Denver Airport station
Denver Airport is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) commuter rail station on the A Line in Denver, Colorado, serving the Denver International Airport. The A Line begins at the airport and travels west to Union Station in Downtown Denver via six intermediate stops.
Denver Airport | |||||||||||
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RTD commuter rail station | |||||||||||
Location | 26800 E. 84th Avenue Denver, Colorado | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°50′46″N 104°40′26″W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Regional Transportation District | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | TheRide buses | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Parking | Private parking nearby | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Fare zone | Airport Zone | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | April 22, 2016 | ||||||||||
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The Denver Airport station is located at the south end of the DIA Jeppesen Terminal; the station includes services like a transit customer service desk, baggage checks, airport check-in kiosks, flight information screens, and a TSA airport security checkpoint.[1] The station is also integrated into a 519-room Westin hotel and convention space, built atop the station, that opened on November 25, 2015.[2]
The two tracks and island platform at Denver Airport station are not aligned in the middle of the right-of-way to accommodate future expansion.[3]
The station opened along with the rest of the A Line on April 22, 2016.[4]
References
- "At the airport". RTD. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- Baskas, Harriet (November 26, 2015). "Denver rides airport hotel trend, builds $580M Westin". CNBC. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- Stanley, Deb (April 6, 2016). "Secrets of Colorado: 11 secrets of the Denver International Airport RTD train station". Denver 7 News. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- Whaley, Monte; Aguilar, John (April 22, 2016). "A-train to Denver airport opens to public, hundreds wait to ride". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.