Denver Airport station

Denver Airport is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) commuter rail station on the A Line in Denver, Colorado, serving the Denver International Airport. The A Line begins at the airport and travels west to Union Station in Downtown Denver via six intermediate stops.

Denver Airport
RTD commuter rail station
Location26800 E. 84th Avenue
Denver, Colorado
Coordinates39°50′46″N 104°40′26″W
Owned byRegional Transportation District
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsTheRide buses
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingPrivate parking nearby
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneAirport Zone
History
OpenedApril 22, 2016 (2016-04-22)
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station
61st & Peña
toward Union Station
 A Line Terminus

The Denver Airport station is located at the south end of the DIA Jeppesen Terminal; the station includes services like a transit customer service desk, baggage checks, airport check-in kiosks, flight information screens, and a TSA airport security checkpoint.[1] The station is also integrated into a 519-room Westin hotel and convention space, built atop the station, that opened on November 25, 2015.[2]

The two tracks and island platform at Denver Airport station are not aligned in the middle of the right-of-way to accommodate future expansion.[3]

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

References
  1. "At the airport". RTD. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  2. Baskas, Harriet (November 26, 2015). "Denver rides airport hotel trend, builds $580M Westin". CNBC. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  3. Stanley, Deb (April 6, 2016). "Secrets of Colorado: 11 secrets of the Denver International Airport RTD train station". Denver 7 News. 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.
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