Sandy Expo station is a light rail station in

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, United States, served by the Blue Line of

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's TRAX light rail system. The Blue Line provides service from Downtown Salt Lake City to

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. The station serves the nearby

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, for which the station is named, the Jordan Commons shopping mall, and

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, a soccer venue that is home to

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Description

The station is located at 9375 South 150 East and is accessible from the intersection of 9400 South and 150 East. There is also pedestrian and bicycle access from the Porter Rockwell Trail (Sandy rail trail) on the west side of the tracks. The station was opened on August 28, 2006, and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority. Sandy Expo was the second

infill station An infill station (sometimes in-fill station) is a train station built on an existing passenger rail, rapid transit, or light rail line to address demand in a location between existing stations. Such stations take advantage of existing train serv ...

to be built along an existing TRAX line, after the 900 South infill station opened the previous year. Unlike many TRAX stations, Sandy Expo does not have a

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lot. As a "destination station" it only has a drop-off/pick-up area, with no motor vehicle access to the station.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sandy Expo (UTA station) TRAX (light rail) stations Railway stations in Salt Lake County, Utah Railway stations in the United States opened in 2006 2006 establishments in Utah