FrontRunner

FrontRunner
Frontrunner through the Jordan Narrows
Frontrunner through the Jordan Narrows
Overview
OwnerUtah Transit Authority (UTA)
LocaleWasatch Front, Utah, U.S.
Transit typeCommuter rail
Number of stations17
Daily ridership14,100 (weekdays, Q1 2024)[1]
Annual ridership3,736,600 (2023)[2]
Headquarters3600 South 700 West
South Salt Lake, Utah[3]
Websiterideuta.com
Operation
Began operationApril 26, 2008 (2008-04-26)[4]
Reporting marksUTAX[5]
Technical
System length88 miles (142 km)
No. of tracks1–2
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Top speed79 mph (127 km/h)
System map

Brigham City
(future)
Pleasant View
(closed)
Business Depot Ogden
(future)
Ogden
Roy
Clearfield
Layton
Farmington
Woods Cross
UTA Warm Springs facility
North Temple TRAX (light rail)
Salt Lake Central Amtrak TRAX (light rail)
Murray TRAX (light rail)
South Jordan
Draper
Point of The Mountain
(future)[6]
Lehi
American Fork
Vineyard
Orem Central
Provo Central
Springville
(future)  
Spanish Fork
(future)
Payson
(future)[7]

FrontRunner (reporting mark UTAX and UFRC) is a commuter rail train operated by the Utah Transit Authority that operates along the Wasatch Front in north-central Utah with service from the Ogden Central Station in central Weber County through Davis County, Salt Lake City, and Salt Lake County to Provo Central station in central Utah County. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 3,736,600, or about 14,100 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2024.

  1. ^ "Transit Ridership Report First Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Customer Service Locations". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  4. ^ Raymond, Arthur (April 28, 2008). "UTA FrontRunner up and running today". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  5. ^ "RAILROAD REPORTING MARKS – U". www.pwrr.org. Valdese, North Carolina: Piedmont and Western Railroad Club. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  6. ^ Williams, Carter (September 21, 2023). "Why even more double-tracking is needed for FrontRunner station near Point of the Mountain". www.ksl.com. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  7. ^ Camit, Michael (April 5, 2024). "A new FrontRunner station will be built in Utah County's southern end". KSLNewsRadio. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

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