Decker Lake station is a light rail station in

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, served by the Green Line of the

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's (UTA) TRAX light rail system. The Green Line provides service from the

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(via

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Description

The station is located at 3070 South 2200 West (Decker Lake Drive) with its

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

being situated in the middle of that street. The station has easy access from the 3100 South cross street. Although fairly near Interstate 215, the nearest interchange for I-215 is at 3500 South (SR-171). The station is just northeast of the

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(formerly the E-Center). The station has a free

Park and Ride A park and ride, also known as incentive parking or a commuter lot, is a parking lot with public transport connections that allows commuting, commuters and other people heading to city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, Rail t ...

lot with total of about 750 parking spaces available. The station opened 7 August 2011 as part of the West Valley extension of the Green Line and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority. The station has a parking lot (one of only two on the West Valley spur) and in 2019 it served as the only lot while the parking lot at West Valley Central was being replaced by a parking structure.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Decker Lake (UTA station) TRAX (light rail) stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 2011 Railway stations in Salt Lake County, Utah 2011 establishments in Utah