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{{Short description|Light rail system in the Salt Lake Valley of Utah}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox public transit
| name = TRAX
| image = UTA TRAX logo.svg
| image2 = Green line Trax at Gallivan Plaza.jpg
| caption2 = TRAX [[Green Line (TRAX)|Green Line]] train at [[Gallivan Plaza station|Gallivan Plaza]]
| locale = [[Salt Lake County, Utah]], U.S.
| area served = [[Salt Lake Valley]]
| headquarters = 3600 South 700 West<br />[[South Salt Lake, Utah]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rideuta.com/mc/?page=AboutUTA-CustomerService-Locations|title=Customer Service Locations|publisher=Utah Transit Authority|access-date=March 6, 2013}}</ref>
| transit_type = [[Light rail]]
| began_operation = {{start date and age|1999|12|04}}
| ended_operation = 
| system_length = {{convert|44.8|mi|km|1|abbr=on}}<ref name="length">{{cite map|url=http://www.rideuta.com/uploads/FrontLines2015Map.pdf|title=FrontLines 2015 Project|website=rideuta.com|publisher=[[Utah Transit Authority]]|format=PDF|access-date=March 5, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623092426/http://www.rideuta.com/uploads/FrontLines2015Map.pdf|archive-date=June 23, 2013}}</ref>
| lines = 3
| vehicles = 117 (total):<ref name="About UTA">{{cite web |url=http://www.rideuta.com/mc/?page=AboutUTA |title=About UTA |website=rideuta.com |publisher=[[Utah Transit Authority]] |access-date=August 6, 2014}}</ref>
*23 [[Siemens SD-100 and SD-160|Siemens SD-100]]<ref name="fleet fact sheet 2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.rideuta.com/files/UTAfleettraxfrontrunner102208.pdf|title=UTA Fleet: Trax and FrontRunner|website=rideuta.com|publisher=[[Utah Transit Authority]]|date=Aug 2008|access-date=February 11, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215004233/http://www.rideuta.com/files/UTAfleettraxfrontrunner102208.pdf|archive-date=February 15, 2012}}</ref>
*17 [[Siemens SD-100 and SD-160|Siemens SD-160]]<ref name="fleet fact sheet 2008" />
*77 [[Siemens S70]] {{Abbr|US|Ultra Short}}<ref name="rail">{{cite journal|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view//siemens-announces-biggest-us-light-rail-order.html|title=Siemens announces biggest US light rail order|journal=[[Railway Gazette International]]|date=May 15, 2008|access-date=May 16, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616030723/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/siemens-announces-biggest-us-light-rail-order.html|archive-date=June 16, 2011}}</ref>
| stations = 52
| daily_ridership = {{American transit ridership|UT Salt Lake City LR daily}} ({{American transit ridership|dailydate}}){{American transit ridership|dailycitation}}{{Refn|Ridership data for 2014 and beyond also includes UTA's streetcar (S Line) operations|name=combined ridership|group="Note"}}
| annual_ridership = {{American transit ridership|UT Salt Lake City LR annual}} ({{American transit ridership|annualdate}}){{American transit ridership|annualcitation}}{{Refn|name=combined ridership|group="Note"}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.rideuta.com/|rideuta.com}}
| track_gauge = {{RailGauge|ussg|allk=on}}
| el = {{750 V DC|conductor=overhead}}
| operator = 
| owner = [[Utah Transit Authority]] (UTA)
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'''TRAX''' is a [[light rail]] system in the [[Salt Lake Valley]] of [[Utah]], in the [[United States]], serving [[Salt Lake City]] and many of its suburbs throughout [[Salt Lake County, Utah|Salt Lake County]]. The system's official name, '''Transit Express''',<ref name=trax>{{cite web | title=New Light-rail Line to Make TRAX Between Downtown S.L., Sandy | website=Deseret News | date=1997-03-03 | url=https://www.deseret.com/1997/3/3/19298485/new-light-rail-line-to-make-trax-between-downtown-s-l-sandy | ref={{sfnref | Deseret News | 1997}} | access-date=2022-01-10}}</ref> is rarely, if ever, used. The system is operated by the [[Utah Transit Authority]] (UTA). All TRAX trains are electric, receiving power from overhead wires.<ref name="uta pr">{{cite press release|title=UTA Announces FrontRunner Grand Opening Date!|website=rideuta.com|publisher=[[Utah Transit Authority]]|url=http://www.rideuta.com/mediaRoom/pressReleases.aspx?pressReleaseID=704|access-date=January 10, 2013}}</ref>

TRAX has 52 stations on three lines. The [[Blue Line (TRAX)|Blue Line]] provides service from [[Downtown Salt Lake City]] to [[Draper, Utah|Draper]]. The [[Red Line (TRAX)|Red Line]] provides service from the [[University of Utah]] to the [[Daybreak (community)|Daybreak Community]] of [[South Jordan, Utah|South Jordan]]. The [[Green Line (TRAX)|Green Line]] provides service from [[Salt Lake City International Airport]] to [[West Valley City, Utah|West Valley City]]. In {{American transit ridership|annualdate}}, the system had a ridership of {{American transit ridership|UT Salt Lake City LR annual}}, or about {{American transit ridership|UT Salt Lake City LR daily}} per weekday as of {{American transit ridership|dailydateasof}}.{{Refn|name=combined ridership|group="Note"}}

== Operations ==

=== Service characteristics ===
TRAX operates seven days a week, with the exception of some holidays. It operates Monday through Friday from approximately 4:30&nbsp;a.m. to 11:30&nbsp;p.m. with a 15-minute [[headway]] on each line during the entirety of operating hours. It operates weekends from approximately 5:00 am to nearly midnight, with a 15-minute headway on Saturdays and a 30-minute headway on Sundays.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rideuta.com/uploads/route701dec2013schx.pdf|title=TRAX|website=rideuta.com|publisher=[[Utah Transit Authority]]|date=December 8, 2013|access-date=February 10, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125170105/http://www.rideuta.com/uploads/route701dec2013schx.pdf|archive-date=November 25, 2013}}</ref>

Outside of major events, based on projected ridership, the Blue Line typically operates 2-3 car trains, the Green Line 2-3 car trains, and the Red Line 2-4 car trains.{{Citation needed|date=October 2025}}

