Louisiana–Pearl station

Louisiana–Pearl station is an island platformed RTD light rail station in Denver, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the E, F and H Lines, the station was opened on November 17, 2006, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District.[1][2] It primarily serves the Washington Park and Platt Park neighborhoods, and is located beneath street level adjacent to the west side of I-25. It is the only station on the entire system to be beneath street level. Louisiana - Pearl features a public art, kinetic sculpture entitled Stange Machine created by Ira Sherman and dedicated in 2006.[3]

Louisiana–Pearl
TheRide light rail station
Street level view of light rail station
Location755 East Louisiana Avenue
Denver, Colorado
Coordinates39°41′34″N 104°58′42″W
Owned byRegional Transportation District
Line(s)
  E Line
  F Line
  H Line
Platforms1 island platform
ConnectionsTheRide buses
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneB
History
OpenedNovember 17, 2006
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station
I-25 & Broadway E Line University of Denver
I-25 & Broadway F Line
H Line University of Denver
toward Florida

References

  1. Leib, Jeffrey (November 21, 2006). "A rail easy commute SE line's regular service debuts smoothly". The Denver Post. p. A1.
  2. "RTD: Southeast Corridor" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  3. "art-n-Transit: A rider's guide to public art on RTD's transit system, Southeast Corridor". Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original on May 8, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2010.


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