Utah Transit Authority
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Bus at the 5600 W Old Bingham Hwy TRAX station
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| Founded | 1970 |
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| Headquarters | 669 West 200 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84101-1014 |
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Wasatch Front, Utah United States
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| Service area | Box Elder, Davis, Salt Lake, Summit, Tooele, Utah, and Weber Counties |
| Service type | Intra- and inter-urban bus service; intra-urban light rail; inter-county commuter rail; and inter-urban streetcar |
| Routes | More than 120 bus routes 3 light rail lines (TRAX) 1 commuter rail train (the FrontRunner) 1 bus rapid transit line (MAX) 1 streetcar (the S-Line) |
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Central Pointe Murray Central North Temple Ogden Transit Center Orem Central Provo Central Salt Lake Central West Valley Central |
| Stations | 50 (light rail) 16 (commuter rail) 24 (bus rapid transit) 7 (streetcar [stops]) |
| Fleet | More than 400 buses 400 vanpools 114 light rail vehicles 53 commuter rail cars 18 locomotives |
| Daily ridership | 153,997 (total average daily weekday boardings) 64,768 (Bus) 65,448 (TRAX & streetcar) 17,092 (FrontRunner) 5,800 (Vanpool) 1,556 (Paratransit) |
| Annual ridership | 46,577,166 (2015 systemwide total ridership) |
| Operator | UTA |
| Chief executive | UTA President and CEO Jerry Benson |
| Website | rideuta.com official website |
The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) is the provider of 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 (TRAX), a streetcar line (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.
All of UTA's TRAX and FrontRunner trains and stations, as well as all buses, are compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act and are therefore accessible to those with disabilities. In accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance, "smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops, TRAX stations, FrontRunner stations and all other UTA property."
The Utah Transit Authority traces its roots to 1953 when several bus companies united to form the organization. Ironically, among the constitutive companies of the UTA was National City Lines, which bought out and decommissioned the trolleys from the Utah Light and Traction Company in the 1940s. The Traction company operated electric trolleys in Salt Lake City neighborhoods like the Avenues.
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