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R Line (RTD)
Overview
StatusUnder Construction
OwnerRegional Transportation District
LocaleDenver-Aurora Metropolitan Area
Termini
Stations16
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemRegional Transportation District
Operator(s)Regional Transportation District
History
OpenedNovember 17, 2006 (Original G Line)
ClosedMay 3, 2009 (Original G Line)
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Route diagram
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The R Line or Aurora Line/I-225 Rail[1] is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) light rail line currently under construction in Aurora, Colorado. When the line opens in 2016, it will travel over existing portions of the RTD Light Rail system to serve stations in neighboring Denver, Greenwood Village, Centennial and Lone Tree.[2] The line was designated as the “R” line, reflecting the letter R’s in “Aurora” and “Ridgegate”.[3]

History

November 17, 2006 saw the completion of the Southeast Corridor light rail project (part of the Transportation Expansion Project). One of the four routes that were part of the RTD’s service plan for the corridor, the route between Aurora and Lone Tree, was named the “G Line” and assigned the color brown.[4] It was the only line in the RTD Light Rail system not serving downtown Denver, and one of very few tangential (“suburb to suburb”) rail transit lines in the United States. The G Line’s northern terminus was at Nine Mile Station in Aurora on the I-225 branch of the system, shared with the H Line, while its southern terminus was at Lincoln Avenue Station in Lone Tree, shared with the E Line.

In August 2007, night, Saturday, Sunday and holiday service on this route was discontinued due to low ridership. An exception was the lone northbound Owl service trip on weekend and holiday mornings. Service was further reduced to peak hour-only in August 2008 before being suspended entirely on May 3, 2009.[5]

FasTracks changes

Main article: FasTracks

I-225 Rail Line

The 2004 voter-approved FasTracks initiative will mark the return of the Aurora-Lone Tree Line. The I-225 Corridor will be a new 10.5-mile (16.9 km) light rail line running through Aurora and facilitate a circumferential link between the Southeast Corridor and the East Corridor. The project will include seven new stations and provide 1,800 new parking spaces. Construction began in spring 2012 on a short section of the line as part of a joint contract with the Colorado Department of Transportation. Following an unsolicited proposal from Kiewit Infrastructure Company, funding was secured for the full line, which is expected to open in winter 2016.[6]

Southeast Corridor Extension

Regional Transportation District sent four teams a Request for Proposal for the Southeast Corridor extension, consisting of 2.3 miles (3.7 km) of new track south of Lincoln and three new stations: Sky Ridge Medical Center, Lone Tree City Center, and the terminus at RidgeGate Parkway.[7] On July 28, 2015, a design-build contract for the extension was awarded to Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Inc. Design on the extension will start in fall 2015, with construction starting in spring 2016, followed by opening in early 2019.[8]

Route

The R Line will travel south from Peoria Station in northwest Aurora, predominantly following Interstate 225 through central Aurora to Belleview Station in southeast Denver. It will then follow Interstate 25 to its terminus at Lincoln Station in Lone Tree.

Stations

Name Opening Year Interchange Municipality park-n-Ride? Status
colspan=6 style="background:#Template:RTD color; color:white" | R Line (Peoria Station – Lincoln Avenue)
Template:RTD stations 2016  A  Line Aurora Yes Under Construction
Template:RTD stations 2016 None Aurora No Under Construction
Template:RTD stations 2016 None Aurora No Under Construction
Template:RTD stations 2016 None Aurora Yes Under Construction
Template:RTD stations 2016 None Aurora Yes Under Construction
Template:RTD stations 2016 None Aurora Yes Under Construction
Template:RTD stations 2016  H  Line Aurora No Under Construction
Template:RTD stations 2016  H  Line Aurora Yes Under Construction
Template:RTD stations 2006  H  Line Aurora Yes Open
Template:RTD stations 2006  H  Line Aurora Yes Open
Template:RTD stations 2006  E  &  F  Lines Denver Yes Open
Template:RTD stations 2006  E  &  F  Lines Greenwood Village Yes Open
Template:RTD stations 2006  E  &  F  Lines Greenwood Village Yes Open
Template:RTD stations 2006  E  &  F  Lines Centennial Yes Open
Template:RTD stations 2006  E  &  F  Lines Lone Tree Yes Open
Template:RTD stations 2006  E  &  F  Lines Lone Tree Yes Open
Template:RTD stations 2019[7]  E  &  F  Lines Lone Tree No Planned
Template:RTD stations 2019[7]  E  &  F  Lines Lone Tree No Planned
Template:RTD stations 2019[7]  E  &  F  Lines Lone Tree Yes Planned

References

  1. ^ "RTD - R Line". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved Jul 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "RTD - I-225 Rail Line". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  3. ^ "Aurora News Weekly". No. 13 Jul 2015. City of Aurora, Colorado. Retrieved 17 Jul 2015.
  4. ^ "RTD :: Southeast Light Rail". Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original on October 24, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  5. ^ Jeffrey Leib (January 13, 2009). "RTD plans to reduce service". The Denver Post.
  6. ^ "FasTracks - I-225 Corridor". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  7. ^ a b c d "Southeast Rail Extension". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  8. ^ "Contract approved to extend Southeast Rail Line in Douglas County". RTD FasTracks. Regional Transportation District of Denver. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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