Summary
Lone Tree City Center 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 served by two lines: the E Line to Union Station and the R Line to Aurora.[2] 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.
 Lone Tree City Center station platform | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 11023 RidgeGate Parkway Lone Tree, Colorado | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°31′39″N 104°51′48″W / 39.52750°N 104.86333°W | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Regional Transportation District | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Southeast Rail Extension[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | May 17, 2019 | ||||||||||||||
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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. It opened on May 17, 2019.[3][1]
The station sits in greenfield land that is planned to host a transit-oriented development that is connected between the three stations. The 400-acre (160 ha) Lone Tree City Center, for which the station is named, is planned to include 10,000 homes, office space, and parks.[4] The development project was approved in 2018 and is planned to take decades to finish.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "E, F and R Line Extensions". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Dodson, Andrew (April 1, 2019). "Massive expansion in Lone Tree to create 'new downtown' with 12M square feet of development". Denver Business Journal. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ Sevits, Kurt (March 5, 2018). "Lone Tree approves plans for expansion of RidgeGate development off I-25". Denver Channel. Retrieved April 1, 2019.