Utah Transit Authority
Public transportation operator northern Utah, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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, Salt Lake City and Tooele. It operates fixed route buses, flex route buses, express buses, ski buses, three light rail lines in Salt Lake County (TRAX), a streetcar line in Salt Lake City (the S-Line), and a commuter rail train (FrontRunner) from Ogden through Salt Lake City to Provo. UTA is headquartered in Salt Lake City with operations and garages in locations throughout the Wasatch Front, including Ogden, Midvale and Orem. Light rail vehicles are stored and maintained at yards at locations in South Salt Lake and Midvale. UTA's commuter rail equipment is stored and serviced at a facility in Salt Lake City. In 2021, the system had a ridership of 23,960,100, or about 100,300 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2022.
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 Bus and TRAX train at the 2700 West Sugar Factory Road station | |
| Founded | March 3, 1970 |
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| Headquarters | 669 West 200 South Salt Lake City, Utah[U 1] |
| Locale | Wasatch Front, Utah, U.S. |
| Service area | Box Elder, Davis, Salt Lake, Summit, Tooele, Utah, and Weber counties |
| Service type | Transit bus, light rail, commuter rail, streetcar, bus rapid transit |
| Routes | 89 active bus routes as of August 2021[U 2] 3 light rail lines (TRAX) 1 commuter rail line (FrontRunner) 2 bus rapid transit lines (UVX & OGX) 1 streetcar (S-Line) |
| Hubs | Central Pointe Murray/Murray Central North Temple/North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe Ogden Transit Center Orem Central Provo Central Salt Lake Central West Valley Central |
| Stations | 50 (light rail) 15 (commuter rail) 18 (bus rapid transit) 7 (streetcar [stops]) |
| Fleet | More than 700 buses 400 vanpools 114 light rail vehicles 53 commuter rail cars 18 locomotives[U 3] |
| Daily ridership | 100,300 (weekdays, Q3 2022)[1] |
| Annual ridership | 23,960,100 (2021)[2] |
| Chief executive | Jay Fox |
| Website | rideuta.com |