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.
The station opened on February 24, 2017, along with the rest of the R Line.
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.
References
- ^ "East & I-225 Rail Corridors Preliminary Service Plan" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. June 2017. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ "Rail Station Activity Analyzed" (PDF). Regional Transportation District (RTD). September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ "R Line Stations". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Leib, Jeffrey (January 7, 2001). "Planners outline I-225 light rail". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
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