Peoria station

{{Short description|Commuter and light rail station in Aurora, Colorado}}

{{for|the former train stations in Peoria, Illinois|Peoria Union Station|Peoria station (Rock Island Line)}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Peoria

| symbol_location = Denver

| other_name = Peoria/Smith

| symbol = A

| symbol2 = R

| image = Peoria Station (RTD).JPG

| caption = Peoria station A Line platforms

| address = 11501 East 33rd Avenue

| borough = Aurora, Colorado

| coordinates = {{coord|39|46|03.2|N|104|51|01.5|W|type:railwaystation_region:US-CO|display=inline,title}}

| owned = Regional Transportation District

| line = East Line (A Line)
I-225 Corridor (R Line){{Cite web |date=June 2017 |title=East & I-225 Rail Corridors Preliminary Service Plan |url=https://www.rtd-denver.com/sites/default/files/files/2017-06/preliminary-east-i225-corridors-service-plan_1.pdf |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=Regional Transportation District |archive-date=2022-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035135/https://www.rtd-denver.com/sites/default/files/files/2017-06/preliminary-east-i225-corridors-service-plan_1.pdf |url-status=dead }}

| platforms = 4 side platforms

| tracks = 4

| connections = {{Unbulleted list

| {{bus icon}} RTD Bus: 37, 45, 121, 153

}}

| structure = At-grade

| parking = 550 spaces

| bicycle = 10 lockers, 10 racks

| accessible = Yes

| opened = {{Start date|2016|04|22}} (A Line)
February 24, 2017 (R Line)

| passengers = 7,233 (avg. weekday){{Cite web |date=September 2019 |title=Rail Station Activity Analyzed |url=https://www.rtd-denver.com/sites/default/files/files/2019-09/Rail-Station-Activity-Report-May19-Aug19.pdf |access-date=April 29, 2024 |website=Regional Transportation District (RTD) |archive-date=October 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031032134/https://www.rtd-denver.com/sites/default/files/files/2019-09/Rail-Station-Activity-Report-May19-Aug19.pdf |url-status=dead}}

| pass_year = 2019

| pass_rank = 6 out of 69

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=RTD

|line1=A|left1=Central Park|right1=40th Ave & Airport Blvd–Gateway Park

|line2=R|right2=Fitzsimons

}}

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 14

}}

Peoria station, also known as Peoria/Smith station, is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) station in Aurora, Colorado. The station is served by the A Line, a commuter rail line from Union Station in Downtown Denver to Denver International Airport, and the R Line, a light rail line crossing through Aurora and South to Lone Tree. A Line travel times from the station to Downtown Denver and Denver International Airport are about 17 and 20 minutes, respectively. Peoria station is the northern terminus of the R Line with a travel time of 58 minutes to the southern terminus at Lincoln station.

File:Denver RTD Peoria Station R-Line.JPG

Peoria and Union Station are the two locations where RTD commuter rail and light rail meet, and Peoria is the only station facilitating a cross-platform transfer between the two systems.

Peoria station is also served by several TheRide bus routes and has a 550-space park-and-ride lot.{{cite web |title=University of Colorado A Line Stations & Parking |url=http://www.rtd-denver.com/a-line-stations.shtml |publisher=RTD |accessdate=April 23, 2016}}

The A Line began service at Peoria station on April 22, 2016.{{cite news |last1=Whaley |first1=Monte |last2=Aguilar |first2=John |date=April 22, 2016 |title=A-train to Denver airport opens to public, hundreds wait to ride |url=http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29800156/train-between-downtown-denver-and-dia-boards-first |newspaper=The Denver Post |accessdate=April 23, 2016}} The R Line began service on February 24, 2017.{{cite news |last=Paul |first=Jesse |date=February 23, 2017 |title=RTD R-Line begins service Friday to Aurora, Denver and Lone Tree — and you can ride for free |url=http://www.denverpost.com/2017/02/23/rtd-r-line-begins-aurora-denver-lone-tree-free/ |work=The Denver Post |accessdate=February 24, 2017}}

Station layout

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style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan="2" | {{small|Side platform}}

width="100"| Westbound

|width="430"| ← {{rint|Denver|A}} toward {{stl|RTD|Union Station}} {{small|({{stl|RTD|Central Park}})}}

style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" colspan="2"|

Eastbound

|→ {{rint|Denver|A}} toward {{stl|RTD|Denver Airport}} {{small|({{stl|RTD|40th Ave & Airport Blvd–Gateway Park}})}} →

style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan="2" | {{small|Island platform}}

Northbound

|← {{rint|Denver|R}} termination track

style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" colspan="2"|

Southbound

|→ {{rint|Denver|R}} toward {{stl|RTD|Lincoln}} {{small|({{stl|RTD|Fitzsimons}})}} →

style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan="2" | {{small|Side platform}}

style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" colspan="2"|

Peoria station includes four tracks accessible through three platforms. The platform closest to the entrance is a side platform which allows for boarding southbound R Line trains. There is then an island platform which allows boarding on eastbound A Line trains and alighting from both A Line and northbound R Line trains. The third and final platform is for boarding and alighting from A Line trains bound for Union Station. The island platform and westbound A Line platform require crossing railroad tracks at-grade to access. Additionally, the island platform includes stairs and a ramp between the A Line and R Line sides, as the R Line uses low floor vehicles while the A Line uses high floor vehicles. The station can be accessed via North Newark Street and East 35th Place. There are direct connections into the station's park-n-ride and bus loop.

Public Art

Peoria station features Biota, an illuminated sculpture created by Blessing Hancock. The art piece was installed in 2016 as a part of RTD's Art-n-Transit program and is located in the center of the station's bus bay. Biota contains LEDs which change color, representing the growth of a living organism.{{Cite web |title=Biota in Aurora, CO |url=https://publicartarchive.org/art/Biota/1ce19ba2 |access-date=May 5, 2024 |website=Public Art Archive |language=en}}{{Cite web |date= |title=Art-n-Transit |url=https://www.rtd-denver.com/art-n-transit/rail-stations |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609152953/https://www.rtd-denver.com/art-n-transit/rail-stations |archive-date=June 9, 2023 |access-date=May 5, 2024 |publisher=RTD}}

References

Category:RTD commuter rail stations

Category:2016 establishments in Colorado

Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 2016

Category:Transportation buildings and structures in Aurora, Colorado

Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 2017