Orem Central station is an intermodal transportation station in

Orem, Utah Orem is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States, in the northern part of the state. It is adjacent to Provo, Lindon, and Vineyard and is approximately south of Salt Lake City. Orem is one of the principal cities of the Provo-Orem, Utah Me ...

. It is served by the

Utah Transit Authority The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) is a special service district responsible for providing public transportation throughout the Wasatch Front of Utah, in the United States, which includes the metropolitan areas of Ogden, Park City, Provo, Salt ...

's (UTA) ''

FrontRunner FrontRunner 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 Intermodal Transit Center in central Weber County through Davis County, Salt ...

'' train, which operates along the

Wasatch Front The Wasatch Front is a metropolitan region in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Utah. It consists of a chain of contiguous cities and towns stretched along the Wasatch Range from approximately Provo in the south to Logan in the north ...

with service from Ogden to Provo. Local bus lines and the Utah Valley Express also service the station. The station is also referred to as Orem Intermodal Center, Orem Central Station, or Orem CRST by UTA. It is part of the ''FrontRunner'' South extension.

Description

The station is located at 900 South 1350 West, with access from I-15 by way of the University Parkway ( SR-265). The majority of the

Utah Valley University Utah Valley University (UVU) is a public university in Orem, Utah. UVU offers master's, bachelor's, associate degrees, and certificates. Previously called Utah Valley State College, the school attained university status in July 2008. History ...

main campus is located on the opposites side of I-15. The station has a

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 nearly 500 free parking spaces available. The station is lit with green neon lights at night due to its proximity to UVU. The station is located within the Quiet Zone, so trains do not routinely sound their horns when approaching public crossings within this corridor. The station opened, along with the rest of the ''FrontRunner'' South, on December 10, 2012 and is operated by Utah Transit Authority. The Orem ''FrontRunner'' Station is the main part of the Orem Intermodal Center. UTA refers to it as an intermodal center because it operates the northern terminus of UVX

bus rapid transit Bus rapid transit (BRT), also called a busway or transitway, is a bus-based public transport system designed to have much more capacity, reliability and other quality features than a conventional bus system. Typically, a BRT system includes ...

(BRT) line that connects the station to Provo Central Station. Originally there were plans to construction an actual station building (similar to the

Ogden Intermodal Transit Center The Ogden Intermodal Transit Center is a commuter rail train and bus station in Ogden, Utah, United States. It is served by the ''FrontRunner'', Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) commuter rail train, as well as UTA local and commuter bus service, ...

), however, as of August 2013, there is no indication that any work on the anticipated building will begin anytime in the near future.

Future plans

Phase 1 of the Orem Intermodal Center which includes the ''FrontRunner'' station, the local and intra-county bus stops, and the Park and Ride lot. Phase 2 which was completed fully by January 2019, included accommodations for UVX including four bays for articulated buses as well as

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, transit oriented development (TOD). In June 2018, ground was broken for a pedestrian bridge from the station to UVU. Physical construction did not begin until November 2019 following a cost-cutting redesign and

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approval. The bridge opened in 2021 and runs from the south end of the station platform to the parking lot in between the

UCCU Center The UCCU Center (originally known as the McKay Events Center), is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of Utah Valley University in southwest Orem, Utah, United States. It was built in 1996 and is home to the Utah Valley Wolverines basketball team. ...

and the Hal Wing Track and Field complex.

References

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