=== Lines and stations ===
{{Main|Blue Line (TRAX)|Red Line (TRAX)|Green Line (TRAX)|List of TRAX stations}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:middle;margin: 0.5em auto;"
|+ style="margin:inherit; padding-bottom:0.25em"|'''TRAX Lines'''
! colspan=2 | Line
! Opened<br />(extensions)
! Stations
! Length
! Terminals
|-
| bgcolor=#{{rcr|Utah Transit Authority|Blue}} |
| '''[[Blue Line (TRAX)|Blue Line]]'''<br /><small>UTA Route</small> '''701'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 1999<br />(2008, 2013)
| style="text-align:center;"| 25
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|19.3|mi|km}}<ref name="length" />
| [[Downtown Salt Lake City|Downtown]] [[Salt Lake City]] – [[Draper, Utah|Draper]]<br /><small>([[Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub|Salt Lake Central]]<!-- Do not change name of station, official name is "Salt Lake Central", while the name Central Station is too easily confused with the Murray Central and West Valley Central stations --> – [[Draper Town Center station|Draper Town Center]])</small>
|-
| bgcolor=#{{rcr|Utah Transit Authority|Red}} |
| '''[[Red Line (TRAX)|Red Line]]'''<br /><small>UTA Route</small> '''703'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2001<br />(2003, 2011)
| style="text-align:center;"| 26
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|23.7|mi|km}}<ref name="length" /> {{Failed verification|date=February 2014}}
| [[University of Utah]] (Salt Lake City) – [[Daybreak (community)|Daybreak]] ([[South Jordan, Utah|South Jordan]])<br /><small>([[University Medical Center station|University Medical Center]] – [[Daybreak Parkway station|Daybreak Parkway]])</small>
|-
| bgcolor=#{{rcr|Utah Transit Authority|Green}} |
|'''[[Green Line (TRAX)|Green Line]]'''<br /><small>UTA Route</small> '''704'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2011<br />(2013)
| style="text-align:center;"| 19
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|15.01|mi|km}} <ref name="length" /> {{Failed verification|date=February 2014}}
| [[Salt Lake City International Airport]] – [[West Valley City, Utah|West Valley City]]<br /><small>([[Airport station (Utah Transit Authority)|Airport]] – [[West Valley Central station|West Valley Central]])</small>
|}

=== Rolling stock ===

==== Current ====
TRAX has 117 active light rail vehicles:
* 23 [[Siemens SD-100]] LRVs (1001–1023) built 1998
* 17 [[Siemens SD-160]] LRVs (1024–1040) built 2001–2003
* 77 [[Siemens S70]] LRVs (1101–1177) built 2010–2012
In 2024, UTA ordered 20 [[Stadler Citylink]] vehicles, with upwards to 80 vehicles, to replace the [[Siemens SD-100 and SD-160]] LRVs. They are expected to enter service in 2028.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Benjamin |title=Utah Transit Authority picks local train shop Stadler for next batch of Trax vehicles. |url=https://www.cityweekly.net/utah/utah-transit-authority-picks-local-train-shop-stadler-for-next-batch-of-trax-vehicles/Content?oid=22190264 |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=Salt Lake City Weekly |language=en}}</ref> They will be built in Salt Lake City.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Riddy |first1=David |date=25 October 2024 |title=Stadler to Supply New Light Rail Vehicles to UTA |url=https://aptapassengertransport.com/stadler-to-supply-new-light-rail-vehicles-to-uta/ |access-date=5 April 2025 |website=Passenger Transport |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:middle;margin: 0.5em auto;"
|+TRAX Rolling Stock
!Year
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Image
!Fleet numbers
!Quantity
!References
|-
|1998
|[[Siemens Mobility|Siemens]]
|[[Siemens SD-100 and SD-160|SD-100]]
|[[File:TRAX car beyond Draper Town Center station, Apr 15.jpg|alt=Thumbnail photo of a TRAX SD-100.|frameless|100x100px]]
|1001–1023
|23
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|2001–2003
|[[Siemens Mobility|Siemens]]
|[[Siemens SD-100 and SD-160|SD-160]]
|[[File:UTA TRAX to University - February 2011.jpg|alt=Thumbnail photo of a TRAX SD-160.|frameless|100x100px]]
|1024–1040
|17
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|2010–2012
|[[Siemens Mobility|Siemens]]
|[[Siemens S700 and S70|S70]]
|[[File:Northbound Green Line departing Decker Lake station, Aug 17.jpg|alt=Thumbnail photo of a TRAX S70.|frameless|100x100px]]
|1101–1177
|77
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|''2027–2028''
|[[Stadler Rail|Stadler]]
|[[Stadler Citylink|Citylink]]
|
|
|''20 option 60 (on order)''
|<ref name=":0" />
|}

==== Former ====
[[File:Train of ex-Santa Clara VTA LRVs in Salt Lake City, at Main & Temple in 2007 (cropped).jpg|thumb|A [[Urban Transportation Development Corporation|UTDC]] LRV at Main & Temple near [[City Center station (Utah Transit Authority)|City Center station]] in 2007.]]
To handle the increased crowds during the [[2002 Winter Olympics]], 29 [[Kinki Sharyo SLRV|Kinki Sharyo LRVs]] were borrowed from the [[Dallas Area Rapid Transit]] (DART) between 2001 and 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |title=From the Vault DART goes to Olympic lengths |url=https://dartdaily.dart.org/home/from-the-vault-dart-goes-to-olympic-lengths}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=UTA Remembers the 2002 Winter Olympics |url=https://www.rideuta.com/news/2017/02/UTA-Remembers-the-2002-Winter-Olympics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309041527/https://www.rideuta.com/news/2017/02/UTA-Remembers-the-2002-Winter-Olympics |archive-date=2022-03-09}}</ref>

29 [[Urban Transportation Development Corporation|UTDC]] LRVs (1041–1069) were purchased second-hand from the [[VTA light rail|Santa Clara VTA]] in 2004 and refurbished for service on TRAX.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Strack |first=Don |title=UTA TRAX Light Rail Equipment |url=https://utahrails.net/uta/uta-trax-cars.php |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=utahrails.net |language=en-US}}</ref> These were withdrawn from service in 2018.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

== History ==
The first line, running from downtown [[Salt Lake City]] south to [[Sandy, Utah|Sandy]], was completed in 1999. The second line from downtown to the [[University of Utah]] was completed in 2001 and extended in 2003. An extension to the [[Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub]] was completed in April 2008. In August 2011, two extensions to [[South Jordan, Utah|South Jordan]] and [[West Valley City, Utah|West Valley City]] were completed.<ref name=2linesopen>{{cite news|last=Davidson|first=Lee|title=TRAX lines opening a year early, 20% under budget|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/52311534-78/trax-lines-jordan-west.html.csp|newspaper=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|publisher=[[MediaNews Group]]|location=Salt Lake City|date=August 2, 2011|access-date=August 3, 2011}}</ref> With the opening of these two extensions in 2011, the TRAX lines were renamed as colors instead of destinations, with the Blue Line running from the Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub to Sandy, the Red Line running from the University of Utah Medical Center to the Daybreak community in South Jordan, and the Green Line running from the intermodal hub to the West Valley Intermodal Hub.

