Arena (UTA station)
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Arena is an island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...

ed Trax
UTA TRAX
TRAX is a three-line light rail system in Utah's Salt Lake Valley, serving Salt Lake City and several of its suburbs throughout Salt Lake County. The system is operated by the Utah Transit Authority ....

 light rail
Light rail
Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...

 station in Salt Lake City located adjacent to the EnergySolutions Arena
EnergySolutions Arena
EnergySolutions Arena is an indoor arena, in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, owned by Jazz Basketball Investors, Inc., the estate of Larry H. Miller...

. As part of both the Blue Line and the Green Line, it has service to the Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub
Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub
Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub is a multi-modal transportation hub located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Amtrak, the national regional rail system, provides one train daily in each direction on the California Zephyr: west to Emeryville, California and east to Chicago, Illinois...

, the West Valley Intermodal Hub
West Valley Intermodal Hub
The West Valley Intermodal Hub is a transportation hub located in West Valley City, Utah. It serves the Green Line of the Trax light rail system, the Max bus rapid transit line, and local buses.- Construction and opening :...

, and Sandy
Sandy, Utah
Sandy is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is a suburb of Salt Lake City. The population was 87,461 at the 2010 census, making it the sixth-largest city in Utah....

. The station was opened on December 4, 1999, and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority
Utah Transit Authority
The Utah Transit Authority operates a public transportation system throughout the Wasatch Front of Utah, United States. It operates fixed route buses, express buses, ski buses, three light rail lines , and a commuter rail line from Salt Lake City to Pleasant View, north of Ogden. UTA is based in...

. It was originally the northern terminus of Trax until April 27, 2008 when the extension to the Intermodal Hub opened.

Originally called Delta Center, when the name was changed at the arena to EnergySolutions Arena, the UTA Board of Trustees officially changed the station name to Arena in December 2006. It was not renamed EnergySolutions after the UTA Board decided to no longer allow corporate names on stations.
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