Central Park is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) commuter rail and bus station on the A Line in the Central Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The station is the third eastbound station from Union Station in Downtown Denver and fourth westbound from Denver International Airport. The station is about 13 minutes from Downtown Denver and 24 minutes from Denver International Airport.
Central Park | |||||||||||
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.JPG) A Union Station bound train at Central Park station. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 8175 East Smith Road Denver, Colorado | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°46′13.3″N 104°53′29.9″W / 39.770361°N 104.891639°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Regional Transportation District | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | East Corridor[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  RTD Bus: 28, 34, 37, 42, 43, 65, 73, 88, 105 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 1,500 spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 8 lockers, 14 racks | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | April 22, 2016 | ||||||||||
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Central Park station is served by several TheRide bus routes and also has 1,500 parking spaces in a park-and-ride lot, the largest on the A Line.[2]
History edit
The station is located near Smith Road and Central Park Boulevard in the redevelopment area of the decommissioned Stapleton International Airport. It replaced the Stapleton Park and Ride. The bus service to the station opened on September 13, 2015, replacing with bus canopies and paved lots, unlike the old area.[3] Train service to the station on the A Line began on April 22, 2016.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "East & I-225 Rail Corridors Preliminary Service Plan" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. June 2017. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ "University of Colorado A Line Stations & Parking". RTD. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ^ Vaccarelli, Joe (September 30, 2015). "Central Park station park-n-Ride now open, serving buses in Stapleton". The Denver Post. 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.
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