Dry Creek station

Dry Creek
A view of the Dry Creek station from the top of the stairs to the adjoining pedestrian bridge.
General information
Location9450 East Dry Creek Road
Centennial, Colorado
Coordinates39°34′43″N 104°52′35″W / 39.5786°N 104.8763°W / 39.5786; -104.8763
OwnerRegional Transportation District
LineSoutheast Corridor[1]
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport RTD Bus: Inverness North FlexRide
Construction
Structure type
Elevated
Parking235 spaces[2]
Cycle facilities
6 racks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedNovember 17, 2006 (2006-11-17)
Passengers
2025757 (average daily)
Rank43 out of 75
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station
Arapahoe at Village Center E Line County Line
Arapahoe at Village Center
toward Peoria
R Line County Line
toward Lincoln
Former services
Preceding station RTD Following station
Arapahoe at Village Center F Line County Line
Arapahoe at Village Center
toward Nine Mile
G Line
(2006–2009)
County Line
toward Lincoln
Location

Dry Creek station is a light rail station in Centennial, Colorado, United States. It is served by the E and R Lines, operated by the Regional Transportation District (RTD), and was opened on November 17, 2006.[3][4] The station features a public art installation of a series of stainless steel tubes holding hourglasses that contain pyrite entitled Fools Gold.[5] It was created by John McEnroe and dedicated in 2006.[5]

Station layout

3F Pedestrian bridge
2F

Platform Level

Inverness Drive
I-25
Northbound ← toward Union Station (Arapahoe at Village Center)
← toward Peoria (Arapahoe at Village Center)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound toward RidgeGate Parkway (County Line) →
toward Lincoln (County Line) →
1F Dry Creek Road; Dayton Street; bus bays; parking

The station's parking garage can be accessed via the north entrance, along Dry Creek Road. The station's bus bays and Dayton Street can be accessed via the south entrance. Inverness Drive can be accessed via the pedestrian bridge over Interstate 25.

References

  1. ↑ "Southeast Corridor Light Rail Line". RTD – Denver. March 2018. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Alphabetical park-n-Ride List". Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original on September 17, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  3. ↑ Leib, Jeffrey (November 21, 2006). "A rail easy commute SE line's regular service debuts smoothly". The Denver Post. p. A1.
  4. ↑ "RTD: Southeast Corridor" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  5. 1 2 "art-n-Transit: A rider's guide to public art on RTD's transit system, Southeast Corridor". Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original on May 8, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2010.