The address listed by UTA for the station is 1349 East 500 South. However, the station's two side platforms are actually located immediately east of a one-way section of University Street. The station is accessible from both 400 South and 500 South, but not University Street. Situated on the western edge of the University of Utah Campus, the station is just west of the University's Rice-Eccles Stadium with the stadium's parking lot in between. The area west of the station is older residential housing; southeast of the station is the Mount Olivet Cemetery. As part of the UTA's Art in Transit program, the station features a woven bronze sculpture created by Michael Stutz entitled Flame Figure. Installed in December 2001, the sculpture was commissioned by the Salt Lake City Arts Council to commemorate the 2002 Winter Olympics. Unlike most TRAX stations, Stadium does not have a Park and Ride lot. 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 as part of the former University Line and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority. All of UTA's TRAX and FrontRunner trains and stations, streetcars and streetcar stops, and all fixed route buses are compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act and are therefore accessible to those with disabilities. Signage at the stations, on the passenger platforms, and on the trains clearly indicate accessibility options. In accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance, "smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops, TRAX stations, and FrontRunner stations".
History
Following the approval of federal funding in February 2000, construction of the University Line commenced on 7 August 2000. The naming of the station Stadium was made official by the UTA Board on 25 April 2001. The station opened as one of the four new TRAX stations included as part of the University Line. Stadium Station served as the eastern terminus of the University Line from its completion through the opening of a three-station expansion further east on 29 September 2003; the University Medical Center presently serves as the eastern terminus.
Train schedule
On weekdays the first northbound Red Line train leaves the Stadium Station at about 5:15 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 5:30 am. The last northbound train leaves at 11:12 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11:35 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station; the last southbound train to the Daybreak Parkway Station leaves at 11:05 pm. On weekends the first northbound train leaves at about 6:45 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 7:00 am. The last northbound train leaves at 11:22 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11:44 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station; the last southbound train to the Daybreak Parkway Station leaves at 10:24 pm. Red Line trains run every fifteen minutes on weekdays and every twenty minutes on weekends.
Bus connections
Bus routes are current as of Change Day, 17 August 2014. Stadium is one of several TRAX stations that does not have any direct bus connections. However, the following bus routes stop in close proximity to the station.
Fast Bus with limited stops, except at University of Utah
Fast Bus with limited stops, except at University of Utah