In 2013 the Green Line was realigned slightly north and away from the Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub, allowing for the opening of the extension to the [[Salt Lake City International Airport]]. Several months later, in August 2013, the Blue Line was extended further south to [[Draper, Utah|Draper]] (which opened August 18, 2013).<ref name="end dates">{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,695199123,00.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731053710/http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,695199123,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 31, 2012|title=UTA setting end dates on TRAX construction|date=August 9, 2007|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|publisher=[[Deseret Digital Media]]|location=Salt Lake City|access-date=June 2, 2008}}</ref> The extensions to South Jordan, West Valley City, Draper, and the Airport were funded in part by a Salt Lake County sales tax increase that would pay for all four of the proposed TRAX extensions.<ref name="three">{{cite news |url=http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650217092,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070105192159/http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650217092,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 5, 2007 |newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|publisher=[[Deseret Digital Media]]|last=Warburton|first=Nicole|title=Tax to build 3 rail lines, fix highway|date=December 29, 2006|location=Salt Lake City|access-date=June 3, 2008}}</ref> A letter of intent signed with the [[Federal Transit Administration]] on September 24, 2007, secured the remaining funding for the light rail lines.<ref name="funds">{{cite news |title=UTA on track for U.S. funds |last=Warburton |first=Nicole |url=https://www.deseret.com/2007/9/25/20043230/uta-on-track-for-u-s-funds|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|publisher=[[Deseret Digital Media]]|date=September 25, 2007|location=Salt Lake City|access-date=February 19, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219014841/https://www.deseret.com/2007/9/25/20043230/uta-on-track-for-u-s-funds|archive-date=February 19, 2021}}</ref>

Both the University Line and its extension to the University Medical Center were completed ahead of schedule. A daily ridership of 15,000 was expected for the initial {{convert|15|mi|adj=on}} line in 1999. By the beginning of 2008, the expanded system of {{convert|17.5|mi}} served an estimated 40,000 passengers each day.<ref name="ridership">{{cite news | title=New method of counting shows 'decline' in TRAX ridership|last=Warburton|first=Nicole|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]| publisher=[[Deseret Digital Media]]|date=January 27, 2008|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695247585,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080130125630/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695247585,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 30, 2008 | location=Salt Lake City|access-date=February 16, 2008}}</ref> Ridership for the fourth quarter of 2012 was reported to be at 60,600, making it the [[List of United States light rail systems by ridership|ninth-busiest light rail system]] in the United States.<ref group="A" name="APTA 12" />

Light rail in the Salt Lake Valley was first seriously discussed in the late 1980s to provide an alternative to traffic congestion on [[Interstate 15 in Utah|I-15]], but the idea was met with criticism. On October 10, 1988, Congress approved $5 million in funds to preserve land along the proposed light rail corridor.<ref name="okd">{{cite news|agency=[[United Press International]]|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/20271/5-MILLION-OKD-FOR-LIGHT-RAIL.html?pg=all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224054546/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/20271/5-MILLION-OKD-FOR-LIGHT-RAIL.html?pg=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 24, 2014|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|title=$5 million OK'd for light rail|publisher=[[Deseret Digital Media]]|location=Salt Lake City|date=October 10, 1988|access-date=March 5, 2013}}</ref> Funding for the light rail line, however, remained uncertain. After Salt Lake City won the bid for the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] in 1995, UTA used the city's host status to accelerate obtaining funding through the [[Federal Transit Administration]] (FTA). Construction began in 1997. Protesters at the groundbreaking insisted light rail would be dangerous and a waste of money. Public opinion remained divided and businesses on Main Street in downtown Salt Lake City suffered during the construction period.

After the north–south line opened in late 1999 with sixteen stations, ridership expectations were quickly met. The system was enthusiastically embraced by valley residents, to the surprise of many, and once-skeptical communities soon began clamoring for extensions.

Funding for the University Line to [[Rice-Eccles Stadium]] allowed it to be completed in 2001 with four new stations, ahead of schedule and the Olympics. An extension to the University Medical Center that added three new stations was completed on September 29, 2003, fifteen months ahead of schedule.<ref name="med center">{{cite news |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/515035405/UTA-extends-TRAX-line-to-U-med-center.html?pg=all|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140224054258/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/515035405/UTA-extends-TRAX-line-to-U-med-center.html?pg=all|url-status= dead|archive-date= February 24, 2014|last=Fattah |first=Geoffrey |newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|title=UTA extends TRAX line to U. med center|date=September 30, 2003|publisher=[[Deseret Digital Media]]|location=Salt Lake City|access-date=March 4, 2013}}</ref> An [[Glossary of rail transport terms#I|infill station]] at 900 South in Salt Lake City was constructed in 2005, and a second infill station, at 9400 South in [[Sandy, Utah|Sandy]] ([[Sandy Expo station|Sandy Expo]]), opened in August 2006. On December 13, 2006, UTA's board of trustees voted to change the name of the station next to the [[Delta Center]] to "Arena" in response to the renaming of the Delta Center to EnergySolutions Arena (which is once again known as the Delta Center).<ref>{{cite news|agency=[[Associated Press|The Associated Press]]|url=http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=4838698&itype=NGPSID&keyword=&qtype=|title=UTA trustees OK nearly $239M budget |newspaper=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|publisher=[[MediaNews Group]]|location=Salt Lake City|date=December 14, 2006|access-date= December 17, 2006}}</ref>

On February 23, 2006, plans for extending the main line westward to the current [[Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub]] near [[The Gateway (Salt Lake City)|the Gateway]] were approved. Two stations were built near the Gateway, as well as one at the Salt Lake Central Station (Salt Lake Intermodal Hub). They opened in April 2008,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rideuta.com/projects/saltLakeInterHub/default.aspx|title=UTA Projects/Programs > Salt Lake Intermodal Hub TRAX Extension|website=rideuta.com|publisher=[[Utah Transit Authority]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415221541/http://www.rideuta.com/projects/saltLakeInterHub/default.aspx|archive-date=April 15, 2008}}</ref> bringing the total number of stations to 28.

