E Line (RTD)

E Line
E Line at 10th & Osage by a Union Pacific rail yard
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Regional Transportation District
Locale	Denver metropolitan area
Termini	Union Station RidgeGate Parkway
Stations	21
Service
Type	Light rail
System	Regional Transportation District
Operator(s)	Regional Transportation District
History
Opened	November 17, 2006
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	Overhead lines, 750 V DC
Route diagram Legend Amtrak California Zephyr Union Station  A  B  G  N   C  W  Pepsi Center–Elitch Gardens Empower Field at Mile High Auraria West  W   D  F  H  10th & Osage US 6 6th Avenue Freeway Alameda I-25 I-25 & Broadway Fare Zone Boundary  C  D  Louisiana–Pearl University of Denver Colorado Yale Southmoor Fare Zone Boundary  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  F  R  This diagram: view talk

The E Line is a light rail line which is part of the rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver metropolitan area in Colorado. The line was added to the system on November 17, 2006, with the completion of the Southeast Corridor as part of the T-REX Project. It is one of four routes that are part of the RTD's service plan for the corridor. Although it operates seven days per week, the E line does not operate during midday hours on weekdays as of January 11, 2009.

According to a map in the RTD's current service plan for the corridor, the E Line's color is purple, also referred to as 'plum'.

Route[]

The E Line's northern terminus is at Union Station in downtown Denver. It shares track with the C Line from Union Station to I-25 & Broadway, then diverges by a level junction onto a flyover, and then parallels Interstate 25 from there to Lincoln Avenue in Lone Tree.^[1] On May 17, 2019, it was extended south by 2.3 miles (3.7 km) to RidgeGate Parkway station in Lone Tree.^[2]

Stations[]

Fare zone	Municipality	Station	Opening year	Interchange	Park & Ride
A	Denver	Union Station	2002	RTD Commuter Rail:  A   B   G   N  RTD Light Rail:  C   W  Amtrak: California Zephyr MallRide Flatiron Flyer	No
		Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens	2002	RTD Light Rail:  C   W	No
		Empower Field at Mile High	2002	RTD Light Rail:  C   W	No
		Auraria West	2002	RTD Light Rail:  C   W	No
		10th & Osage	1994	RTD Light Rail:  C   D   F   H	No
		Alameda	1994	RTD Light Rail:  C   D   F   H	Yes
		I-25 & Broadway	1994	RTD Light Rail:  C   D   F   H	Yes
B		Louisiana–Pearl	2006	RTD Light Rail:  F   H	No
		University of Denver	2006	RTD Light Rail:  F   H	Yes
		Colorado	2006	RTD Light Rail:  F   H	Yes
		Yale	2006	RTD Light Rail:  F   H	Yes
		Southmoor	2006	RTD Light Rail:  F   H	Yes
C		Belleview	2006	RTD Light Rail:  F   R	Yes
	Greenwood Village	Orchard	2006	RTD Light Rail:  F   R	Yes
		Arapahoe at Village Center	2006	RTD Light Rail:  F   R	Yes
	Centennial	Dry Creek	2006	RTD Light Rail:  F   R	Yes
	Lone Tree	County Line	2006	RTD Light Rail:  F   R	Yes
		Lincoln	2006	RTD Light Rail:  F   R	Yes
		Sky Ridge	2019	RTD Light Rail:  F   R	No
		Lone Tree City Center	2019	RTD Light Rail:  F   R	No
		RidgeGate Parkway	2019	RTD Light Rail:  F   R	Yes

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. It included three new stations, Sky Ridge, Lone Tree City Center, and RidgeGate Parkway, the latter with a 2,000-stall parking facility.^[3]

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External links[]

Route map:

• RTD E Line Schedule