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
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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 track 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]