Sandy Expo station is a
light rail
Light rail (or light rail transit, abbreviated to LRT) is a form of passenger urban rail transit that uses rolling stock derived from tram technology National Conference of the Transportation Research Board while also having some features from ...
station in
Sandy, Utah, United States, served by the
Blue Line of
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, Utah, Ogden, Park City, U ...
's
TRAX light rail system. The
Blue Line provides service from
Downtown Salt Lake City
Downtown (also called City Center) is the oldest district in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The grid plan, grid from which the entire city is laid out originates at Temple Square, the location of the Salt Lake Temple.
Location
Downtown S ...
to
Draper. The station serves the nearby
Mountain America Exposition Center, for which the station is named, the Jordan Commons shopping mall, and
America First Field
America First Field (formerly Rio Tinto Stadium and referred to as The RioT) is a soccer-specific stadium in Sandy, Utah, United States. It is the home of Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the Utah Royals of the National Wom ...
, a soccer venue that is home to
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake (RSL) is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Fou ...
.
Description
The station is located at 9375 South 150 East and is accessible from the intersection of 9400 South and 150 East. There is also pedestrian and bicycle access from the Porter Rockwell Trail (Sandy rail trail) on the west side of the tracks.
The station was opened on August 28, 2006, and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority. Sandy Expo was the second
infill station
An infill station (sometimes in-fill station) is a train station built on an existing passenger rail, rapid transit, or light rail line to address demand in a location between existing stations. Such stations take advantage of existing train ser ...
to be built along an existing TRAX line, after the
900 South infill station opened the previous year.
Unlike many TRAX stations, Sandy Expo does not have 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 transport, r ...
lot.
As a "destination station" it only has a drop-off/pick-up area, with no motor vehicle access to the station.
References
External links
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TRAX (light rail) stations
Railway stations in Salt Lake County, Utah
Railway stations in the United States opened in 2006
2006 establishments in Utah