UTA has two service centers for TRAX maintenance: the Midvale Rail Service Center, which is just off the Red Line in Midvale, southwest of its junction with the Blue Line, and the Jordan River Service Center, which is just off the Green Line northeast of River Trail. The Jordan River building was originally an old warehouse for [[ZCMI]], which had recently ceased operations and was renovated into a rail service center in 1999. The Midvale Center was similarly repurposed from a former warehouse around the time of the Red and Green lines opening in 2011, it was also built to handle UTA's brand new Siemens S70 LRV's. [[Utah Railway]] (under its subsidiary [[Salt Lake City Southern Railroad]] and with contracts from [[BNSF Railway|BNSF]]) and the Savage Bingham & Garfield Railroad both operate freight service over TRAX tracks via [[trackage rights]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://utahrails.net/utahrails/savage-bingham-garfield.php|title = Savage Bingham & Garfield Railroad}}</ref>

An additional infill station, 600 South Main Street in Salt Lake City, along all three lines, opened on July 26, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Carter |title=Will UTA's newest TRAX fill a 'missing link' in Salt Lake's expanding downtown? |url=https://www.ksl.com/article/50446559/will-utas-newest-trax-fill-a-missing-link-in-salt-lakes-expanding-downtown |date=July 27, 2022 |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=www.ksl.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= Winn |first=Kayla |date=2022-07-26 |title=Gallery: UTA, Salt Lake City leaders open brand new downtown TRAX station |url=https://kutv.com/news/local/uta-salt-lake-city-leaders-open-brand-new-downtown-trax-station-650-south-main-street-free-fare-zone-rail-line-ribbon-cutting-gallery |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=KUTV |language=en}}</ref> The station was part of the initial plans for the system, but the demand was not at the level needed for a station until recently.<ref>{{cite news |last=Davidson |first=Lee |date=December 16, 2020 |title=UTA moves forward with plans for new downtown TRAX station |newspaper=[[Salt Lake Tribune]] |url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/12/16/uta-moves-forward-with/}}</ref>

=== FrontLines 2015 ===
On September 21, 2006, a property tax hike proposal was replaced with a general transportation quarter-cent sales tax hike that was voted on and approved on November 7 of that year. On December 21, 2006, the Salt Lake County Council created a priority list for the sales tax, saying TRAX and commuter rail should take priority.<ref name="tax hike">{{cite news|last1=Warburton|first1=Nicole|last2=Dethman|first2=Leigh|title=Tax to build 3 rail lines, fix highway|newspaper=[[Deseret News|Deseret Morning News]]|date=December 21, 2006|url=http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650217092,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070105192159/http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650217092,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 5, 2007|publisher=[[Deseret Digital Media]]|location=Salt Lake City|access-date=January 1, 2007 }}</ref> A letter of intent signed with the [[Federal Transit Administration]] on September 24, 2007, secured the remaining $500 million in funding for the light rail lines.<ref name="funds" /> These funds were used to finance the FrontLines 2015 expansion project, which added four TRAX extensions by 2015 (as well as an expansion to ''[[FrontRunner]]'' [[Commuter rail in North America|commuter rail]]).

In order to support planned TRAX expansion, UTA ordered 77 [[Siemens S70]] [[light rail vehicles]] from [[Siemens AG]]. It is the company's largest light rail contract in the United States to date.<ref name="rail" />

In 2008, construction began on two new extensions: one extension of {{convert|5.1|mi|km}} through [[West Valley City, Utah|West Valley City]] (now part of the [[Green Line (TRAX)|Green Line]]) and another extension of {{convert|10.6|mi|km}} through the southwest portion of the Salt Lake Valley (now part of the [[Red Line (TRAX)|Red Line]]).<ref name="length" /> Both extensions were debuted in ceremonial openings on August 2, 2011,<ref name=2linesopen /> and permanently opened for regular service on August 7. Both extensions were completed ahead of schedule and under budget.<ref name=2linesopen /> Upon completion of these expansions UTA adopted a color-code line names in place of their old destination-based line names.

After the first year of operation, ridership on these portions of the Green and Red lines was less than was projected by UTA. However, UTA has stated the projected ridership was for the year 2015. Since these lines were opened for service years earlier than originally planned, the anticipated growth on the west side of Salt Lake Valley has just not happened, yet. UTA affirms that by 2015 ridership will meet the original projections.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news|last=Davidson|first=Lee|title=New TRAX lines still short of ridership projections|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/mobile/55423266-68/uta-trax-lines-valley.html.csp|access-date=March 7, 2013|newspaper=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|publisher=[[MediaNews Group]]|location=Salt Lake City|date=December 13, 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Slc airport trax station.jpg|thumb|Salt Lake International Airport station, prior to being relocated to the rebuilt terminal in 2021]]

A line from [[Salt Lake City International Airport]] to the University of Utah was in the original plans for the system to be completed before the 2002 Winter Olympics, but funding shortages only allowed the eastern portion to be constructed. The [[Green Line (TRAX)#Airport extension|airport line]] eventually came to fruition, however, and ground was broken on October 22, 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705257121,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024071137/http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705257121,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 24, 2008|title=UTA breaking ground today for airport TRAX line|last=Hancock|first=Laura|date=October 22, 2008|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|publisher=[[Deseret Digital Media]]|location=Salt Lake City|access-date=June 28, 2009}}</ref> The extension opened on April 14, 2013,<ref>{{cite web|title=UTA FrontLines 2015: Airport Line|website=rideuta.com|publisher=[[Utah Transit Authority]]|url=http://www.rideuta.com/files/flairportfactsheet.pdf|access-date=January 4, 2013}}</ref> adding {{convert|6|mi|km}}<ref name="length" /> and six additional stations to the Green Line, including a transfer station to the ''FrontRunner''.

On November 14, 2006, the [[Draper, Utah|Draper]] City Council approved the [[Blue Line (TRAX)#Draper extension|TRAX extension]] into that city.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nielson-Stowell|first=Amelia|title=Draper approves TRAX route|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|date=November 15, 2006|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650207349,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930195027/http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650207349,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 30, 2007|publisher=[[Deseret Digital Media]]|location=Salt Lake City|access-date=December 17, 2006}}</ref> Neighbors in the area have continually fought the route suggested by UTA. The route follows an old rail line and UTA already owned the right of way. An alternative route that would run down the middle of State Street was also studied by UTA.<ref>{{cite web|title=Draper Transit Corridor Project: Alternatives Considered|website=rideuta.com|publisher=[[Utah Transit Authority]]|url=http://rideuta.com/files/draperEIS_alternatives.pdf|access-date=January 4, 2013}}</ref> Use of the UTA right of way for the line was challenged in court and later approved by the [[Utah Supreme Court]] on July 12, 2008.<ref name="courtokdraper">{{cite web|url=http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=3747659|title=Court says Draper TRAX route OK |access-date=July 12, 2008|work=[[KSL-TV|ksl.com]]|publisher=[[Deseret Digital Media]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|location=Salt Lake City|date=July 12, 2008 }}</ref> UTA published a draft [[Environmental Impact Statement]] for the new line that names the UTA right of way as the preferred route. The extension's first phase, which includes {{convert|3.5|mi|km}} and three new stations, opened on August 18, 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865581165/State-city-and-school-officials-stress-safety-on-new-Sandy-Draper-TRAX-line.html?pg=all|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628032119/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865581165/State-city-and-school-officials-stress-safety-on-new-Sandy-Draper-TRAX-line.html?pg=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 28, 2013|title=State, city and school officials stress safety on new Sandy-Draper TRAX line|last=Reavy|first=Paul|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|publisher=[[Deseret Digital Media]]|location=Salt Lake City|date=June 4, 2013|access-date=June 26, 2013}}</ref>

