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The station is located at 301 West South Temple [4] immediately north of the Delta Center, with the island platform in the median of the street. The station opened on December 4, 1999, and was part of the first operating segment of the TRAX system. [5] It is operated by the Utah Transit Authority.
[10] [11] The University Line (TRAX) commenced service on 15 December 2001 between Stadium and Delta Center. [2] The line expanded in April 2008, when three new stations opened between Planetarium and Salt Lake Central. [12] The Sandy/University Line began service on December 17, 2001, between Stadium and Sandy Civic Center. [13]
TRAX is a light rail system in the Salt Lake Valley of Utah, in the United States, serving Salt Lake City and many of its suburbs throughout Salt Lake County. The system's official name, Transit Express, [8] is rarely, if ever, used. The system is operated by the Utah Transit Authority (UTA). All TRAX trains are electric, receiving power from ...
The Delta Center is an indoor venue in Salt Lake City. Opened in 1991, the arena is the home of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Utah Hockey Club of the National Hockey League (NHL). The arena has a seating capacity of 18,306 for basketball, up to 16,200 for ice hockey and indoor football, and 20,000 for concerts.
After Ballpark the three lines continue north in the center median of South 200 West, crossing under the 900 South/I-15 on and off ramps, until they reach the next station, 900 South. This station, which is just north of West 900 South, is an infill station [8] and the last stop before the TRAX lines reach Downtown Salt Lake City.
The S Line line differs slightly from the TRAX lines in that it travels a slower speed, stops more often, and has "stops" instead of "stations". [28] [29] It is also intended for shorter trips than TRAX, as the initial length of the entire line is only about 2 miles (3.2 km). [30] Phase 1 of the S-Line opened for service on December 8, 2013.
The first 2.3-mile (3.7 km) segment of the University Line opened on Saturday December 15, 2001, with service from the Delta Center to Rice-Eccles Stadium at a cost of $148.5 million, ahead of schedule and in time for the 2002 Winter Olympics, despite concerns that it would not be open in time. [1]
In 2003, Ballpark had the third highest auto-theft numbers out of all TRAX stations, behind Historic Sandy and Sandy Civic Center. [18] On October 31, 2006, then-governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. held a press conference at the station to support Proposition 3, which instituted a quarter-cent raise in the state's sales tax in Salt Lake and Utah counties.