Colfax station (RTD)

Colfax
RTD light rail station
The station in February, 2017.
Location 13800 E. Colfax Avenue
Aurora, Colorado
Coordinates 39°44′24.9″N 104°49′37.2″W / 39.740250°N 104.827000°W / 39.740250; -104.827000Coordinates: 39°44′24.9″N 104°49′37.2″W / 39.740250°N 104.827000°W / 39.740250; -104.827000
Owned by Regional Transportation District
Line(s)
  R Line
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections TheRide buses
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Bicycle facilities 12 bike racks
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened February 24, 2017 (2017-02-24)
Services
Preceding station   RTD   Following station
toward Peoria
R Line
toward Lincoln

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.[1]

The station opened on February 24, 2017, along with the rest of the R Line.[2]

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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "R Line Stations". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Leib, Jeffrey (January 7, 2001). "Planners outline I-225 light rail". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
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