Central Park station (RTD)

Central Park
A Union Station bound train at Central Park station.
General information
Location8175 East Smith Road
Denver, Colorado
Coordinates39°46′13.3″N 104°53′29.9″W / 39.770361°N 104.891639°W / 39.770361; -104.891639
OwnerRegional Transportation District
LineEast Corridor[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport RTD Bus: 28, 37, 38, 42, 43, 65, 73, 88, 105
Construction
Structure type
At-grade
Parking1,500 spaces
Cycle facilities
8 lockers, 14 racks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedApril 22, 2016 (2016-04-22)
Passengers
20253,528 (average daily)
Rank6 out of 75
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station
40th & Colorado
toward Union Station
 A Line Peoria
toward Denver Airport
Location

Central Park is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) commuter rail and bus station on the A Line in the Central Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The station is named after the neighborhood. It opened on April 22, 2016, along with the rest of the A Line.[2]

Station layout

1F

Platform Level

 Union Pacific corridor
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound ← toward Union Station (40th & Colorado)
Eastbound toward Denver Airport (Peoria) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Smith Road; bus bays; parking

The station is located near Smith Road and Central Park Boulevard in the Central Park neighborhood, itself a redevelopment of the decommissioned Stapleton International Airport. It replaced the former Stapleton Park and Ride. The station is served by several bus routes and also has 1,500 parking spaces in a park-and-ride lot, the largest on the A Line.[3] Bus service to the station began six months before the A Line began operations, on September 13, 2015.[4]

Central Park is the closest RTD station to Dick's Sporting Goods Park, home of the Colorado Rapids. The stadium sits 3 miles north of the station on the opposite side of Interstate 70, requiring a bus connection to reach it.

Public art

Central Park station features the sculpture Balloon Man Running, commissioned as a part of RTD's Art-n-Transit program. The art piece was created by Sean O'Meallie and installed in 2016. It is 12 feet tall and sits on a 20 foot tall platform above the station's park-n-ride lot. The piece is said to represent the "anyman" running to catch a train, in addition to being a visual landmark within the station.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "East & I-225 Rail Corridors Preliminary Service Plan" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. June 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "University of Colorado A Line Stations & Parking". RTD. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ Vaccarelli, Joe (September 30, 2015). "Central Park station park-n-Ride now open, serving buses in Stapleton". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Balloon Man Running in Denver, CO". Public Art Archive. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Art-n-Transit". RTD. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  7. ↑ "The Best New Public Art in Denver in 2018...and Through the Decade". Westword. April 10, 2018. Archived from the original on April 12, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2024.


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