For those first three years, passengers didn’t spend one cent on fares.

According to the Utah Transit Authority, that will remain the case for at least the next two years.

As part of its Fall Change Day 2026 press release, UTA announced that the OGX will remain Zero Fare through the Spring Change Day in 2028.

UTA Senior Public Information Officer Gavin Gustafson told the Standard-Examiner in an email that extending Zero Fare was a group effort.

“Ogden Express will remain Zero Fare into 2028 thanks to federal operating assistance secured through a partnership between Ogden City, the Wasatch Front Regional Council, and UTA, to continue supporting the service and its benefits to the community,” he said. “OGX has become an important transportation connection for the Ogden community, and we wanted to continue building on that success while keeping the service accessible to as many people as possible. The extension of Zero Fare gives additional time to grow ridership and establish OGX as a strong transportation option connecting downtown Ogden, Weber State University, McKay-Dee Hospital and all points in between. We’re grateful to Ogden City and the Wasatch Front Regional Council for helping secure the additional federal funding that makes this extension possible.”

He said that the OGX route has been a huge success since implementation.

“OGX has been in the top 5 of all bus routes in the UTA system since service began in August 2023,” he said. “And, considering the population of the Ogden area versus the population of Salt Lake County (1.2M) and Utah County (770K) where the other top 5 routes operate, OGX has been a home run.”

Gustafson said that around three million riders have utilized the route since its launch in 2023 and that 2026 is on pace to see its highest ridership yet.

“OGX has become an important transportation connection for the Ogden community, connecting downtown Ogden, Weber State University, McKay-Dee Hospital and all points in between along the route. OGX is among the top 5 most-ridden routes in the UTA service network, averaging over 1M riders per year,” he said. “Crucially, OGX provides frequent connections to Ogden Central where riders can transfer to many of the other UTA bus routes and FrontRunner, the commuter train which offers service to Provo and key destinations along the Wasatch Front.”

He said that UTA and its partners will continue to look at ways of possibly extending Zero Fare beyond 2028 over the next couple of years.

In the meantime, Gustafson said that Fall Change Day is another opportunity to help make transit more accessible up and down the Wasatch Front.

“Ultimately, Fall Change Day 2026 is about making transit more accessible, connected and responsive to the needs of our communities,” he said. “We’re excited to bring new UTA On Demand service to rapidly growing northern Utah County while continuing Zero Fare on OGX through 2028. These improvements are made possible through strong partnerships with local communities and agencies, and we appreciate the work of Utah County, UDOT, Ogden City and the Wasatch Front Regional Council to help expand and sustain transit options across the region.”