Peoria station

For the former train stations in Peoria, Illinois, see Peoria Union Station and Peoria station (Rock Island Line).

Peoria
Peoria station A Line platforms
General information
Location	11501 East 33rd Avenue Aurora, Colorado
Coordinates	39°46′03.2″N 104°51′01.5″W
Owner	Regional Transportation District
Lines	East Line (A Line) I-225 Corridor (R Line)
Platforms	4 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	RTD Bus: 37, 45, 121, 153
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	550 spaces
Cycle facilities	10 lockers, 10 racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	April 22, 2016 (2016-04-22) (A Line) February 24, 2017 (R Line)
Passengers
2025	4,592 (average daily)
Rank	3 out of 75
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station Central Park toward Union Station A Line 40th Ave & Airport Blvd–Gateway Park toward Denver Airport Terminus R Line Fitzsimons toward Lincoln
Location

Peoria station is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) station in Aurora, Colorado. The station is served by the A Line, a commuter rail line from Union Station in downtown Denver to Denver International Airport, and the R Line, a light rail line that begins at the station and runs south to Centennial and Lone Tree.

Peoria and Union Station are the two locations where RTD commuter rail and light rail meet, and Peoria is the only station facilitating a cross-platform transfer between the two systems. The A Line began service at Peoria station on April 22, 2016,, and the R Line began service on February 24, 2017.

Station layout

1F Platform Level	Union Pacific corridor
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← toward Union Station (Central Park)
	Eastbound	toward Denver Airport (40th & Airport-Gateway Park) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	toward Lincoln (Fitzsimons) →
	Southbound	toward Lincoln (Fitzsimons) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	East 35th Place; bus bays; parking

Peoria station R Line platforms

Peoria station contains four tracks and four side platforms, two each for the A and R Lines. The R Line platforms are closest to the parking lot and bus bays, and are at ground level. Most R Line trains reverse from the track on which they terminate and return to Lincoln station, though some go out of service into a yard west of the station.

The A Line platforms are adjacent to the R Line platforms, and are elevated for level boarding onto the A Line's commuter rail cars. Both A Line platforms and one R Line platform require crossing railroad tracks to access. There are also stairs and a ramp between the A Line and R Line platforms due to the different boarding height between their respective cars.

The station can be accessed via North Newark Street and East 35th Place, which both dead-end into the station's parking lot. Peoria station is additionally served by several bus routes. Travel times on the A Line from the station to downtown Denver and Denver Airport are approximately 20 minutes each. Travel time on the R Line to its southern terminus at Lincoln is approximately 1 hour.

Public Art

Peoria station features Biota, an illuminated sculpture created by Blessing Hancock. The art piece was installed in 2016 as a part of RTD's Art-n-Transit program and is located in the center of the station's bus bay. Biota contains LEDs which change color, representing the growth of a living organism.