E Line (RTD)
{{Short description|Light rail line in the Denver metropolitan area}}
{{Redirect|Purple Line (Denver)|other uses|Purple Line (disambiguation){{!}}Purple Line}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name = E Line
| color = {{rcr|RTD|E}}
| logo = File:Denver RTD E.svg
| image = RTD E Line Train 305 southbound at Broadway Station.jpg
| caption = Southbound E Line at I-25 & Broadway station
| type = Light rail
| system = RTD Rail
| status =
| locale = Denver metropolitan area
| start = {{Rtds|Union Station}}
| end = {{Rtds|RidgeGate Parkway}}
| stations = 21
| routes =
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| open = November 17, 2006
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| owner = Regional Transportation District
| operator = Regional Transportation District
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| electrification = {{750 V DC|conductor=overhead}}
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E Line highlighted in purple
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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.
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.rtd-denver.com/LightRail_Map.shtml|title=RTD – Light Rail System Map|publisher=Regional Transportation District|access-date=June 2, 2014|archive-date=September 22, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922060013/http://www.rtd-denver.com/LightRail_Map.shtml|url-status=dead}} On May 17, 2019, it was extended south by {{convert|2.3|mi|km}} to RidgeGate Parkway station in Lone Tree.{{cite news |last=Rubino |first=Joe |date=May 15, 2019 |title=RTD's newest line in southeast Denver metro will power development for years to come |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2019/05/15/lone-tree-ridgegate-rtd-rail-extension/ |work=The Denver Post |access-date=May 17, 2019}}
Stations
| class="wikitable"
! Station ! Municipality ! Opened ! Major connections & notes |
| {{Rtds|Union Station}}
| rowspan="13" | Denver | rowspan="4" | April 5, 2002 | {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|A}}{{ric|RTD|B}}{{ric|RTD|G}}{{ric|RTD|N}}{{ric|RTD|W}} |
| {{Rtds|Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|W}} |
| {{Rtds|Empower Field at Mile High}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|W}} |
| {{Rtds|Auraria West}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|W}} |
| {{Rtds|10th & Osage}}
| rowspan="3" | October 8, 1994 | {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|D}}{{ric|RTD|H}} |
| {{Rtds|Alameda}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|D}}{{ric|RTD|H}} |
| {{Rtds|I-25 & Broadway}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|D}}{{ric|RTD|H}} |
| {{Rtds|Louisiana–Pearl}}
| rowspan="11" | November 17, 2006 | {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|H}} |
| {{Rtds|University of Denver}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|H}} |
| {{Rtds|Colorado}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|H}} |
| {{Rtds|Yale}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|H}} |
| {{Rtds|Southmoor}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|H}} |
| {{Rtds|Belleview}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|R}} |
| {{Rtds|Orchard}}
| rowspan="2" | Greenwood Village | {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|R}} |
| {{Rtds|Arapahoe at Village Center}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|R}} |
| {{Rtds|Dry Creek}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|R}} |
| {{Rtds|County Line}}
| rowspan="5" | Lone Tree | {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|R}} |
| {{Rtds|Lincoln}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|R}} |
| {{Rtds|Sky Ridge}}
| rowspan="3" | May 17, 2019 | |
| {{Rtds|Lone Tree City Center}}
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| {{Rtds|RidgeGate Parkway}}
| Park and ride: 1,300 spaces |
FasTracks
{{Main|FasTracks}}
The 2004 voter-approved FasTracks initiative included the Southeast Corridor extension for the E and F Line, which extended the lines by {{convert|2.3|mi|km|2|abbr=on}} to southern Lone Tree. The extension cost $223 million to construct and was opened on May 17, 2019. It included three new stations, {{stn|Sky Ridge}}, {{stn|Lone Tree City Center}}, and {{stn|RidgeGate Parkway}}, the latter with a 1,300-stall parking facility.{{cite news |last=Aguilar |first=John |date=January 25, 2019 |title=Light-rail extension into Lone Tree set to start passenger service May 19 |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2019/01/25/rtd-southeast-extension-light-rail-ridgegate/ |work=The Denver Post |access-date=May 17, 2019}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www3.rtd-denver.com/schedules/getSchedule.action?runboardId=2096&routeType=2&routeId=101&lineName=SE&branch=E RTD E Line Schedule] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504055034/http://www3.rtd-denver.com/schedules/getSchedule.action?runboardId=2096&routeType=2&routeId=101&lineName=SE&branch=E |date=2017-05-04 }}
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Category:Transportation in Arapahoe County, Colorado
Category:Transportation in Douglas County, Colorado
Category:Railway lines opened in 2006