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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.
.JPG) Peoria station A Line platforms | ||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Peoria/Smith | |||||||||||||||
| Location | 11501 East 33rd Avenue Aurora, Colorado | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°46′03.2″N 104°51′01.5″W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Regional Transportation District | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | East Line (A Line) I-225 Corridor (R Line)[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | 550 spaces | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 10 lockers, 10 racks | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | April 22, 2016 (A Line) February 24, 2017 (R Line) | |||||||||||||||
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| 2019 | 7,233 (avg. weekday)[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Rank | 6 out of 69 | |||||||||||||||
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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.[3]
The A Line began service at Peoria station on April 22, 2016.[4] The R Line began service on February 24, 2017.[5]
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| Side platform | |
| Westbound | ← A toward Union Station (Central Park) |
| Eastbound | → A toward Denver Airport (40th Ave & Airport Blvd–Gateway Park) → |
| Island platform | |
| Northbound | ← R termination track |
| Southbound | → R toward Lincoln (Fitzsimons) → |
| Side platform | |
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.
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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.[6][7]
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