Peoria station
Peoria station, also known as Peoria/Smith station, is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) station in Aurora, Colorado. The station is served by the A Line, a commuter rail line from Union Station in Downtown Denver to Denver International Airport, and the R Line, a light rail line crossing through Aurora and South to Lone Tree. A Line travel times from the station to Downtown Denver and Denver International Airport are about 17 and 20 minutes, respectively. Peoria station is the northern terminus of the R Line with a travel time of 58 minutes to the southern terminus at Lincoln station.
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Other names | Peoria/Smith | |||||||||||||||
Location | 11501 East 33rd Avenue Aurora, Colorado | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°46′03.2″N 104°51′01.5″W | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Regional Transportation District | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | East Line (A Line) I-225 Corridor (R Line)[1] | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 4 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
Parking | 550 spaces | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 10 lockers, 10 racks | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | B[2] | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | April 22, 2016 (A Line) February 24, 2017 (R Line) | |||||||||||||||
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Peoria and Union Station are the two locations where RTD commuter rail and light rail meet, and Peoria is the only station facilitating a cross-platform transfer between the two systems.
Peoria station is also served by several TheRide bus routes and has a 550-space park-and-ride lot.[3]
The A Line began service at Peoria station on April 22, 2016.[4] The R Line began service on February 24, 2017.[5]
References
- "East & I-225 Rail Corridors Preliminary Service Plan" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. June 2017. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- "Rail & Flatiron Flyer Map" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- "University of Colorado A Line Stations & Parking". RTD. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- Whaley, Monte; Aguilar, John (April 22, 2016). "A-train to Denver airport opens to public, hundreds wait to ride". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- 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.