The address listed by UTA for the station is 1349 East 500 South (East University Boulevard/
SR-186). However, the station's two
side platforms are actually located immediately east of a one-way (southbound only) section of University Street (
SR-282). The station is accessible from both 400 South and 500 South, but not University Street (except at the two previously indicated streets). 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. Like the station itself, the stadium was originally built for the
2002 Winter Olympics, where it served as the site of the
Opening and
Closing ceremonies, a role it is expected reprise for the
2034 Winter Olympics. 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. a few weeks ahead of the 2002 Olympics. == History ==