Layton station (FrontRunner)

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Layton
Utah Transit Authority (UTA)
FrontRunner commuter rail station
UTA FrontRunner station Layton Utah.jpeg
View from the platform, northwest of the station
Location150 South Main Street
Layton, Utah[1]
United States
Coordinates41°03′25″N 111°57′54″W / 41.05694°N 111.96500°W / 41.05694; -111.96500Coordinates: 41°03′25″N 111°57′54″W / 41.05694°N 111.96500°W / 41.05694; -111.96500
Owned byUTA
Line(s)Utah Transit Authority (UTA):
  FrontRunner
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport UTA: 470, 628
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Parking383[2]
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedApril 26, 2008[3]
Services
Preceding station Utah Transit Authority Following station
Clearfield
toward Ogden
 FrontRunner Farmington
toward Provo Central

Layton station is a FrontRunner commuter rail station in Layton, Utah. It is operated by the Utah Transit Authority (UTA).

Description[]

The station is located at 150 South Main Street (SR-126) on approximately 12.5 acres of land[4] and is easily accessed from I-15 by way of the new Layton Parkway interchange. The station is near the south end of Layton's historic downtown area, which had suffered from a hard-to-access location in a highly acute wedge bounded by I-15 on the northeast and the railroad tracks on the southwest. The railroad tracks have also presented enough of a barrier that the area west of the station and the tracks is still undeveloped despite its proximity to the historic downtown. Besides the station's opening on the site of the previous Union Pacific Layton Depot, access in the area has also recently been improved (both from I-15 and from surrounding parts of Layton) by the completion of the new Layton Parkway interchange on I-15, which is just south of the station.

The station has two free Park and Ride lots with about 380 total parking spaces available.[2] However, a majority of these parking spaces are in the lot that is located just off South Main Street about one block north of the station. This lot can be accessed by either South Main Street or by a path that parallels the tracks and connects the north end of the platform with the parking lot. The station is located within the Quiet Zone, so trains do not routinely sound their horns when approaching public crossings within this corridor.[5] The inaugural FrontRunner train departed the station southbound at 9:45 am April 26, 2008.[3]

FrontRunner[]

Main article: 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 Downtown Salt Lake City. 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. As of August 2013 the FrontRunner does not run on Sundays or holidays. Each weekday, service is extended to Pleasant View station with two trains picking up (no dropping off) passengers early in the morning and two more trains picking up and dropping off passengers in the evening.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ TRAX & FrontRunner Map (PDF) (Map). Utah Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "FrontRunner Park and Ride Lots" (Web). Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Raymond, Arthur (April 28, 2008). "UTA FrontRunner up and running today". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  4. ^ "Layton Station Quick Facts" (PDF). UTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  5. ^ "Front Runner South FAQs". Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  6. ^ "FrontRunner" (PDF). Utah Transit Authority. December 8, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.

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