- The University of Utah will assume ownership of Salt Lake City’s historic Rio Grande Depot.
- Over $600,000 in state funds will support depot maintenance costs, per state documents.
- The depot’s future use is undecided but may serve educational purposes.
SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah is poised to assume ownership of a historic train station toward the western edge of downtown Salt Lake City, although it remains unclear what it plans to do with it.
The Rio Grande Depot, 300 S. Rio Grande Street, was to be transferred over to the university along with operations and maintenance costs, according to legislative documents tied to HB2, a state appropriations bill that passed the 2026 legislative session last week.
Over $600,000 in ongoing state appropriations and income tax funds will be transferred to the university toward those operations and maintenance costs, according to the document. The Utah Division of Facilities Construction and Management has started the process for transferring state property, which can take months to complete, said Jeff Hymas, a spokesperson for the Utah Department of Government Operations, in a statement to KSL…