RidgeGate Parkway station

RidgeGate Parkway
RidgeGate Parkway station platform, as seen from the station's parking garage in 2019
General information
Location	10791 S Havana Street Lone Tree, Colorado
Coordinates	39°31′14″N 104°51′56″W
Owner	Regional Transportation District
Line	Southeast Rail Extension
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	1,300 spaces
Cycle facilities	8 racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	May 17, 2019 (2019-05-17)
Passengers
2025	1,193 (average daily)
Rank	32 out of 75
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station Lone Tree City Center toward Union Station E Line Terminus
Former services Preceding station RTD Following station Lone Tree City Center toward 18th & California F Line Terminus Lone Tree City Center toward Peoria R Line
Location

RidgeGate Parkway station is a light rail station in Lone Tree, Colorado, part of the Regional Transportation District (RTD) system in the Denver metropolitan area. It is the terminus of the E Line, which provides service north to Union Station. The station was built as part of the FasTracks Southeast Rail Extension, and opened on May 17, 2019.

As the southern terminus of the E Line and the southernmost station on the RTD Southeast Corridor, RidgeGate Parkway attracts riders from communities south of the RTD service boundary, including Castle Rock and Castle Pines, who use its 1,300-space Park-n-Ride as a gateway to the Denver metro area. Parking is free for the first 24 hours for in-district vehicles, and $4.00 per day for out-of-district vehicles.

The RidgeGate area was annexed into Lone Tree in 2000 and is planned to anchor a major office and residential development, comprising much of Lone Tree's planned city center.

History

When the station opened on May 17, 2019, it was served by three lines: the E Line, F Line, and R Line. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the F Line was suspended and the R Line's southern terminus was cut back to Lincoln Station. The F Line never returned to service and was officially eliminated in RTD's January 2023 service change. This R Line's service change has persisted since the pandemic due to low demand south of Lincoln. As such, passengers must transfer there for service to Aurora and Denver International Airport.

In June 2026, RTD temporarily restored R Line service to RidgeGate Parkway Station. This configuration will remain through the completion of the Downtown Rail Reconstruction Project, at which point the R Line terminus will return to Lincoln.

Location

RidgeGate Parkway station sits within the planned RidgeGate development, a 3,500-acre mixed-use community developed by Coventry Development Corporation that spans both sides of Interstate 25 south of Lincoln Avenue. At buildout, RidgeGate is projected to house 30,000 residents and 50,000 jobs.

The station's west side contains a shopping center and a hotel. The east side of I-25, where the station is located, began large-scale residential and commercial development in 2020, with transit-oriented development concentrated around the station including market-rate and affordable apartment complexes, senior housing, and retail.

The low ridership that contributed to the R Line's service reduction was attributed in part to the station's development still being in early stages at the time of its opening. Since then, development around the station has accelerated significantly. A 540-unit market-rate apartment building was completed adjacent to the station in 2023. Additional transit-oriented development is planned and under construction as of 2026.

Station layout

1F Platform Level	Havana Street; parking
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Northbound	← toward Union Station (Lone Tree City Center)
	Northbound	← toward Union Station (Lone Tree City Center)
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	I-25

The station consists of two side platforms located adjacent to the interchange of Interstate 25 and RidgeGate Parkway. It also has a 1,300-stall parking garage and bicycle facilities.

Public art

End of Line is a permanent public art installation located in the station plaza created by Erik Carlson and Erica Carpenter. It was commissioned by RTD and completed in February 2019. RTD received more than 300 proposals that were evaluated by an art selection committee that included members of the Lone Tree Arts Commission, the RTD Board of Directors, and local arts administrators. The commission budget was $150,000. Fabrication and installation were carried out by Junoworks, with glass fabrication by Glas-Pro.

The sculpture, which measures 17 feet 6 inches (5.33 m) tall and 9 feet 6 inches (2.90 m) wide, is constructed from stainless steel and glass with integrated LED lighting. Its icons are arranged in a grid echoing the street plan of the surrounding RidgeGate neighborhood, and draw from livestock brands of historic nearby ranches and the language of computer programming. This is meant to reflect Lone Tree's agrarian past and its modern identity as a technology and business hub. The title carries a double meaning, referencing both the station's role as the terminus of the line and the broader theme of endings and beginnings as the surrounding landscape transforms. In 2020, End of Line was named to the Codaworx Top 100 Projects Award, which recognizes outstanding commissioned artworks from around the world.