F Line (RTD)

F Line (RTD)
F Line at 16th & California
Overview
Type	Light rail
System	Regional Transportation District
Status	Operational
Locale	Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area
Termini	18th & California/Stout Lincoln
Stations	18
Operation
Opened	November 17, 2006
Owner	Regional Transportation District
Operator(s)	Regional Transportation District
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	Overhead lines
Route diagram Legend  D  &  H  Lines 18th & California │ 18th & Stout 16th & California │ 16th & Stout Theater District Convention Ctr Colfax at Auraria  C  &  E  Lines 10th & Osage US 6 (6th Avenue Freeway) Alameda I-25 I-25 & Broadway  C  &  D  Lines Louisiana & Pearl University of Denver Colorado Yale Southmoor  H  &  R  Lines Belleview Orchard Arapahoe at Village Center Dry Creek County Line SH 470 / E-470 Lincoln  E  Line Sky Ridge Medical Center (2019) I-25 Lone Tree City Center (2019) RidgeGate Parkway (2019)

The F Line (sometimes known as the Red Line), part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado, was added to the system on November 17, 2006, as part of the Southeast Corridor project (the "T-Rex Project"). It is one of four routes that are part of the RTD's service plan for the corridor. It operates Monday through Friday and does not run on weekends.

According to a map in the RTD's service plan for the corridor, the F Line's color is red.

Route

The F Line's northern terminus is at 18th Street in downtown Denver. It shares track with the D Line from 18th Street to I-25 & Broadway, then runs along the Southeast Corridor to Lincoln Avenue in Lone Tree.^[1]

Stations

Name	Opening Year	Interchange	Municipality	park-n-Ride?
F Line (18th & California/18th & Stout – Lincoln Avenue)
18th & California (northbound) and 18th & Stout (southbound)	1994	D  &  H  Lines	Denver	No
16th & California (northbound) and 16th & Stout (southbound)	1994	D  &  H  Lines FREE MallRide (16th St)	Denver	No
Convention Center/Performing Arts	2004	D  &  H  Lines	Denver	No
Colfax at Auraria	1994	D  &  H  Lines	Denver	No
10th & Osage	1994	C ,  D ,  E , &  H  Lines	Denver	No
Alameda	1994	C ,  D ,  E , &  H  Lines	Denver	No
I-25 & Broadway	1994	C ,  D ,  E , &  H  Lines	Denver	Yes
Fare Zone Boundary
Louisiana/Pearl	2006	E  &  H  Lines	Denver	No
University of Denver	2006	E  &  H  Lines	Denver	Yes
Colorado	2006	E  &  H  Lines	Denver	Yes
Yale	2006	E  &  H  Lines	Denver	Yes
Southmoor	2006	E  &  H  Lines	Denver	Yes
Fare Zone Boundary
Belleview	2006	E  Line	Denver	Yes
Orchard	2006	E  Line	Greenwood Village	Yes
Arapahoe at Village Center	2006	E  Line	Greenwood Village	Yes
Dry Creek	2006	E  Line	Centennial	Yes
County Line	2006	E  Line	Lone Tree	Yes
Lincoln	2006	E  Line	Lone Tree	Yes
Sky Ridge Medical Center	2019 (planned)[2]	E  &  R  Lines	Lone Tree	No
Lone Tree City Center	2019 (planned)[2]	E  &  R  Lines	Lone Tree	No
RidgeGate	2019 (planned)[2]	E  &  R  Lines	Lone Tree	Yes

FasTracks

The 2004 voter-approved FasTracks initiative will add 2.3 mi (3.70 km) to the Southeast Corridor (E Line and F Line). It will also add three stations at Sky Ridge Medical Center, Lone Tree City Center and RidgeGate Parkway, with a 2,000 space parking lot at RidgeGate.

Regional Transportation District has sent four teams a Request for Proposal on the Southeast Corridor extension expected due in May 2015.^[2] The Southeast Rail Line Extension plan is to extend light rail transit service to the new RidgeGate Parkway Interchange. Additional stations at Sky Ridge Medical Center, Lone Tree City Center, and new R Line terminus station at RidgeGate will have an expected opening in 2019.^[2]

References

1. "RTD - Light Rail System Map". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
2. "Southeast Rail Extension". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved May 14, 2015.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• RTD F Line Schedule