Louisiana–Pearl station

Louisiana•Pearl
Street level view of light rail station
General information
Other namesLouisiana & Pearl; Louisiana•Pearl
Location755 East Louisiana Avenue
Denver, Colorado
Coordinates39°41′34″N 104°58′42″W / 39.69278°N 104.97833°W / 39.69278; -104.97833
OwnerRegional Transportation District
LineSoutheast Corridor[1]
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport RTD Bus: 11, 12
Construction
Structure type
Below grade
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedNovember 17, 2006 (2006-11-17)
Passengers
2025665 (average daily)
Rank47 out of 75
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station
I-25 & Broadway E Line University of Denver
I-25 & Broadway H Line University of Denver
toward Florida
Former services
Preceding station RTD Following station
I-25 & Broadway F Line University of Denver
Location

Louisiana–Pearl station (sometimes stylized as Louisiana & Pearl or Louisiana•Pearl) is a partially underground light rail station in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is served by the E and H Lines, operated by the Regional Transportation District (RTD), and was opened on November 17, 2006.[2][3] It is located in the Platt Park neighborhood. Louisiana–Pearl features a public art, kinetic sculpture entitled Strange Machine created by Ira Sherman and dedicated in 2006.[4]

Station layout

1F East Louisiana Avenue; bus bays
B1

Platform Level

I-25
Northbound ← toward Union Station (I-25 & Broadway)
← toward 18th & California (I-25 & Broadway)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound toward RidgeGate Parkway (University of Denver) →
toward Florida (University of Denver) →

The station sits below-grade, alongside Interstate 25 and beneath the intersection of East Louisiana Avenue, South Washington Street, and South Buchtel Boulevard. Washington Park is approximately 1,500 feet east of the station along East Louisiana Avenue. The South Pearl Street shopping and dining corridor is one block west of the station.

References

  1. ↑ "Southeast Corridor Light Rail Line". RTD – Denver. March 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  2. ↑ Leib, Jeffrey (November 21, 2006). "A rail easy commute SE line's regular service debuts smoothly". The Denver Post. p. A1.
  3. ↑ "RTD: Southeast Corridor" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  4. ↑ "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.