E Line (RTD)

E Line
E Line
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	E Line at 10th & Osage by a Union Pacific rail yard
Overview
Owner	Regional Transportation District
Locale	Denver metropolitan area
Termini	Union Station; RidgeGate Parkway;
Stations	21
Service
Type	Light rail
System	RTD Rail
Operator(s)	Regional Transportation District
History
Opened	November 17, 2006
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 750 V DC
Route diagram
	Amtrak
	California Zephyr
	US 6
	6th Avenue Freeway

The E Line is a light rail line which is part of the rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver metropolitan area in Colorado. The line was added to the system on November 17, 2006, with the completion of the Southeast Corridor as part of the T-REX Project. It is one of four routes that are part of the RTD's service plan for the corridor.

According to a map in the RTD's current service plan for the corridor, the E Line's color is purple, also referred to as 'plum'.

There are currently extra E Line trips between Union Station and Southmoor station due to a maintenance works project on the Southeast Corridor between I-25/Broadway station and Lincoln station, which suspended R Line service south of Florida station.

Route

The E Line's northern terminus is at Union Station in downtown Denver. It shares track with the D Line from Union Station to I-25 & Broadway, then diverges by a level junction onto a flyover, and then parallels Interstate 25 from there to Lincoln Avenue in Lone Tree.[1] On May 17, 2019, it was extended south by 2.3 miles (3.7 km) to RidgeGate Parkway station in Lone Tree.[2]

Stations

Fare zone	Station	Municipality	Opened	Major connections & notes
A	Union Station	Denver	April 5, 2002	A B G N W California Zephyr MallRide Flatiron Flyer
	Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens			W
	Empower Field at Mile High			W
	Auraria West			W
	10th & Osage		October 8, 1994	D H
	Alameda			D H Park and ride: 240 spaces
	I-25 & Broadway			D H Park and ride: 1,248 spaces
B	Louisiana–Pearl		November 17, 2006	H
	University of Denver			H Park and ride: 540 spaces
	Colorado			H Park and ride: 363 spaces
	Yale			H Park and ride: 129 spaces
	Southmoor			H Park and ride: 788 spaces
C	Belleview			R Park and ride: 59 spaces
	Orchard	Greenwood Village		R Park and ride: 48 spaces
	Arapahoe at Village Center	Greenwood Village		R Park and ride: 817 spaces
	Dry Creek	Centennial		R Park and ride: 235 spaces
	County Line	Lone Tree		R Park and ride: 388 spaces
	Lincoln			R Park and ride: 1,734 spaces
	Sky Ridge		May 17, 2019
	Lone Tree City Center
	RidgeGate Parkway			Park and ride: 1,300 spaces

FasTracks

The 2004 voter-approved FasTracks initiative included the Southeast Corridor extension for the E and F Line, which extended the lines by 2.3 mi (3.70 km) to southern Lone Tree. The extension cost $223 million to construct and was opened on May 17, 2019. It included three new stations, Sky Ridge, Lone Tree City Center, and RidgeGate Parkway, the latter with a 2,000-stall parking facility.[3]

References

"RTD – Light Rail System Map". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
Rubino, Joe (May 15, 2019). "RTD's newest line in southeast Denver metro will power development for years to come". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
Aguilar, John (January 25, 2019). "Light-rail extension into Lone Tree set to start passenger service May 19". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 17, 2019.

External links

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RTD E Line Schedule

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[1] "RTD – Light Rail System Map". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved June 2, 2014.

[2] Rubino, Joe (May 15, 2019). "RTD's newest line in southeast Denver metro will power development for years to come". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 17, 2019.

[3] Aguilar, John (January 25, 2019). "Light-rail extension into Lone Tree set to start passenger service May 19". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 17, 2019.