Aurora Metro Center station is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) light rail station on the R Line in Aurora, Colorado. The station is located at Centrepoint Drive and Sable Boulevard and has a 145-stall park-and-ride lot.[3] The station is between the Town Center at Aurora shopping center and the Aurora Municipal Center (city hall, police headquarters, central library, and history museum).
Aurora Metro Center | |||||||||||
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 Aurora Metro Center station in February 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 14555 East Centrepoint Drive Aurora, Colorado | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°42′31.7″N 104°49′08.7″W / 39.708806°N 104.819083°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Regional Transportation District | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | I-225 Corridor[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  RTD Bus: 3, 3L, 6, 11, 15L, 21, 130, 133, 153 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 145 spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 4 racks | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | February 24, 2017 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 1,477 (avg. weekday)[2] | ||||||||||
| Rank | 42 out of 69 | ||||||||||
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The station opened on February 24, 2017, along with the rest of the R Line.[4] The former Centrepoint and Sable bus transfer center was renamed to Aurora Metro Center station when the light rail opened.
References
edit- ^ "East & I-225 Rail Corridors Preliminary Service Plan" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. June 2017. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ "Rail Station Activity Analyzed" (PDF). Regional Transportation District (RTD). September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ "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.
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