Central Park station (RTD)
Central Park | |||||||||||
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RTD commuter rail station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 8175 E. Smith Road Denver, Colorado | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°46′13.3″N 104°53′29.9″W / 39.770361°N 104.891639°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Regional Transportation District | ||||||||||
Line(s) | |||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | TheRide buses | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Parking | 1,500 parking spaces | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 8 lockers and 14 racks | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | April 22, 2016 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Central Park is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) commuter rail and bus station on the A Line in the Stapleton neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The station is the third eastbound station from Union Station in Downtown Denver and fourth westbound from Denver International Airport. The station is about thirteen minutes from Downtown Denver and twenty-four minutes from Denver International Airport.
Central Park station is served by several TheRide bus routes and also has 1,500 parking spaces in a park-and-ride lot, the largest on the A Line.[1]
History
The station located near Smith Road and Central Park Boulevard in the redevelopment area of the decommissioned Stapleton International Airport, it replaced the Stapleton Park and Ride. The bus service to the station opened on September 13, 2015, replacing with bus canopies and paved lots, unlike the old area.[2] Train service to the station on the A Line began on April 22, 2016.[3]
Station Amenities
Dual side platform rail station, 1,500 parking spaces, 10 bike racks, 12 bike lockers, and 12 Bus Bays. Sand Creek Greenway Trail Connections.
RTD website also states 8 bike lockers and 14 racks on the A Line station list VS Park-n-Ride list of 10 and 12 respectfully.
Routes Serviced
Bus routes: 28, 34, 37, 42, 43, 65, 73, 88, 89, and 105.
Rail: A Line
References
- ^ "University of Colorado A Line Stations & Parking". RTD. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ^ Vaccarelli, Joe (September 30, 2015). "Central Park station park-n-Ride now open, serving buses in Stapleton". The Denver Post. 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. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
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