Peoria Station (RTD)

Peoria
RTD commuter rail and light rail station
Snow covered parking lot and station prior to opening.
Location	11501 E 33rd Avenue Aurora, Colorado
Coordinates	39°46′03.2″N 104°51′01.5″W / 39.767556°N 104.850417°WCoordinates: 39°46′03.2″N 104°51′01.5″W / 39.767556°N 104.850417°W
Owned by	Regional Transportation District
Line(s)	A Line   R Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	TheRide buses
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	550 parking spaces
Bicycle facilities	10 lockers and 10 racks
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	April 22, 2016 (A Line platform)
Services
Preceding station   RTD   Following station Central Park toward Union Station A Line 40th & Airport Blvd / Gateway Park toward Denver Airport Terminus R Line Future Fitzsimons toward Lincoln

Peoria, also known as Peoria/Smith, 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 will be the northern terminus of the R Line, a planned light rail line in Aurora. The station is about seventeen minutes from Downtown Denver and twenty minutes from Denver International Airport.

Peoria station is also served by several TheRide bus routes and has a 550-space park-and-ride lot.^[1]

The A Line began service at Peoria station on April 22, 2016.^[2] The R Line is scheduled to begin service in late 2016.^[3]

References

1. "University of Colorado A Line Stations & Parking". RTD. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
2. 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.
3. Illescas, Carlos (October 4, 2015). "Aurora to get downtown area with new light-rail line". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 23, 2016.