=== ''FrontRunner'' ===
{{Main|FrontRunner}}

When ''[[FrontRunner]]'' (UTA's [[Commuter rail in North America|commuter rail]] train) started running on April 26, 2008, the only transfer station between the ''FrontRunner'' and TRAX was [[Salt Lake Intermodal Hub|Salt Lake Central]] (Salt Lake Intermodal Hub), with the ''FrontRunner'' running north from that station to [[Ogden, Utah|Ogden]]. However, with the opening of the [[FrontRunner#FrontRunner South|''FrontRunner'' South extension]] on December 10, 2012,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ksl.com/?sid=23322825&nid=148&s_cid=rss-extlink|title=FrontRunner South opens, brings changes to north line|last=Park|first=Shara|date=December 10, 2012|work=[[KSL-TV|ksl.com]]|publisher=[[Deseret Digital Media]]|location=Salt Lake City|access-date=December 12, 2012}}</ref> with service south to [[Provo, Utah|Provo]], [[Murray Central station]] was added as second transfer station which allowed for transfer to the Blue and Red lines. Although not part of the ''FrontRunner'' South extension, ''FrontRunner'' service at the new [[North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe station|North Temple station]] also began on the same day. When the Airport extension of the Green Line opened for service on April 14, 2013, this station became the third transfer station between ''FrontRunner'' and TRAX at the [[North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe station]]. The ''FrontRunner'' portion of this station was built to provide a transfer station between ''FrontRunner'' and the Green Line, since the reroute of the Green Line for the Airport extension would have left the Green Line without any common station with ''FrontRunner''.

=== S Line ===
{{main|S Line (Utah Transit Authority)}}

For several years a TRAX spur into the Salt Lake City neighborhood of [[Sugar House, Salt Lake City|Sugar House]] had been contemplated. A series of community meetings were held in Sugar House as part of a larger transit study undertaken by UTA. Several transit alternatives were presented to the neighborhood, including [[bus rapid transit]], light rail, and a [[Tram|streetcar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rideuta.com/files/Sugar_House_Final_Report_0808.pdf|title=Sugar House Transit Corridor – Alternatives Analysis- FINAL REPORT|website=rideuta.com|publisher=[[Utah Transit Authority]]|date=Jul 2008|access-date=August 17, 2013}}</ref> The streetcar seemed to be the preferred alternative.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sugar House Transit Corridor Alternatives Analysis Open House Summary|website=utabus.com|publisher=[[Utah Transit Authority]]|url=http://www.utabus.com/files/071207OpenHouseSummary.pdf|access-date=January 4, 2013}}</ref> On October 20, 2010, the [[S Line (Utah Transit Authority)|S Line]] (known then as Sugar House Streetcar) received a $26 million federal grant that allowed the street car to be completed in less than two years.<ref>{{cite news|last=Page|first=Jared|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700075025/Salt-Lake-City-receives-26-million-for-Sugar-House-streetcar-project.html?pg=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024134329/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700075025/Salt-Lake-City-receives-26-million-for-Sugar-House-streetcar-project.html?pg=2|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 24, 2010|title=Salt Lake City receives $26 million for Sugar House streetcar project|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|publisher=[[Deseret Digital Media]]|location=Salt Lake City|date=October 20, 2010|access-date=October 20, 2010}}</ref> It used an existing rail line running along 2200 South from the [[Central Pointe station|Central Pointe]] TRAX station to approximately 1100 East, near the primary Sugar House shopping district. The first phase of the S Line opened on December 8, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865585869/New-streetcar-S-line-set-to-open-Dec-8-in-Sugar-House.html?pg=all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053754/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865585869/New-streetcar-S-line-set-to-open-Dec-8-in-Sugar-House.html?pg=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 21, 2013|title=New streetcar S-line set to open Dec. 8 in Sugar House|last=Vo-Duc|first=Viviane|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|publisher=[[Deseret Digital Media]]|location=Salt Lake City|date=September 5, 2013|access-date=September 17, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shstreetcar.com/updates.htm|title=Sugar House Streetcar: Project Updates|website=shstreetcar.com|access-date=March 4, 2013}}</ref>

[[File:Blue line Trax at Central Station.jpg|thumb|A [[Blue Line (TRAX)|Blue Line]] train at [[Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub|Salt Lake Central station, August 2011]]]]
[[File:Red, blue, and green lines of Trax.jpg|thumb|A sign at the [[Courthouse station (Utah Transit Authority)|Courthouse station]] indicates the terminus of each line heading north, August 2011. (Photo taken prior to the extension of the [[Green Line (TRAX)|Green Line]] to the [[Salt Lake City International Airport]]).]]

== Future expansion ==
{{main|Orange Line (TRAX)}}

In 2023, UTA published its Light Rail Strategic Plan, which highlighted plans by the agency to build new tracks along both 400 South and 400 West in [[Downtown Salt Lake City]], connecting to the existing TRAX network at [[Ballpark station (UTA)|Ballpark]] to the south, [[Courthouse station (UTA)|Courthouse]] to the east, and either [[Salt Lake Central]] or [[Planetarium station|Planetarium]] to the west. This expansion is also planned to include new stations at [[Pioneer Park (Salt Lake City)|Pioneer Park]] and within the Granery District.<ref name="UTA Light Rail Strategic Plan">{{cite web|title=UTA Light Rail Strategic Plan|website=rideuta.com|publisher=[[Utah Transit Authority]]|url=https://www.rideuta.com/Current-Projects/Future-of-Light-Rail-Studyf|access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Maps: See what new TRAX line from Salt Lake City airport to the U. could look like|website=slbrib.com|publisher=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/04/26/maps-see-what-new-trax-line-salt/|access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref> Once completed, this infrastructure is planned to allow for:
* Creation of a new [[Orange Line (TRAX)|Orange Line]] service between [[Salt Lake City International Airport]] and the [[University of Utah]] via Pioneer Park.
* A re-routing of the existing [[Red Line (TRAX)|Red Line]] between [[Ballpark station (UTA)|Ballpark]] and [[Courthouse station (UTA)|Courthouse]] stations through the Granery District.
* Swapping the northern termini of the [[Blue Line (TRAX)|Blue]] and [[Green Line (TRAX)|Green]] Lines, such that the Blue Line runs from [[Draper Town Center station|Draper]] to the Airport, and the Green Line from [[West Valley Central station|West Valley Central]] to [[Salt Lake Central]].

