Aurora Metro Center station explained

Aurora Metro Center
Symbol Location:Denver
Symbol:R
Address:14555 East Centrepoint Drive
Borough:Aurora, Colorado
Coordinates:39.7088°N -104.8191°W
Owned:Regional Transportation District
Line:I-225 Corridor[1]
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Connections: RTD Bus: 3, 3L, 6, 11, 15L, 21, 130, 133, 153
Structure:At-grade
Parking:145 spaces
Bicycle:4 racks
Accessible:Yes
Passengers:1,477 (avg. weekday)[2]
Pass Year:2019
Pass Rank:42 out of 69
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Aurora Metro Center station is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) light rail station on the R Line in Aurora, Colorado. The station is located at Centrepoint Drive and Sable Boulevard and has a 145-stall park-and-ride lot.[3] The station is between the Town Center at Aurora shopping center and the Aurora Municipal Center (city hall, police headquarters, central library, and history museum).

The station opened on February 24, 2017, along with the rest of the R Line.[4] The former Centrepoint and Sable bus transfer center was renamed to Aurora Metro Center station when the light rail opened.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: June 2017 . East & I-225 Rail Corridors Preliminary Service Plan . 2022-02-26 . Regional Transportation District.
  2. Web site: September 2019 . Rail Station Activity Analyzed . April 29, 2024 . Regional Transportation District (RTD) . October 31, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191031032134/https://www.rtd-denver.com/sites/default/files/files/2019-09/Rail-Station-Activity-Report-May19-Aug19.pdf . dead.
  3. Web site: R Line Stations . . February 24, 2017.
  4. News: Paul . Jesse . February 23, 2017 . RTD R-Line begins service Friday to Aurora, Denver and Lone Tree — and you can ride for free . . February 24, 2017.