The F Line was a
light rail
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line operated by the
Regional Transportation District in the
Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in
Colorado
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.
Route
The F Line's northern terminus was at
18th Street in downtown
Denver
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. It shared track with the
D Line from 18th Street to
I-25 & Broadway, then operated along the Southeast Corridor to
Lone Tree, sharing track with the
E Line.
On September 20, 2020, Regional Transportation District suspended the F Line due to the ongoing
coronavirus pandemic
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. The line never returned to service and was officially eliminated ahead of the January 2023 service change.
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
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{{Colorado public transit
RTD light rail
Transportation in Arapahoe County, Colorado
Transportation in Douglas County, Colorado
750 V DC railway electrification
Railway services introduced in 2006
Railway services discontinued in 2020
2006 establishments in Colorado
2020 disestablishments in Colorado