Additionally, the Strategic Plan highlights expansion of the TRAX network to the [[University of Utah Research Park]], splitting off from the current system at [[University South Campus station]]. This new service would be provided by the proposed Orange Line. UTA proposes that these expansions be completed prior to Salt Lake City's hosting of the [[2034 Winter Olympics]].<ref name="UTA Light Rail Strategic Plan"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Here's the clearest picture yet of where new TRAX lines and stations may go in time for the Olympics|website=slbrib.com|publisher=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/10/17/trax-slc-plans-new-lines-stations/|access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref>

UTA and the [[Utah Department of Transportation]] (UDOT) each independently commissioned a study, UTA first, then UDOT to look at potential transit solutions to the Point of the Mountain development at the former [[Utah State Prison]] complex. UTA determined BRT to be the preferred transit alternative,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Point of the Mountain Transit Study {{!}} Archive |url=https://www.rideuta.com/Test-Pages/Point-of-the-Mountain-Transit-Study/Archive |access-date=January 3, 2025 |website=rideuta.com}}</ref> but was overridden by UDOT, who determined that Light Rail would be a better transportation solution, with higher ridership projections and development potential, despite the higher cost.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anticipated Mode Summary |url=https://udotinput.utah.gov/Customer/File/Full/41f0924c-d884-4656-ba99-f4a3edaedb42 |access-date=January 3, 2025 |website=udotinput.utah.gov |format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Updated Transit Study |url=https://publicinput.com/Customer/File/Full/0e667148-94c6-460a-b76d-4a3688ec2ed9 |access-date=January 3, 2025 |website=publicinput.com |format=PDF}}</ref>

=== Other plans ===
In conjunction with the [[Mountain View Corridor]] project, plans were made by UTA to build a new TRAX line on the west side of the [[Salt Lake Valley]] along 5600 West (in the same general area as the Mountain View Corridor).<ref>{{cite web|title=Mountain View Corridor Environmental Impact Statement|website=udot.utah.gov|publisher=[[Utah Department of Transportation]]|url=http://www.udot.utah.gov/mountainview/sites/office.ppbh.com.UDOT.mvc/files/Transit_Typical_Sections-Dedicated_Right_of_Way_Transit_Alternative.pdf|access-date=January 4, 2013}}</ref> The proposed line however hasn't gone through any studies, and isn't currently in UTA's future planning documents anymore. Instead a new [[5600 West BRT|Enhanced Bus along 5600 West]] was chosen and is currently in development with an expected opening date in Spring 2028.

In 2015, UTA announced plans to eventually expand the Red Line south from [[Daybreak Parkway station|Daybreak]]. Initial proposals would have the line travel south to [[Herriman, Utah|Herriman]] before either turning eastbound and passing through [[Riverton, Utah|Riverton]] before terminating in [[Draper, Utah|Draper]], or continuing south through Herriman toward the Rosecrest neighborhood and [[Zions Bank Stadium]].<ref name="Scott 2015">{{cite web | last=Scott | first=Bryan | title=Future TRAX Line Extensions | website=South Valley Journal | date=2015-08-04 | url=http://www.rivertonjournal.com/2015/08/04/81591/future-trax-line-extensions | access-date=2022-06-01}}</ref><ref name="The Salt Lake Tribune 2020">{{cite web | title=UTA board is exploring expanding TRAX, streetcar | website=The Salt Lake Tribune | date=2020-01-30 | url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/01/30/uta-board-orders-k-study/ | access-date=2022-06-01}}</ref><ref name="Herriman Master Plan">{{cite web | title=2019 Herriman Transportation Master Plan | website=City of Herriman | date=2020-04-01 | url=https://herriman.gov/uploads/files/1240/Herriman-Transportation-Master-Plan-Adopted-August-2020.pdf | access-date=2024-10-28}}</ref> Planned corridor preservation indicates continued interest in possibly extending the red line in the future, though such extension plans are absent from any future planning documents.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Long-Range Transit Plan |url=https://www.rideuta.com/Current-Projects/Long-Range-Transit-Plan |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=www.rideuta.com}}</ref>

UTA has historically discussed proposals to extend the Blue Line from Draper to [[Lehi, Utah|Lehi]] and eventually [[Orem, Utah|Orem]], as well as creating a TRAX line to [[Davis County, Utah|Davis County]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Davidson|first=Lee|url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=55740829&itype=CMSID|title=What's next at UTA? More frequent service, and yet more building|newspaper=[[Salt Lake Tribune]]|publisher=[[MediaNews Group]]|date=February 11, 2013|location=Salt Lake City|access-date=March 10, 2013}}</ref> However, both projects are currently being pursued as [[bus rapid transit|BRT]] lines, with the potential for conversion to light rail in the future if needed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Davis-SLC Community Connector|website=rideuta.com|publisher=[[Utah Transit Authority]]|url=https://www.rideuta.com/Current-Projects/Davis-SLC-Community-Connector|access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Point of the Mountain Transit Study|website=rideuta.com|publisher=[[Utah Transit Authority]]|url=https://www.rideuta.com/Test-Pages/Point-of-the-Mountain-Transit-Study|access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref>

== Commercial advertising restrictions ==
UTA does not sell naming rights for its stations, nor does it allow stations to be named after commercial businesses. Commercial advertising on TRAX platforms is prohibited, in order for the passengers to be able to notice the safety information.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_4703237|title=TRAX changes signs on northbound trains|last=Henetz|first=Patty|newspaper=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|publisher=[[MediaNews Group]]|location=Salt Lake City|date=November 22, 2006|access-date=August 5, 2013}}</ref> One exception to this rule occurred during the [[2002 Winter Olympics]]. For the duration of the games, the [[Arena station (Utah Transit Authority)|Arena]] and [[Temple Square station|Temple Square]] stations were closed for security reasons, and during this time UTA allowed [[The Coca-Cola Company|Coca-Cola]] to use the area of the unused Arena Station as part of its pin-trading center.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/891484/Coca-Cola-to-use-TRAX-station.html?pg=all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224054426/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/891484/Coca-Cola-to-use-TRAX-station.html?pg=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 24, 2014|title=Coca-Cola to use TRAX station|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|publisher=[[Deseret Digital Media]]|location=Salt Lake City|date=January 25, 2002|access-date=August 5, 2013}}</ref> The advertising restriction does not apply to the sides of the TRAX train cars or to UTA's buses. Not only does UTA have advertising signs on the sides and rear of many of its buses, it also has many buses where the painting scheme of the full rear or even the entire bus is an advertisement ([[bus wrap]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=12812984|title=Controversial ads draw attention on UTA buses|last=Stagg|first=Jennifer|work=[[KSL-TV|ksl.com]]|publisher=[[Deseret Digital Media]]|location=Salt Lake City|date=October 13, 2010|access-date=August 5, 2013}}</ref>

