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Regional Transportation District is adding a new station to its East Rail Line, which will open in next spring to connect downtown Denver’s Union Station with Denver International Airport.
The Peña Boulevard Station, located at 61st Avenue and Peña Boulevard, will be the sixth eastbound stop on the trip from Union Station to the DIA. Travel time from downtown to DIA will be 37 minutes with trains running every 15 minutes during peak times. Travel time from 61st and Peña to DIA will be about five minutes.
"This new station provides a convenient access point into RTD’s regional rail system for commuters and other riders from the growing northeast metro area," says David Genova, RTD’s interim general manager and CEO. "This improvement would not have been possible without our long-term partnership with Denver, its airport team and the landowners, who worked together to create an asset that will significantly benefit the region."
The station will include the train platform, a public plaza and an 800-car parking lot that is funded and operated by DIA. The station will be accessible from Tower Road and serve as the catalyst for the 400-acre transit-oriented development named Peña Station.
Peña Station is planned as a mixed-use development of office, hotel, retail, multifamily and healthcare commercial real estate. It will have direct access to the hiking and biking trails of the Rocky Mountain Wildlife Refuge to the west via a pedestrian trail below Peña Boulevard.
Contact Confluence Denver Development News Editor Margaret Jackson with tips and leads for future stories at margaret@confluence-denver.com.
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