Library station (UTA)

Library  703
Library station platform
General information
Location	225 East 400 South (University Boulevard) Salt Lake City, Utah United States
Coordinates	40°45′38″N 111°53′04″W / 40.76063°N 111.88442°W / 40.76063; -111.88442
Owned by	Utah Transit Authority (UTA)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	UTA: 4, 455, 473[1]
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Bicycle facilities	Greenbike bikeshare station, 4 lockers[2]
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Free Fare Zone[3]
History
Opened	December 15, 2001; 21 years ago (2001-12-15)[4]
Services
Preceding station Utah Transit Authority Following station Trolley toward University Medical Center Red Line Courthouse toward Daybreak Parkway
Former services Preceding station Utah Transit Authority Following station Trolley toward University Medical Center Sandy/University Line Gallivan Plaza toward Sandy Civic Center Gallivan Plaza toward Salt Lake Central University Line Trolley toward University Medical Center

Library station is a light rail station in Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, United States serviced by the Red Line of the Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) TRAX light rail system. The Red Line provides service from the University of Utah to the Daybreak community of South Jordan.

Description

The station is located at 225 East 400 South (East University Boulevard/SR-186),^[5] with the island platform being in the median of 400 South. It is situated immediately north of the main Salt Lake City Public Library building and northwest of the Salt Lake City and County Building. Library is the last eastbound station within the Free Fare Zone in Downtown Salt Lake City. Transportation patrons that both enter and exit bus or TRAX service within the Zone can ride at no charge.^{[3][Note 1]} As part of the UTA's Art in Transit program, the station features cast bronze books and etched glass windscreens created by Gregg LeFevre entitled By Its Cover.^[7] Unlike most TRAX stations, Library does not have a Park and Ride lot.^[5] 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^[4] as part of the University Line and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority.

Like the Salt Lake Intermodal Hub (as well as City Center and Gallivan Plaza), there is a nearby Greenbike docking station. Greenbike is a bicycle-sharing system within Downtown Salt Lake City that allows members to pick up bicycles from any docking station and then drop it off at any docking station, ideally for trips of 30 minutes or less to avoid additional charges.^[8] Greenbike is seasonal and, depending on weather conditions, shuts down operations in November–December and starts up again in March–April.^[9]

On May 30, 2020, the station was heavily vandalized during when a Black Lives Matter demonstration turned violent. Virtually all the windows on the pedestrian shelter were broken and the shelter frame and concrete were riddled with anti-police slogans. Some of the steel cable barriers separating the right of way from the street was bent as well as the various police departments used the area as a staging ground later in the day. Most of the damage was repaired by volunteers the following morning.^{[citation needed]}

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This page was last edited on 30 April 2023, at 09:30