Florida station (RTD)

Florida
Florida station in February 2017
General information
Location	1490 South Abilene Street Aurora, Colorado
Coordinates	39.6899°N 104.8285°W / 39.6899; -104.8285
Owner	Regional Transportation District
Line	I-225 Corridor
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Cycle facilities	4 racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	February 24, 2017 (2017-02-24)
Passengers
2025	1,161 (average daily)
Rank	17 out of 75
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station Terminus H Line Iliff toward 18th & California Aurora Metro Center toward Peoria R Line Iliff toward Lincoln
Location

Florida station is an RTD light rail station in Aurora, Colorado, United States. The station is located at the intersection of East Florida Avenue and South Abilene Street, and is served by the H Line and R Line.

It is the outbound terminus of the H Line, and the designated transfer point for southbound R Line passengers to continue toward the Denver Tech Center, Centennial, and Lone Tree, or transfer to H Line trains toward downtown Denver. H Line passengers must transfer to R Line trains at this station to continue north toward Denver International Airport.

Station layout

2F	Pedestrian bridge
1F Platform Level	East Florida Avenue; South Abilene Street
	Side platform, northbound only; doors will open on the right
	Northbound	← terminates ← toward Peoria (Aurora Metro Center)
	Island platform, southbound only; doors will open on the left
	Southbound	toward 18th & California (Iliff) → toward Lincoln (Iliff) →
	I-225
	HCA HealthONE Aurora

H Line trains terminate on the northbound track; all passengers must disembark at Florida station. Northbound trains reverse using a pocket track north of the station and then return to service on the southbound track.

The station's pedestrian bridge crosses Interstate 225 and connects it with HCA HealthONE Aurora and its medical offices, as well as residential areas on the west side of I-225. During planning and construction, RTD designated the station's name as "Medical Center of Aurora", referencing the name of the hospital at the time. This reference was dropped prior to the station's opening on February 24, 2017.

The station does not have a parking lot or bus connections.