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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]
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Colfax station in February 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 13800 East Colfax Avenue Aurora, Colorado | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°44′24.9″N 104°49′37.2″W / 39.740250°N 104.827000°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Regional Transportation District | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | I-225 Corridor[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 12 racks | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | B[2] | ||||||||||
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| Opened | February 24, 2017 | ||||||||||
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The station opened on February 24, 2017, along with the rest of the R Line.[4]
History edit
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 edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "R Line Stations". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Leib, Jeffrey (January 7, 2001). "Planners outline I-225 light rail". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 16, 2017.