Daybreak Parkway station

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Daybreak Parkway
Utah Transit Authority (UTA)
TRAX light rail station
Red line Trax at Daybreak Parkway and platforms.jpg
Location11405 South Grandville Avenue
South Jordan, Utah[1]
United States
Coordinates40°32′38″N 112°00′51″W / 40.544027°N 112.014086°W / 40.544027; -112.014086Coordinates: 40°32′38″N 112°00′51″W / 40.544027°N 112.014086°W / 40.544027; -112.014086
Owned byUTA
Line(s)Utah Transit Authority (UTA):
  Red Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport UTA: F504, F518, F547
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking400[1]
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedAugust 7, 2011[2]
Services
Preceding station Utah Transit Authority Following station
South Jordan Parkway
toward University Medical Center
 Red Line Terminus

Daybreak Parkway[3][1] is a light rail station in the Daybreak Community in West Jordan, Utah, in the United States, served by the Red Line of the Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) TRAX light rail system. The station is the southwestern terminus of the Red Line, which provides service from this station to the University of Utah.

Description[]

The station is located at 11405 South Grandville Avenue (about 5150 West) with both of the station's side platforms situated in the median of that road. The station is accessible from West Daybreak Parkway as well as the Mountain View Corridor (SR-85), via the Mountain View Corridor/West Daybreak Parkway interchange just to the southwest. The station is immediately east of the University of Utah Health Care Occupational Medicine facility. The station has a free Park and Ride lot with 400 parking spaces available, but there are plans for a total of about 600 parking spaces.[1][4] In the early planning stages, the station was referred to as "Daybreak South Station", but later changed to the current name.[4][5][3] The station is part of a railway right of way that was created specifically for the southwestern end of the Red Line. The station opened 7 August 2011 as part of the Red Line (Mid-Jordan) and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority.[2]

Music system[]

The station features a music system above the platform shelters that plays short excerpts every few minutes throughout the day from train-related songs such as "Midnight Special", "This Train", "I've Been Working on the Railroad" and "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe". The music system was created by Denver artist Jim Green and chosen by UTA, along with the city of South Jordan and its public arts advisory board, as well as Kennecott Land, Daybreak's developer. It was commissioned as part of UTA's Art in Transit program, which is also partially funded by the Federal Transit Administration.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "TRAX Parking and Stops". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 6 Mar 2013.
  2. ^ a b Fidel, Steve (1 Oct 2010). "2011 completion date for two TRAX lines announced". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved 6 Mar 2013.
  3. ^ a b Hancock, Laura (25 Feb 2010). "UTA's board OKs station names". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved 8 Aug 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Daybreak Plan" (PDF). Utah Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 6 Mar 2013.
  5. ^ "Mid-Jordan Transit Corridor CE/PE/FEIS" (PDF). Utah Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-13. Retrieved 8 Aug 2013.
  6. ^ Public Art and Cultural Development Board. "Art in Transit" (PDF). City of South Jordan.
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