Stadium (UTA station)

Stadium
Utah Transit Authority (UTA) TRAX light rail station
Passengers waiting on the southbound platform
Location	1349 East 500 South (East University Boulevard) Salt Lake City, Utah  United States
Coordinates	40°45′34.98″N 111°51′7.74″W / 40.7597167°N 111.8521500°W / 40.7597167; -111.8521500Coordinates: 40°45′34.98″N 111°51′7.74″W / 40.7597167°N 111.8521500°W / 40.7597167; -111.8521500
Owned by	UTA
Line(s)	Utah Transit Authority (UTA):   Red Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	UTA inter-county and local bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	None
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	15 December 2001
Services
Preceding station   Utah Transit Authority   Following station University South Campus toward University Medical Center Red Line 900 East & 400 South toward Daybreak Parkway   Former services   University South Campus toward University Medical Center Sandy/University Line 900 East & 400 South toward Sandy Civic Center 900 East & 400 South toward Salt Lake Central University Line University South Campus toward University Medical Center

Utah Transit Authority (UTA):

Stadium is a light rail station on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, served by the Red Line of the Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) TRAX light rail system. The Red Line provides a service from the University of Utah Medical Center to the Daybreak Community of South Jordan.

The address listed by UTA for the station is 1349 East 500 South (East University Boulevard/SR-186). However, the station's two side platforms are actually located immediately east of a one-way (southbound only) section of University Street (SR-282). The station is easily accessible from both 400 South and 500 South, but not University Street (except at the two previously indicated streets). Situated on the western edge of the University of Utah Campus, the station is just west of the University's Rice-Eccles Stadium with the stadium's parking lot in between. (Rice-Eccles Stadium was the site of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics, as well as home of the Real Salt Lake major league soccer team [2005-2008].) The area west of the station is older residential housing; southeast of the station is the Mount Olivet Cemetery. As part of the UTA's Art in Transit program, the station features a woven bronze sculpture created by Michael Stutz entitled Flame Figure. Installed in December 2001, the sculpture was commissioned by the Salt Lake City Arts Council to commemorate the 2002 Winter Olympics. Unlike most TRAX stations, Stadium does not have a Park and Ride lot. The station is part of a railway right of way that was created specifically for the former University Line. The station was opened on 15 December 2001 as part of the former University Line and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority.