Peoria station, also known as Peoria/Smith station, is a

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(RTD) station in

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. The station is served by the A Line, a

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line from

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, and the R Line, a

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line crossing through Aurora and South to Lone Tree. A Line travel times from the station to Downtown Denver and Denver International Airport are about 17 and 20 minutes, respectively. Peoria station is the northern terminus of the R Line with a travel time of 58 minutes to the southern terminus at Lincoln station. Denver RTD Peoria Station R-Line

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between the two systems. Peoria station is also served by several

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bus routes and has a 550-space

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lot. The A Line began service at Peoria station on April 22, 2016. The R Line began service on February 24, 2017.

Station layout

Peoria station includes four tracks accessible through three platforms. The platform closest to the entrance is a side platform which allows for boarding southbound R Line trains. There is then an island platform which allows boarding on eastbound A Line trains and alighting from both A Line and northbound R Line trains. The third and final platform is for boarding and alighting from A Line trains bound for

. The island platform and westbound A Line platform require crossing railroad tracks

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to access. Additionally, the island platform includes stairs and a ramp between the A Line and R Line sides, as the R Line uses low floor vehicles while the A Line uses high floor vehicles. The station can be accessed via North Newark Street and East 35th Place. There are direct connections into the station's park-n-ride and bus loop.

Public Art

Peoria station features ''Biota'', an illuminated sculpture created by Blessing Hancock. The art piece was installed in 2016 as a part of RTD's Art-n-Transit program and is located in the center of the station's bus bay. ''Biota'' contains

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which change color, representing the growth of a living organism.

References

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