R Line (RTD)

R Line
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R Line tracks at the intersection of E Exposition Av and S Sable Bl prior to operation
Overview
Owner	Regional Transportation District
Locale	Denver metropolitan area
Termini	Peoria RidgeGate Parkway (suspended) Lincoln
Stations	19
Service
Type	Light rail
System	RTD Rail
Operator(s)	Regional Transportation District
History
Opened	November 17, 2006 (Original G Line)
Closed	May 3, 2009 (Original G Line)
Reopened	February 24, 2017 (R Line)
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 750 V DC
Route map R Line highlighted in green Show interactive map Legend  A  to Denver Airport Peoria  A  Fitzsimons Colfax I-225 13th Avenue 2nd Avenue & Abilene Aurora Metro Center Florida  H  Iliff I-225 Nine Mile Dayton I-25  E  H  Belleview Orchard Arapahoe at Village Center Dry Creek County Line SH 470 / E-470 Lincoln Sky Ridge (suspended) I-25 Lone Tree City Center (suspended) RidgeGate Parkway  E  (suspended) This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram

The R Line or Aurora Line/I-225 Rail^[1] is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) light rail line that serves stations in Aurora, Denver, Greenwood Village, Centennial and Lone Tree.^[2] Opening on February 24, 2017, the line was designated as the “R” line, reflecting the letter R’s in “Aurora” and “Ridgegate”.^[3]

The line travels over newer and older portions of the RTD Light Rail system. The R Line was preceded by the G Line, which operated from 2006 to 2009 along the southern half of the route. The R Line is the only line in the RTD rail system not serving downtown Denver.

Service south of Florida station was suspended from June 2023 until October 2023 due to maintenance works on the Southeast Corridor between I-25/Broadway station and Lincoln station. This project is temporarily paused until May 2024. The R Line is and will continue running the full route between Peoria and Lincoln, however it will see limited service in the evenings throughout the rest of the project.