40th Ave & Airport Blvd–Gateway Park station

40th Ave & Airport Blvd–Gateway Park
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An airport-bound train at 40th Ave & Airport Blvd–Gateway Park station
General information
Other names40th Ave & Airport Blvd•Gateway Park
Location3900 North Salida Street
Aurora, Colorado
Coordinates39°46′11.6″N 104°47′15.7″W / 39.769889°N 104.787694°W / 39.769889; -104.787694
Owned byRegional Transportation District
Line(s)East Corridor[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport RTD Bus: 37, 42, 45, 121, 169, ATA
Construction
Structure typeEmbankment
Parking1,079 spaces
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedApril 22, 2016 (2016-04-22)
Passengers
20194,792 (avg. weekday)[2]
Rank12 out of 69
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station
Peoria
toward Union Station
 A Line 61st & Peña
toward Denver Airport
Location
Map

40th Ave & Airport Blvd–Gateway Park station (sometimes stylized as 40th Ave & Airport Blvd•Gateway Park) is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) commuter rail station on the A Line in Aurora, Colorado. The station is the fifth eastbound station from Union Station in Downtown Denver and second westbound from Denver International Airport. It is about 23 minutes from Union Station and 14 minutes from Denver Airport.

40th Ave & Airport Blvd–Gateway Park station is also served by several bus routes and was integrated into a preexisting 1,079-space park-and-ride lot at the station site.[3]

The station opened on April 22, 2016, along with the rest of the A Line.[4]

Station layout

Side platform
Westbound ←  A  toward Union Station (Peoria)
Eastbound →  A  toward Denver Airport (61st & Peña) →
Side platform

40th Ave & Airport Blvd–Gateway Park station is accessible via Salida Street. It has a bus bay directly adjacet to the eastbound platform as well as a large park-n-ride. Riders of westbound trains must cross tracks to exit the station as there is no access to the station from the west.

Public art

40th Ave & Airport Blvd–Gateway Park station features a public art piece titled Time Present as a part of RTD's Art-n-Transit program. The sculptures, painted by Molly Dilworth, consist of painted metal polyhedrons. The piece sits at roughly 50 feet wide and 12 feet tall and is mounted on the station's east platform wall. Time Present was inspired by Buckminster Fuller and said to honor experimentation, innovation, and future problem solving.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "East & I-225 Rail Corridors Preliminary Service Plan" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. June 2017. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  2. ^ "Rail Station Activity Analyzed" (PDF). Regional Transportation District (RTD). September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "University of Colorado A Line Stations & Parking". RTD. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  4. ^ Whaley, Monte; Aguilar, John (April 22, 2016). "A-train to Denver airport opens to public, hundreds wait to ride". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  5. ^ "Time Present in Aurora, CO". Public Art Archive. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "Art-n-Transit". RTD. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2024.


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