Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens station explained

Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens
Symbol Location:Denver
Symbol:E
Symbol2:W
Other Name:Ball Arena•Elitch Gardens
Address:1700 Ninth Street
Borough:Denver, Colorado
Coordinates:39.7487°N -105.0096°W
Owned:Regional Transportation District
Line:Central Platte Valley[1]
Platform:2 island platforms, 1 side platform
Tracks:3
Structure:At-grade
Accessible:Yes
Former:Pepsi Center/Six Flags Elitch Gardens
Passengers:2,279 (avg. weekday)[2]
Pass Year:2019
Pass Rank:29 out of 69
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens (sometimes stylized as Ball Arena•Elitch Gardens) is an at-grade light rail station on the E Line and W Line of the RTD Rail system. It is located near the intersection of 9th Street and Chopper Circle in Denver, Colorado, near Ball Arena and Elitch Gardens Theme Park, after which the station is named.[3]

The station opened on April 5, 2002, as part of the Regional Transportation District's (RTD) Central Platte Valley Light Rail Line project.[4] [5]

The station was previously known as Pepsi Center–Six Flags Elitch Gardens. The basketball arena was renamed in 2020 and Six Flags sold Elitch Gardens in 2007.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: C, E & W Lines (Central Platte Valley Light Rail Line) . 2022-02-27 . . en.
  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. http://www.rtd-denver.com/LightRail_Map.shtml Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens Station
  4. News: New light rail will provide a critical link . Cathy . Proctor . Denver Business Journal . March 22, 2002.
  5. Web site: RTD: Central Platte Valley Light Rail Line . Regional Transportation District . September 26, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715205927/http://www.rtd-denver.com/PDF_Files/Fact_Sheets/Central_Platte_Valley_Facts.pdf . July 15, 2011 .