Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens station

Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens (sometimes stylized as Ball Arena•Elitch Gardens) is an at-grade light rail station on the E Line and W Line of the RTD Rail system. It is located near the intersection of 9th Street and Chopper Circle in Denver, Colorado, near Ball Arena and Elitch Gardens Theme Park, after which the station is named.[1]

Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens
 E   W 
An empty coal train passes by Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens station on adjacent tracks
General information
Other namesBall Arena•Elitch Gardens[1]
Location1700 Ninth Street[1]
Denver, Colorado
Coordinates39.748668°N 105.009643°W / 39.748668; -105.009643
Owned byRegional Transportation District
Line(s)Central Platte Valley[2]
Platforms2 island platforms, 1 side platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneA[3]
History
OpenedApril 5, 2002 (2002-04-05)
Previous namesPepsi Center/Six Flags Elitch Gardens
Passengers
20141,639 (avg. monthly)[4]
Rank28 out of 44[4]
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station
Empower Field at Mile High
toward RidgeGate Parkway
 E Line Union Station
Terminus
Empower Field at Mile High
toward JeffCo Gov't Cntr•Golden
 W Line
Former services
Preceding station RTD Following station
Empower Field at Mile High
toward Littleton–Mineral
 C Line Union Station
Terminus

The station opened on April 5, 2002, as part of the Regional Transportation District's (RTD) Central Platte Valley Light Rail Line project.[5][6]

The station was previously known as Pepsi Center–Six Flags Elitch Gardens. The basketball arena was renamed in 2020 and Six Flags sold Elitch Gardens in 2007.

References
  1. Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens Station
  2. "C, E & W Lines (Central Platte Valley Light Rail Line)". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  3. "Rail & Flatiron Flyer Map" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  4. "Rider Stats LRT Station Activity Weekdays" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  5. Proctor, Cathy (March 22, 2002). "New light rail will provide a critical link". Denver Business Journal.
  6. "RTD: Central Platte Valley Light Rail Line" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2010.


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