Provo Central station is an

intermodal transit Intermodal passenger transport, also called mixed-mode commuting, involves using two or more modes of transportation in a journey. Mixed-mode commuting is often used to combine the strengths (and offset the weaknesses) of various transportati ...

station in Provo, Utah, United States. It is served by the

Utah Transit Authority The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) is a special service district responsible for providing public transportation throughout the Wasatch Front of Utah, in the United States, which includes the metropolitan areas of Ogden, Park City, Provo, Sal ...

's (UTA) FrontRunner

commuter rail Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Generally commuter rail systems are co ...

line as well as local, intra-county, and interstate buses. It is the southern terminus of the commuter rail system, with service running north as far as Ogden. The station is also known as Provo Intermodal Hub, Provo Station, or Provo CRS. It is part of the ''FrontRunner'' South extension.

Description

The station is at 690 South University Avenue U.S. Route 189 on 15 acres and covers a two city block area between Freedom Boulevard (200 West) and University Avenue. It is accessed from I-15 by way of either the University Avenue or Provo Center Street ( SR 114) interchanges. The station has a

Park and Ride A park and ride, also known as incentive parking or a commuter lot, is a parking lot with public transport connections that allows commuters and other people heading to city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system ...

lot with over 800 free parking spaces available. The station is one block east of the Provo Amtrak station, which is a stop for the ''

California Zephyr The ''California Zephyr'' is a passenger train operated by Amtrak between Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area (at Emeryville), via Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake City, and Reno. At , it is Amtrak's longest daily route, and second-longest o ...

''. While there are several retail business (including fast food restaurants) just south of the station, it is within walking distance of downtown Provo. The station is within the Quiet Zone, so all trains (including Amtrak's and Union Pacific's) do not routinely sound their horns when approaching public crossings within this corridor. The station opened, along with the rest of ''FrontRunner'' South, on December 10, 2012 and is operated by Utah Transit Authority. The Provo ''FrontRunner'' Station is the main part of the Provo Intermodal Center. UTA refers to it as an intermodal center because of the UVX BRT transfer station just south of the rail platform. UVX connects the station with

Orem Central station Orem Central station is an intermodal transportation station in Orem, Utah. It is served by the Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) ''FrontRunner'' train, which operates along the Wasatch Front with service from Ogden to Provo. Local bus lines and ...

by way of BYU and UVU.

Future

Having completed Phase One of the Provo Intermodal Center which includes the ''FrontRunner'' station, the local and intra-county bus stops, and the Park and Ride lot, UTA completed Phase Two in 2018 and anticipates to have Phase Three complete a few years after that. Phase Two will include accommodations for UVX as well as a parking structure (to be built on the northeast corner of the Park and Ride lot and adjacent to the University Avenue viaduct). Phase Three is anticipated to include

mixed-use Mixed-use is a kind of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning type that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions are to so ...

, transit oriented development (TOD). However, unlike the TOD at other stations (such as Station Park at the Farmington station), UTA plans to include these facilities within the confines of the intermodal center, rather than just close by.

References

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