== Ridership ==
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="clear:right; margin-left:1em; min-width:22em"
|+ TRAX ridership
!<!-- Year -->
! scope="col" | <small>Average<br />weekday<br />boardings</small>
! scope="col" | <small>Annual<br />percent<br />change</small>
! scope="col" | <small>Reference<br /> & notes</small>
|-
! scope="row"| 1999
| align=right| 8,600
| align=center| - -
| <ref group="A" name="APTA 99">{{cite web|url=http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/1999_q4_ridership_APTA.pdf|title=Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 1999|publisher=[[American Public Transportation Association|American Public Transit Association]]|pages=26|date=April 18, 2000|access-date=March 16, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| 2000
| align=right| 19,100
| align=center| 122.09%
| <ref group="A" name="APTA 00">{{cite web|url=http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2000_q3_ridership_APTA.pdf|title=Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2000|publisher=[[American Public Transportation Association]]|pages=26|date=December 29, 2000|access-date=March 16, 2013}}</ref>  {{refn|group="Note"|Data for THIRD quarter 2000, no ridership data reported by [[American Public Transportation Association]] (APTA) for [[Utah Transit Authority|UTA]] for fourth quarter}}
|-
! scope="row"| 2001
| align=right| 21,300
| align=right| 11.52%
| <ref group="A" name="APTA 01">{{cite web|url=http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2001_q4_ridership_APTA.pdf|title=Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2001|website=www.apta.com|publisher=[[American Public Transportation Association]]|pages=28|date=April 12, 2002|access-date=March 16, 2013}}</ref>  {{refn|group="Note"|[[Red Line (TRAX)|Red Line]] (University extension) opened in December 2001}}
|-
! scope="row"| 2002
| align=right| 31,400
| align=right| 47.42%
| <ref group="A" name="APTA 02">{{cite web|url=http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2002_q4_ridership_APTA.pdf|title=Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2002|website=www.apta.com|publisher=[[American Public Transportation Association]]|pages=32|date=April 24, 2003|access-date=March 16, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| 2003
| align=right| 38,000
| align=right| 27.39%
| <ref group="A" name="APTA 03">{{cite web|url=http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2003_q4_ridership_APTA.pdf|title=Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2003|website=www.apta.com|publisher=[[American Public Transportation Association]]|pages=31|date=August 3, 2004|access-date=March 16, 2013}}</ref> {{refn|group="Note"|[[Red Line (TRAX)|Red Line]] (University Medical Center extension) opened in September 2003}}
|-
! scope="row"| 2004
| align=right| 39,100
| align=right| 2.37%
| <ref group="A" name="APTA 04">{{cite web|url=http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2004_q4_ridership_APTA.pdf|title=Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2004|website=www.apta.com|publisher=[[American Public Transportation Association]]|pages=32|date=March 15, 2005|access-date=March 16, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| 2005
| align=right| 53,400
| align=right| 36.57%
| <ref group="A" name="APTA 05">{{cite web|url=http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2005_q4_ridership_APTA.pdf|title=Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2005|website=www.apta.com|publisher=[[American Public Transportation Association]]|pages=28|date=April 4, 2006|access-date=March 16, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| 2006
| align=right| 49,700
| align=right| -6.93%
| <ref group="A" name="APTA 06">{{cite web|url=http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2006_q4_ridership_APTA.pdf|title=Public Transportation Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2006|website=www.apta.com|publisher=[[American Public Transportation Association]]|pages=28|date=March 12, 2007|access-date=March 16, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| 2007
| align=right| 39,700
| align=right| -20.12%
| <ref group="A" name="APTA 07">{{cite web|url=http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2007_q4_ridership_APTA.pdf|title=Public Transportation Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2007|website=www.apta.com|publisher=[[American Public Transportation Association]]|pages=33|date=March 5, 2008|access-date=March 16, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| 2008
| align=right| 44,800
| align=right| 12.85%
| <ref group="A" name="APTA 08">{{cite web|url=http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2008_q4_ridership_APTA.pdf|title=Public Transportation Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2008|website=www.apta.com|publisher=[[American Public Transportation Association]]|pages=30|date=March 5, 2009|access-date=March 16, 2013}}</ref>{{refn|group="Note"|The [[FrontRunner]] opened in April 2008}}
|-
! scope="row"| 2009
| align=right| 43,400
| align=right| -3.12%
| <ref group="A" name="APTA 09">{{cite web|url=http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2009_q4_ridership_APTA.pdf|title=Public Transportation Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2009|website=www.apta.com|publisher=[[American Public Transportation Association]]|pages=29|date=March 2, 2010|access-date=March 16, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| 2010
| align=right| 47,300
| align=right| 8.99%
| <ref group="A" name="APTA 10">{{cite web|url=http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2010_q4_ridership_APTA.pdf|title=Public Transportation Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2010|website=www.apta.com|publisher=[[American Public Transportation Association]]|pages=28|date=March 8, 2011|access-date=March 16, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| 2011
| align=right| 59,100
| align=right| 24.95%
| <ref group="A" name="APTA 11">{{cite web|url=http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2011-q4-ridership-APTA.pdf|title=Public Transportation Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2011|website=www.apta.com|publisher=[[American Public Transportation Association]]|pages=27|date=February 24, 2012|access-date=March 16, 2013}}</ref> {{refn|group="Note"|[[Red Line (TRAX)|Red Line]] Mid-Jordan extension and [[Green Line (TRAX)|Green Line]] West Valley extension both opened in August 2011}}
|-
! scope="row"| 2012
| align=right| 60,600
| align=right| 2.54%
| <ref group="A" name="APTA 12">{{cite web|url=http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2012-q4-ridership-APTA.pdf|title=Public Transportation Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2012|website=www.apta.com|publisher=[[American Public Transportation Association]]|pages=27|date=March 1, 2013|access-date=March 16, 2013}}</ref> {{refn|group="Note"|The [[FrontRunner]] South extension opened in December 2012}}
