F Line (RTD)

"Red Line (Denver)" redirects here. For other uses, see Red Line.

The F Line was a light rail line operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado.

F Line
F
F Line at 16th & California station
Overview
Status	Discontinued
Owner	Regional Transportation District
Locale	Denver metropolitan area
Termini	18th & California/18th & Stout RidgeGate Parkway
Stations	21
Service
Type	Light rail
System	RTD Rail
Operator(s)	Regional Transportation District
History
Opened	November 17, 2006
Closed	September 20, 2020 (2020-09-20)
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 750 V DC
Route map F Line highlighted in red Show interactive map Legend  L   D  H  18th & Stout | California 16th & Stout | California Theatre District–Convention Center Colfax at Auraria  C  E  10th & Osage US 6 6th Avenue Freeway Alameda I-25 I-25 & Broadway  C  D  Louisiana–Pearl University of Denver Colorado Yale Southmoor  H  R  Belleview Orchard Arapahoe at Village Center Dry Creek County Line SH 470 / E-470 Lincoln Sky Ridge I-25 Lone Tree City Center RidgeGate Parkway  E  R  This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram

Route

The F Line's northern terminus was at 18th Street in downtown Denver. It shared track with the D Line from 18th Street to I-25 & Broadway, then operated along the Southeast Corridor to Lone Tree, sharing tracks with the E Line.^[1]

On September 20, 2020, Regional Transportation District suspended the F Line due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.^[2] The line never returned to service and was officially eliminated ahead of the January 2023 service change.^[3]

Stations

Station	Municipality	Opened	Major connections & notes
18th & California (northbound) 18th & Stout (southbound)	Denver	October 8, 1994	D  H  L  Flatiron Flyer
16th & California (northbound) 16th & Stout (southbound)			D  H  L  MallRide
14th & California (northbound) 14th & Stout (southbound)		October 8, 1994	Closed November 27, 2004
Theatre District–Convention Center		November 28, 2004	D  H
Colfax at Auraria		October 8, 1994	D  H
10th & Osage			C  D  E  H
Alameda			C  D  E  H  Park and ride: 240 spaces
I-25 & Broadway			C  D  E  H  Park and ride: 1,248 spaces
Louisiana–Pearl		November 17, 2006	E  H
University of Denver			E  H  Park and ride: 540 spaces
Colorado			E  H  Park and ride: 363 spaces
Yale			E  H  Park and ride: 129 spaces
Southmoor			E  H  Park and ride: 788 spaces
Belleview			E  R  Park and ride: 817 spaces
Orchard	Greenwood Village		E  R  Park and ride: 48 spaces
Arapahoe at Village Center			E  R  Park and ride: 817 spaces
Dry Creek	Centennial		E  R  Park and ride: 235 spaces
County Line	Lone Tree		E  R  Park and ride: 388 spaces
Lincoln			E  R  Park and ride: 1,734 spaces
Sky Ridge		May 17, 2019	E
Lone Tree City Center			E
RidgeGate Parkway			E  Park and ride: 1,300 spaces

FasTracks

Main article: 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.^[4] It included three new stations, Sky Ridge, Lone Tree City Center, and RidgeGate Parkway, the latter with a 2,000-stall parking facility.^[5]

References

1. "RTD – Light Rail System Map". Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original on June 10, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
2. "Combined September and COVID-19".
3. Murray, Jon (December 14, 2022). "RTD is officially killing its C and F lines after suspending them during the pandemic". The Denver Post. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
4. 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.
5. 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

Template:Attached KML/F Line (RTD)

KML is from Wikidata

• "RTD F Line Schedule". Archived from the original on January 23, 2016.