Peoria station A Line platforms | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Other names | Peoria/Smith | |||||||||||||||
Location | 11501 East 33rd Avenue Aurora, Colorado | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°46′03.2″N 104°51′01.5″W / 39.767556°N 104.850417°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 | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | April 22, 2016 February 24, 2017 (R Line) | (A Line)|||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | 7,233 (avg. weekday)[2] | |||||||||||||||
Rank | 6 out of 69 | |||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
Station layout
[edit]Side platform | |
Westbound | ← A toward Union Station (Central Park) |
Eastbound | → A toward Denver Airport (40th Ave & Airport Blvd–Gateway Park) → |
Island platform | |
Northbound | ← R termination track |
Southbound | → R toward Lincoln (Fitzsimons) → |
Side platform | |
Peoria station includes four tracks accessible through three platforms. The platform closest to the entrance is a side platform which allows for boarding southbound R Line trains. There is then an island platform which allows boarding on eastbound A Line trains and alighting from both A Line and northbound R Line trains. The third and final platform is for boarding and alighting from A Line trains bound for Union Station. The island platform and westbound A Line platform require crossing railroad tracks at-grade to access. Additionally, the island platform includes stairs and a ramp between the A Line and R Line sides, as the R Line uses low floor vehicles while the A Line uses high floor vehicles. The station can be accessed via North Newark Street and East 35th Place. There are direct connections into the station's park-n-ride and bus loop.
Public Art
[edit]Peoria station features Biota, an illuminated sculpture created by Blessing Hancock. The art piece was installed in 2016 as a part of RTD's Art-n-Transit program and is located in the center of the station's bus bay. Biota contains LEDs which change color, representing the growth of a living organism.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "East & I-225 Rail Corridors Preliminary Service Plan" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. June 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-02-27. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ "Rail Station Activity Analyzed" (PDF). Regional Transportation District (RTD). September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Biota in Aurora, CO". Public Art Archive. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "Art-n-Transit". RTD. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2024.