E Line (RTD)

"Purple Line (Denver)" redirects here. For other uses, see Purple Line.

E Line
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Southbound E Line at I-25 & Broadway station
Overview
Owner	Regional Transportation District
Locale	Denver metropolitan area
Termini	Union Station RidgeGate Parkway
Stations	21
Service
Type	Light rail
System	RTD Rail
Operator(s)	Regional Transportation District
Ridership	3,233,000 (FY2023, annual) [1]
History
Opened	November 17, 2006
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line,  750 V DC
Route map E Line highlighted in purple Show interactive map Legend Amtrak California Zephyr Union Station   A    B    G    N     W   Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens Empower Field at Mile High Auraria West   W     D    H   10th & Osage US 6 6th Avenue Freeway Alameda I-25 I-25 & Broadway   D   Louisiana–Pearl University of Denver Colorado Yale Southmoor   H    R   Belleview Orchard Arapahoe at Village Center Dry Creek County Line SH 470  / E-470 Lincoln   R   Sky Ridge I-25 Lone Tree City Center RidgeGate Parkway This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram

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.

Route

The E Line's northern terminus is at Union Station in downtown Denver. It shares track with the D 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. ^[2] On May 17, 2019, it was extended south by 2.3 miles (3.7 km) to RidgeGate Parkway station in Lone Tree. ^[3]

Stations

Station	Municipality	Opened	Major connections & notes
Union Station	Denver	April 5, 2002	A    B    G    N    W   California Zephyr MallRide Flatiron Flyer
Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens			W
Empower Field at Mile High			W
Auraria West			W
10th & Osage		October 8, 1994	D    H
Alameda			D    H   Park and ride: 240 spaces
I-25 & Broadway			D    H   Park and ride: 988 spaces
Louisiana–Pearl		November 17, 2006	H
University of Denver			H   Park and ride: 540 spaces
Colorado			H   Park and ride: 363 spaces
Yale			H   Park and ride: 129 spaces
Southmoor			H   Park and ride: 788 spaces
Belleview			R   Park and ride: 59 spaces
Orchard	Greenwood Village		R   Park and ride: 48 spaces
Arapahoe at Village Center			R   Park and ride: 817 spaces
Dry Creek	Centennial		R   Park and ride: 235 spaces
County Line	Lone Tree		R   Park and ride: 388 spaces
Lincoln			R   Park and ride: 1,734 spaces
Sky Ridge		May 17, 2019
Lone Tree City Center
RidgeGate Parkway			Park and ride: 1,300 spaces

FasTracks

Main article: 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 1,300-stall parking facility. ^[4]

References

1. "RIDERSHIP (BOARDINGS) BY MONTH, YEAR AND MODE" (PDF). RTD. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 14, 2025. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
2. "RTD – Light Rail System Map". Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
3. 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.
4. 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

Template:Attached KML/E Line (RTD)

KML is from Wikidata

• RTD E Line Schedule Archived 2017-05-04 at the Wayback Machine