E Line (RTD)

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. Although it operates seven days per week, the E line does not operate during midday hours on weekdays as of January 11, 2009.

E Line
E Line at 10th & Osage by a Union Pacific rail yard
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Regional Transportation District
Locale	Denver metropolitan area
Termini	Union Station RidgeGate Parkway
Stations	21
Service
Type	Light rail
System	Regional Transportation District
Operator(s)	Regional Transportation District
History
Opened	November 17, 2006
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	Overhead lines, 750 V DC
Route diagram Amtrak California Zephyr Union Station  A  B  G  N   C  W  Pepsi Center–Elitch Gardens Empower Field at Mile High Auraria West  W   D  F  H  10th & Osage US 6 (6th Avenue Freeway) Alameda I-25 I-25 & Broadway Fare Zone Boundary  C  D  Louisiana–Pearl University of Denver Colorado Yale Southmoor Fare Zone Boundary  H  R  Belleview Orchard Arapahoe at Village Center Dry Creek County Line SH 470 / E-470 Lincoln Sky Ridge I-25 Lone Tree City Center RidgeGate Parkway  F  R

According to a map in the RTD's current service plan for the corridor, the E Line's color is purple, also referred to as 'plum'.

Route

The E Line's northern terminus is at Union Station in downtown Denver. It shares track with the C 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.[1] On May 17, 2019, it was extended south by 2.3 miles (3.7 km) to RidgeGate Parkway station in Lone Tree.[2]

Stations

Name	Opening Year	Interchange	Municipality	Parking
E Line (Union Station – RidgeGate Parkway)
Union Station	2002	C  &  W  Lines Amtrak FREE MallRide (16th St)	Denver	No
Pepsi Center–Elitch Gardens	2002	C  &  W  Lines	Denver	No
Empower Field at Mile High	2002	C  &  W  Lines	Denver	No
Auraria West	2002	C  &  W  Lines	Denver	No
10th & Osage	1994	C ,  D ,  F , &  H  Lines	Denver	No
Alameda	1994	C ,  D ,  F , &  H  Lines	Denver	Yes
I-25 & Broadway	1994	C ,  D ,  F , &  H  Lines	Denver	Yes
Fare Zone Boundary
Louisiana–Pearl	2006	F  &  H  Lines	Denver	No
University of Denver	2006	F  &  H  Lines	Denver	Yes
Colorado	2006	F  &  H  Lines	Denver	Yes
Yale	2006	F  &  H  Lines	Denver	Yes
Southmoor	2006	F  &  H  Lines	Denver	Yes
Fare Zone Boundary
Belleview	2006	F  &  R  Lines	Denver	Yes
Orchard	2006	F  &  R  Lines	Greenwood Village	Yes
Arapahoe at Village Center	2006	F  &  R  Lines	Greenwood Village	Yes
Dry Creek	2006	F  &  R  Lines	Centennial	Yes
County Line	2006	F  &  R  Lines	Lone Tree	Yes
Lincoln	2006	F  &  R  Lines	Lone Tree	Yes
Sky Ridge	2019	F  &  R  Lines	Lone Tree	No
Lone Tree City Center	2019	F  &  R  Lines	Lone Tree	No
RidgeGate Parkway	2019	F  &  R  Lines	Lone Tree	Yes

FasTracks

The 2004 voter-approved FasTracks initiative included the Southeast Corridor extension for the E and F Line, which extended the lines by 2.3 mi (3.70 km) to southern Lone Tree. The extension cost $223 million to construct and was opened on May 17, 2019. It included three new stations, Sky Ridge, Lone Tree City Center, and RidgeGate Parkway, the latter with a 2,000-stall parking facility.[3]

References

1. "RTD - Light Rail System Map". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
2. Rubino, Joe (May 15, 2019). "RTD's newest line in southeast Denver metro will power development for years to come". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
3. Aguilar, John (January 25, 2019). "Light-rail extension into Lone Tree set to start passenger service May 19". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 17, 2019.

External links

• RTD E Line Schedule