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Courthouse (UTA station)
Encyclopedia
Courthouse is a light rail
station in Salt Lake City serviced by all three lines of the Trax
system. It is the last station within the free fare zone for southbound trains and has become a major transfer station for downtown-university
journeys since the trains on the University Line have been redirected to connect to the Mid-Jordan line
. The Frank E. Moss United States Courthouse
and Exchange Place are directly north along Main Street, and the Scott Matheson State Courthouse is to the east on the other side of the block. An area known as Hotel Row, with a large number of hotels and motels, is south and west of the station, though the whole block immediately west of the station is a single large (non-park-and-ride) parking lot that sometimes hosts special events.
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 serviced by all three lines of the 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 ....
system. It is the last station within the free fare zone for southbound trains and has become a major transfer station for downtown-university
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
journeys since the trains on the University Line have been redirected to connect to the Mid-Jordan line
Red Line (UTA Trax)
The Red Line is a light rail line in the Trax system in the Salt Lake Valley, Utah. It originally opened in December 2001 as the Sandy/University Line, running from the University of Utah to the city of Sandy, and was later rerouted to South Jordan and renamed the Red Line in August 2011...
. The Frank E. Moss United States Courthouse
Frank E. Moss United States Courthouse
The Frank E. Moss United States Courthouse is a courthouse of the United States District Court for the District of Utah, located in Salt Lake City, Utah's Exchange Place Historic District...
and Exchange Place are directly north along Main Street, and the Scott Matheson State Courthouse is to the east on the other side of the block. An area known as Hotel Row, with a large number of hotels and motels, is south and west of the station, though the whole block immediately west of the station is a single large (non-park-and-ride) parking lot that sometimes hosts special events.