Aurora Metro Center station

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  R
Aurora Metro Center station in February 2017
General information
Location	14555 East Centrepoint Drive Aurora, Colorado
Coordinates	39°42′31.7″N 104°49′08.7″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
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	145 spaces
Bicycle facilities	4 racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	February 24, 2017 (2017-02-24)
Passengers
2019	1,477 (avg. weekday)[2]
Rank	42 out of 69
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station 2nd Avenue & Abilene toward Peoria R Line Florida toward Lincoln
Location

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

1. "East & I-225 Rail Corridors Preliminary Service Plan" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. June 2017. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
2. "Rail Station Activity Analyzed" (PDF). Regional Transportation District (RTD). September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
3. "R Line Stations". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
4. 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.