F Line (RTD) explained

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

The F Line was a light rail line operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado.

Route

The F Line's northern terminus was at 18th Street in downtown Denver. It shared track with the D Line from 18th Street to I-25 & Broadway, then operated along the Southeast Corridor to Lone Tree, sharing tracks with the E Line.[1]

On September 20, 2020, Regional Transportation District suspended the F Line due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.[2] The line never returned to service and was officially eliminated ahead of the January 2023 service change.[3]

Stations

StationMunicipalityOpenedMajor connections & notes
(northbound)
(southbound)
DenverOctober 8, 1994
Flatiron Flyer
(northbound)
(southbound)

MallRide
(northbound)
(southbound)
October 8, 1994Closed November 27, 2004
November 28, 2004
October 8, 1994

Park and ride: 240 spaces

Park and ride: 1,248 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: 817 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.[4] It included three new stations,,, and, the latter with a 2,000-stall parking facility.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RTD – Light Rail System Map. Regional Transportation District. June 2, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140610023407/http://www.rtd-denver.com/LightRail_Map.shtml. June 10, 2014.
  2. Web site: Combined September and COVID-19.
  3. News: Murray . Jon . 2022-12-14 . RTD is officially killing its C and F lines after suspending them during the pandemic . en-US . . 2022-12-16.
  4. 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.
  5. News: Aguilar . John . January 25, 2019 . Light-rail extension into Lone Tree set to start passenger service May 19 . . May 17, 2019.