Colfax station (RTD)

For the D, F and H Line station, see Colfax at Auraria station. For the Amtrak station, see Colfax station.

Colfax
Colfax station in February 2017
General information
Location	13800 East Colfax Avenue Aurora, Colorado
Coordinates	39°44′24.9″N104°49′37.2″W / 39.740250°N 104.827000°W / 39.740250; -104.827000
Owned by	Regional Transportation District
Line(s)	I-225 Corridor [1]
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	RTD Bus: 10, 15, 15L, 20 RTD Flatiron Flyer: FF5
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	12 racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	February 24, 2017 (2017-02-24)
Passengers
2019	999 (avg. weekday) [2]
Rank	51 out of 69
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station Fitzsimons toward Peoria R Line 13th Avenue toward Lincoln
Location

Colfax station is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) light rail station on the R Line in Aurora, Colorado. The station is located on the light rail bridge elevated above Colfax Avenue between Fitzsimons Parkway and Interstate 225. ^[3]

The station opened on February 24, 2017, along with the rest of the R Line. ^[4]

History

The station was one of two planned in 2001 on the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, an area that Fitzsimons Redevelopment Authority developed into a campus anchored by the then University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. The second planned for the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center became Fitzsimons station. ^[5]

References

1. "East & I-225 Rail Corridors Preliminary Service Plan" (PDF). Regional Transportation District . June 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
2. "Rail Station Activity Analyzed" (PDF). Regional Transportation District (RTD). September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
3. "R Line Stations". Regional Transportation District . Retrieved February 24, 2017.
4. 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 . Retrieved February 24, 2017.
5. Leib, Jeffrey (January 7, 2001). "Planners outline I-225 light rail". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 16, 2017.