RidgeGate Parkway station

RidgeGate Parkway station is a light rail station in Lone Tree, Colorado, part of the Regional Transportation District (RTD) system in the Denver metropolitan area. It is the terminus of two lines: the E Line to Union Station and the R Line to Aurora.^[3] However, the R Line currently terminates at Lincoln station due to low ridership in this area of Lone Tree which is still under construction and amid generally lower ridership due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport.

RidgeGate Parkway  E   R
RidgeGate Parkway station platform, as seen from the station's parking garage in 2019
General information
Location	10791 S Havana Street Lone Tree, Colorado
Coordinates	39°31′14″N 104°51′56″W
Owned by	Regional Transportation District
Line(s)	Southeast Rail Extension[1]
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	1,300 spaces
Bicycle facilities	8 racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	May 17, 2019 (2019-05-17)
Passengers
2019	3,733 (avg. weekday)[2]
Rank	19 out of 69
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station Lone Tree City Center toward Union Station E Line Terminus Lone Tree City Center toward Peoria R Line (suspended)
Former services Preceding station RTD Following station Lone Tree City Center toward 18th & California F Line Terminus
Location

The station consists of two side platforms located adjacent to the interchange of Interstate 25 and RidgeGate Parkway. It also has a 1,300-stall parking garage and bicycle facilities.^[1] This station was built as part of the 2.3-mile (3.7 km) Southeast Rail Extension to RidgeGate, which began in 2016 and cost $223 million.^[3] It opened on May 17, 2019.^[4]

The RidgeGate area was annexed into Lone Tree in 2000 and is planned to anchor a major office and residential development, comprising much of Lone Tree's planned city center.^[5]

References

1. "E, F and R Line Extensions". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
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. Aguilar, John (January 25, 2019). "Light-rail extension into Lone Tree set to start passenger service May 19". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
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. Rubino, Joe (April 3, 2019). "For Lone Tree's RidgeGate neighborhood the future is now and it's arriving by train". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 17, 2019.