Central Park station (RTD)

Central Park is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) commuter rail and bus station on the A Line in the Central Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The station is the third eastbound station from Union Station in Downtown Denver and fourth westbound from Denver International Airport. The station is about 13 minutes from Downtown Denver and 24 minutes from Denver International Airport.

Central Park
RTD commuter rail station
A Downtown-Denver bound train at Central Park station.
Location8175 E. Smith Road
Denver, Colorado
Coordinates39°46′13.3″N 104°53′29.9″W
Owned byRegional Transportation District
Line(s)
  A Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsTheRide buses
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking1,500 parking spaces
Bicycle facilities8 lockers and 14 racks
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedApril 22, 2016 (2016-04-22)
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station
40th & Colorado
toward Union Station
 A Line Peoria
toward Denver Airport

Central Park station is served by several TheRide bus routes and also has 1,500 parking spaces in a park-and-ride lot, the largest on the A Line.[1]

History

The station located near Smith Road and Central Park Boulevard in the redevelopment area of the decommissioned Stapleton International Airport, it replaced the Stapleton Park and Ride. The bus service to the station opened on September 13, 2015, replacing with bus canopies and paved lots, unlike the old area.[2] Train service to the station on the A Line began on April 22, 2016.[3]

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See also

References
  1. "University of Colorado A Line Stations & Parking". RTD. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  2. Vaccarelli, Joe (September 30, 2015). "Central Park station park-n-Ride now open, serving buses in Stapleton". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  3. Whaley, Monte; Aguilar, John (April 22, 2016). "A-train to Denver airport opens to public, hundreds wait to ride". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.


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