Colfax_station_(RTD)

Colfax station (RTD)

Colfax station (RTD)

Light rail station in Aurora, Colorado

For the D, F and H Line station, see Colfax at Auraria station. For the Amtrak station, see Colfax station.

Colfax station is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) light rail station on the R Line in Aurora, Colorado. The station is located on the light rail bridge elevated above Colfax Avenue between Fitzsimons Parkway and Interstate 225.[2]

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The station opened on February 24, 2017, along with the rest of the R Line.[3]

History

The station was one of two planned in 2001 on the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, an area that Fitzsimons Redevelopment Authority developed into a campus anchored by the then University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. The second planned for the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center became Fitzsimons station.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "East & I-225 Rail Corridors Preliminary Service Plan" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. June 2017. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  2. [2]
    "R Line Stations". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  3. [3]
    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.
  4. [4]
    Leib, Jeffrey (January 7, 2001). "Planners outline I-225 light rail". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
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