South Campus station with the Orange Line serving two stations on Arapeen Drive, where it terminates. Other alternatives that were proposed would have had connections to

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, but would have had several additional turns.

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Utah Transit Authority

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