Decker Lake station

{{Short description|Light rail station in West Valley, Utah, United States}}

{{about|the transit station in Utah|other uses|Decker Lake (disambiguation)}}

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{{Infobox station

| style = uta

| name = Decker Lake

| symbol = green

| symbol_location = uta

| image = Decker Lake Station.jpg

| image_size =

| image_caption = Decker Lake station platform

| address = 3070 South 2200 West

| borough = West Valley City, Utah

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{coord|40.704656|-111.948688|display=inline,title}}

| connections =

| platform = 1 island platform

| tracks = 2

| structure = At-grade

| parking = 750 spaces

| bicycle =

| passengers =

| pass_year =

| pass_percent =

| opened = {{Start date and age|2011|08|07}}

| accessible = Yes

| owned = Utah Transit Authority (UTA)

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Utah Transit Authority|line=UTA TRAX Green Line|left=Redwood Junction|right=West Valley Central}}

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail-light |marker-color=#{{rcr|Utah Transit Authority|Green}} |zoom=15 }}

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Decker Lake station is a light rail station in West Valley City, Utah, served by the Green Line of the Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) TRAX light rail system. The Green Line provides service from the Salt Lake International Airport to West Valley City (via Downtown Salt Lake City).

Description

The station is located at 3070 South 2200 West (Decker Lake Drive) with its island platform 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 Maverik Center (formerly the E-Center). The station has a free Park and Ride lot with total of about 750 parking spaces available.{{cite web|url=http://www.rideuta.com/mc/?page=TRAX-TRAXParkingandStops|title=TRAX Parking and Stops|website=rideuta.com|publisher=Utah Transit Authority|accessdate=1 Mar 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223120602/http://www.rideuta.com/mc/?page=TRAX-TRAXParkingandStops|archive-date=23 December 2012|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700069890/2011-completion-date-for-two-TRAX-lines-announced.html?s_cid=rss-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101017220256/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700069890/2011-completion-date-for-two-TRAX-lines-announced.html?s_cid=rss-30|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 17, 2010|title=2011 completion date for two TRAX lines announced|first=Steve|last=Fidel|newspaper=Deseret News|publisher=Deseret Digital Media|location=Salt Lake City|date=1 Oct 2010|accessdate=7 Mar 2013}} 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.

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