|-
! scope="row"| 2013
| align=right| 68,100
| align=right| 12.38%
| <ref group="A" name="APTA 13">{{cite web|url=http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2013-q4-ridership-APTA.pdf|title=Public Transportation Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2013|website=www.apta.com|publisher=[[American Public Transportation Association]]|pages=28|date=February 26, 2014|access-date=March 11, 2014}}</ref> {{refn|group="Note"|[[Green Line (TRAX)|Green Line]] Airport extension opened in April 2013, [[Blue Line (TRAX)|Blue Line]] Draper extension opened in August 2013, and [[S Line (UTA)|S Line]] opened in December 2013}}
|-
! scope="row"| 2014
| align=right| 68,500
| align=right| 0.59%
| <ref group="A" name="APTA 14">{{cite web|url=http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2014-q4-ridership-APTA.pdf|title=Public Transportation Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2014|website=www.apta.com|publisher=[[American Public Transportation Association]]|pages=29|date=March 3, 2015|access-date=September 15, 2015}}</ref>{{Refn|name=combined ridership|group="Note"}}
|-
! scope="row"| 2015
| align=right| 67,300
| align=right| -1.75%
| <ref group="A" name="APTA 15">{{cite web|url=http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2015-q4-ridership-APTA.pdf|title=Public Transportation Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2015|website=www.apta.com|publisher=[[American Public Transportation Association]]|pages=29|date=March 2, 2016|access-date=July 14, 2016}}</ref>{{Refn|name=combined ridership|group="Note"}}
|-
! scope="row"| 2016
| align=right| 64,300
| align=right| -4.46%
| <ref group="A" name="APTA 16">{{cite web|url=http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2016-q4-ridership-APTA.pdf|title=Public Transportation Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2016|website=www.apta.com|publisher=[[American Public Transportation Association]]|pages=29|date=March 2, 2016|access-date=July 14, 2016}}</ref>{{Refn|name=combined ridership|group="Note"}}
|-
! scope="row"| 2017
| align=right| 61,655
| align=right| -4.11%
| <ref group="B" name="UTA 2024">{{cite web|url=https://data-rideuta.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/rideuta::uta-mode-level-boardings-weekday-averages-1/explore|title=UTA Mode-Level Boardings, Weekday Averages|website=data-rideuta.opendata.arcgis.com/|publisher=[[Utah Transit Authority]]|date=March 8, 2024|access-date=March 16, 2024}}</ref>{{Refn|name=combined ridership|group="Note"}}
|-
! scope="row"| 2018
| align=right| 58,454
| align=right| -5.19%
| <ref group="B" name="UTA 2024">{{cite web|url=https://data-rideuta.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/rideuta::uta-mode-level-boardings-weekday-averages-1/explore|title=UTA Mode-Level Boardings, Weekday Averages|website=data-rideuta.opendata.arcgis.com/|publisher=[[Utah Transit Authority]]|date=March 8, 2024|access-date=March 16, 2024}}</ref>{{Refn|name=combined ridership|group="Note"}}
|-
! scope="row"| 2019
| align=right| 54,860
| align=right| -6.15%
| <ref group="B" name="UTA 2024">{{cite web|url=https://data-rideuta.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/rideuta::uta-mode-level-boardings-weekday-averages-1/explore|title=UTA Mode-Level Boardings, Weekday Averages|website=data-rideuta.opendata.arcgis.com/|publisher=[[Utah Transit Authority]]|date=March 8, 2024|access-date=March 16, 2024}}</ref>{{Refn|name=combined ridership|group="Note"}}
|-
! scope="row"| 2020
| align=right| 26,724
| align=right| -51.29%
| <ref group="B" name="UTA 2024">{{cite web|url=https://data-rideuta.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/rideuta::uta-mode-level-boardings-weekday-averages-1/explore|title=UTA Mode-Level Boardings, Weekday Averages|website=data-rideuta.opendata.arcgis.com/|publisher=[[Utah Transit Authority]]|date=March 8, 2024|access-date=March 16, 2024}}</ref>{{Refn|name=combined ridership|group="Note"}}
|-
! scope="row"| 2021
| align=right| 26,984
| align=right|0.86%
| <ref group="B" name="UTA 2024">{{cite web|url=https://data-rideuta.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/rideuta::uta-mode-level-boardings-weekday-averages-1/explore|title=UTA Mode-Level Boardings, Weekday Averages|website=data-rideuta.opendata.arcgis.com/|publisher=[[Utah Transit Authority]]|date=March 8, 2024|access-date=March 16, 2024}}</ref>{{Refn|name=combined ridership|group="Note"}}
|-
! scope="row"| 2022
| align=right| 34,354
| align=right|27.31%
| <ref group="B" name="UTA 2024">{{cite web|url=https://data-rideuta.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/rideuta::uta-mode-level-boardings-weekday-averages-1/explore|title=UTA Mode-Level Boardings, Weekday Averages|website=data-rideuta.opendata.arcgis.com/|publisher=[[Utah Transit Authority]]|date=March 8, 2024|access-date=March 16, 2024}}</ref>{{Refn|name=combined ridership|group="Note"}}
|-
! scope="row"| 2023
| align=right| 35,181
| align=right|2.41%
| <ref group="B" name="UTA 2024">{{cite web|url=https://data-rideuta.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/rideuta::uta-mode-level-boardings-weekday-averages-1/explore|title=UTA Mode-Level Boardings, Weekday Averages|website=data-rideuta.opendata.arcgis.com/|publisher=[[Utah Transit Authority]]|date=March 8, 2024|access-date=March 16, 2024}}</ref>{{Refn|name=combined ridership|group="Note"}}
|-
! scope="row"| 2024
| align=right| 37,013
| align=right|5.21%
| <ref group="c" name="Utah Transit Authority Fast Facts 2025">{{cite web|url=https://www.rideuta.com/-/media/Files/About-UTA/For-the-Media/Fastfacts_2025.pdf|title=UTA Fast Facts 2025|publisher=[[Utah Transit Authority]]|access-date=August 28, 2024}}</ref>{{Refn|name=combined ridership|group="Note"}}
|-
|}

== See also ==
*[[Utah Transit Authority]]
*[[Transportation in Salt Lake City]]
*[[FrontRunner]] – [[commuter rail in North America|commuter rail]] system
*[[S Line (UTA)|S Line]] (formerly known as Sugar House Streetcar)
*[[List of tram and light rail transit systems]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
=== General ===
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=== APTA Statistics ===
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=== UTA Statistics ===
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.rideuta.com/ Utah Transit Authority official website]
*[http://www.rideuta.com/mc/?page=UTA-Home-TRAX TRAX official website]
*[http://www.utahrails.net/uta/uta-trax-index.php Utah Rails, timeline of UTA Trax project]

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