Colfax station (RTD)

Colfax station is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) light rail station on the R Line in Aurora, Colorado. The station is located on the light rail bridge elevated above Colfax Avenue between Fitzsimons Parkway and Interstate 225.[3]

For the D, F and H Line station, see Colfax at Auraria station. For the Amtrak station, see Colfax station.
Colfax
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Colfax station in February 2017
General information
Location13800 East Colfax Avenue
Aurora, Colorado
Coordinates39°44′24.9″N 104°49′37.2″W
Owned byRegional Transportation District
Line(s)I-225 Corridor[1]
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilities12 racks
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneB[2]
History
OpenedFebruary 24, 2017 (2017-02-24)
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station
Fitzsimons
toward Peoria
 R Line 13th Avenue
toward RidgeGate Parkway

The station opened on February 24, 2017, along with the rest of the R Line.[4]

History

The station was one of two planned in 2001 on the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, an area that Fitzsimons Redevelopment Authority developed into a campus anchored by the then University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. The second planned for the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center became Fitzsimons station.[5]

References
  1. "East & I-225 Rail Corridors Preliminary Service Plan" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. June 2017. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  2. "Rail & Flatiron Flyer Map" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. "R Line Stations". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  4. Paul, Jesse (February 23, 2017). "RTD R-Line begins service Friday to Aurora, Denver and Lone Tree — and you can ride for free". The Denver Post. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  5. Leib, Jeffrey (January 7, 2001). "Planners outline I-225 light rail". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
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