E Line (RTD) explained

E Line
Type:Light rail
System:RTD Rail
Locale:Denver metropolitan area
Stations:21
Open:November 17, 2006
Owner:Regional Transportation District
Operator:Regional Transportation District

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.

Currently, the E Line is operating at a 60 minute headway due to repairs of the coping panels on the Southeast Corridor. This is a reduction from the line's typical 15 minute headways.[1]

Route

The E Line's northern terminus is at Union Station in downtown Denver. It shares track with the D 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.[2] On May 17, 2019, it was extended south by 2.3miles to RidgeGate Parkway station in Lone Tree.[3]

Stations

StationMunicipalityOpenedMajor connections & notes
DenverApril 5, 2002

MallRide
Flatiron Flyer
October 8, 1994

Park and ride: 240 spaces

Park and ride: 988 spaces
November 17, 2006

Park and ride: 540 spaces

Park and ride: 363 spaces

Park and ride: 129 spaces

Park and ride: 788 spaces

Park and ride: 59 spaces
Greenwood Village
Park and ride: 48 spaces

Park and ride: 817 spaces
Centennial
Park and ride: 235 spaces
Lone Tree
Park and ride: 388 spaces

Park and ride: 1,734 spaces
May 17, 2019
Park and ride: 1,300 spaces

FasTracks

See main article: FasTracks. The 2004 voter-approved FasTracks initiative included the Southeast Corridor extension for the E and F Line, which extended the lines by 2.32NaN2 to southern Lone Tree. The extension cost $223 million to construct and was opened on May 17, 2019. It included three new stations,,, and, the latter with a 1,300-stall parking facility.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Final May 2024 Service Changes. www.rtd-denver.com. en. April 24, 2024.
  2. Web site: RTD – Light Rail System Map. Regional Transportation District. June 2, 2014. September 22, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100922060013/http://www.rtd-denver.com/LightRail_Map.shtml. dead.
  3. News: Rubino . Joe . May 15, 2019 . RTD's newest line in southeast Denver metro will power development for years to come . The Denver Post . May 17, 2019.
  4. News: Aguilar . John . January 25, 2019 . Light-rail extension into Lone Tree set to start passenger service May 19 . . May 17, 2019.