Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens station
(Redirected from Pepsi Center / Elitch Gardens (RTD))
An empty coal train passes by Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens station on adjacent tracks | |||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||
Other names | Ball Arena•Elitch Gardens[1] | ||||||||||||||
Location | 1700 Ninth Street[1] Denver, Colorado | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°44′55″N 105°00′35″W / 39.748668°N 105.009643°WCoordinates: 39°44′55″N 105°00′35″W / 39.748668°N 105.009643°W | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | Regional Transportation District | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Central Platte Valley[2] | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms, 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||
Fare zone | A[3] | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | April 5, 2002 | ||||||||||||||
Previous names | Pepsi Center/Six Flags Elitch Gardens | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 1,639 (avg. monthly)[4] | ||||||||||||||
Rank | 28 out of 44[4] | ||||||||||||||
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Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens (sometimes stylized as Ball Arena•Elitch Gardens) is an at-grade light rail station on the E Line and W Line of the RTD Rail system. It is located near the intersection of 9th Street and Chopper Circle in Denver, Colorado, near Ball Arena and Elitch Gardens Theme Park, after which the station is named.[1]
The station opened on April 5, 2002, as part of the Regional Transportation District's (RTD) Central Platte Valley Light Rail Line project.[5][6]
The station was previously known as Pepsi Center–Six Flags Elitch Gardens. The basketball arena was renamed in 2020 and Six Flags sold Elitch Gardens in 2007.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens Station
- ^ "C, E & W Lines (Central Platte Valley Light Rail Line)". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ "Rail & Flatiron Flyer Map" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "Rider Stats LRT Station Activity Weekdays" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ Proctor, Cathy (March 22, 2002). "New light rail will provide a critical link". Denver Business Journal.
- ^ "RTD: Central Platte Valley Light Rail Line" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2010.