The E Line is a
light rail line which is part of the
rail system operated by the
Regional Transportation District
The Regional Transportation District, more commonly referred to as RTD, is the regional agency operating public transit services in eight out of the twelve counties in the Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area in the U.S. state of Co ...
in the
Denver metropolitan area in
Colorado
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. 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. Although it operates seven days per week, the E line does not operate during midday hours on weekdays as of January 11, 2009.
According to a map in the RTD's current service plan for the corridor, the E Line's color is purple, also referred to as 'plum'.
Route
The E Line's northern terminus is at
Union Station in downtown
Denver
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. It shares track with the
C Line from Union Station to
I-25 & Broadway, then diverges by a level junction onto a flyover, and then parallels
Interstate 25
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from there to Lincoln Avenue in
Lone Tree. On May 17, 2019, it was extended south by to
RidgeGate Parkway station in Lone Tree.
Stations
FasTracks
The 2004 voter-approved
FasTracks initiative included the Southeast Corridor extension for the E and F Line, which extended the lines by to southern Lone Tree. The extension cost $223 million to construct and was opened on May 17, 2019. It included three new stations, , , and , the latter with a 2,000-stall parking facility.
References
External links
RTD E Line Schedule
{{RTD Bus & Light Rail
RTD light rail
Transportation in Arapahoe County, Colorado
Transportation in Douglas County, Colorado
Railway lines opened in 2006
750 V DC railway electrification