Peoria station explained

Peoria
Symbol Location:	Denver
Other Name:	Peoria/Smith
Symbol:	A
Symbol2:	R
Address:	11501 East 33rd Avenue
Borough:	Aurora, Colorado
Coordinates:	39.7676°N -104.8504°W
Owned:	Regional Transportation District
Line:	East Line (A Line) I-225 Corridor (R Line)^[1]
Platforms:	4 side platforms
Tracks:	4
Structure:	At-grade
Parking:	550 spaces
Bicycle:	10 lockers, 10 racks
Accessible:	Yes
Opened:	(A Line) February 24, 2017 (R Line)
Passengers:	7,233 (avg. weekday)^[2]
Pass Year:	2019
Pass Rank:	6 out of 69
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Zoom:	14

Peoria station, also known as Peoria/Smith station, is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) station in Aurora, Colorado. The station is served by the A Line, a commuter rail line from Union Station in Downtown Denver to Denver International Airport, and the R Line, a light rail line crossing through Aurora and South to Lone Tree. A Line travel times from the station to Downtown Denver and Denver International Airport are about 17 and 20 minutes, respectively. Peoria station is the northern terminus of the R Line with a travel time of 58 minutes to the southern terminus at Lincoln station.Peoria and Union Station are the two locations where RTD commuter rail and light rail meet, and Peoria is the only station facilitating a cross-platform transfer between the two systems.

Peoria station is also served by several TheRide bus routes and has a 550-space park-and-ride lot.^[3]

The A Line began service at Peoria station on April 22, 2016.^[4] The R Line began service on February 24, 2017.^[5]

Station layout

Westbound	←  toward
Eastbound	→ toward   →
Northbound	←  termination track
Southbound	→ toward   →

Peoria station includes four tracks accessible through three platforms. The platform closest to the entrance is a side platform which allows for boarding southbound R Line trains. There is then an island platform which allows boarding on eastbound A Line trains and alighting from both A Line and northbound R Line trains. The third and final platform is for boarding and alighting from A Line trains bound for Union Station. The island platform and westbound A Line platform require crossing railroad tracks at-grade to access. Additionally, the island platform includes stairs and a ramp between the A Line and R Line sides, as the R Line uses low floor vehicles while the A Line uses high floor vehicles. The station can be accessed via North Newark Street and East 35th Place. There are direct connections into the station's park-n-ride and bus loop.

Public Art

Peoria station features Biota, an illuminated sculpture created by Blessing Hancock. The art piece was installed in 2016 as a part of RTD's Art-n-Transit program and is located in the center of the station's bus bay. Biota contains LEDs which change color, representing the growth of a living organism.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: June 2017 . East & I-225 Rail Corridors Preliminary Service Plan . 2022-02-26 . . 2022-02-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035135/https://www.rtd-denver.com/sites/default/files/files/2017-06/preliminary-east-i225-corridors-service-plan_1.pdf . dead .
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: University of Colorado A Line Stations & Parking . . April 23, 2016.
4. News: Whaley . Monte . Aguilar . John . April 22, 2016 . A-train to Denver airport opens to public, hundreds wait to ride . . April 23, 2016.
5. News: 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 . February 24, 2017.
6. Web site: Biota in Aurora, CO . May 5, 2024 . Public Art Archive . en.
7. Web site: Art-n-Transit . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20230609152953/https://www.rtd-denver.com/art-n-transit/rail-stations . June 9, 2023 . May 5, 2024 . RTD.